Receptacles – Closures – Superposed closures for common opening
Patent
1996-12-04
1998-07-28
Shoap, Allan N.
Receptacles
Closures
Superposed closures for common opening
220269, 220906, 220730, B05D 5120
Patent
active
057851999
ABSTRACT:
A beverage can opening protector made of a single piece of a flexible, resilient, waterproof material, and having a rounded head portion to cover an opening in a beverage can, a tail portion, and a pair of arms attached to opposite sides of the tail portion and positioned diagonally outward toward the head portion. In the first embodiment, there is a pocket in the head portion, to receive a tab of a beverage can. In the second embodiment, there is a slot in the head portion, through which can pass a tab of a beverage can. In the third embodiment, there are holes in the tail portion, and a peg on the upper surface in the head portion, with the tail portion able to be turned so that it contacts the head portion, and can be retained thereon when the peg passes through one of the holes. In a fourth embodiment, there is a strip having holes, with the strip having a free end, and an opposite end attached to the head portion, and there is a peg that can pass through one of the holes, to releasably attach the free end of the strip. In fifth embodiment, a front portion has a pocket to retain a front side of the tab on a can, and instead of a tail portion there is a rounded rear portion, to cover a rear side of the tab, on which it is retained by two oppositely positioned flanges.
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Litman Richard C.
Newhouse Nathan
Shoap Allan N.
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