Receptacles – Outlet or junction box type – Sectional receptacle
Patent
1986-10-06
1987-07-14
Lowrance, George E.
Receptacles
Outlet or junction box type
Sectional receptacle
220307, 222570, A47G 1922, B65D 2548, B65D 3900
Patent
active
046797025
ABSTRACT:
A sanitary drinking accessory is disclosed for use with a metal beverage can after it has been opened by actuating an integral "pop-top" feature. The drinking accessory has a unitary body fabricated from a resilient material which is not inherently potentially toxic when brought into contact with a human mouth. The peripheral shape of the drinking accessory includes a rear section and a front section which is shaped, in horizontal cross section, in the form of a circular section generally conforming to the curve of the circumference of the top of the beverage can. An aperture extends through the accessory and terminates, at its upper end, in an outwardly flared manner such that its upper section merges with the top surface. A drinking lip, defined by contiguous portions of the top surface and the top of the front section of the periphery, permits the beverage to be channeled through the aperture and across the accessory lip to the lips of the consumer, the beverage therefore not encountering the exterior of the can. A tab downwardly depending from the front section of the periphery facilitates removal of the accessory by manually pulling the tab outwardly away from the can body. An optional configuration is also disclosed which includes an integral stopper dimensioned and configured to detachably seal the aperture.
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Maccarone Anthony J.
Orr Stephen M.
By Macaroni, Inc.
Lowrance George E.
Phillips James H.
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