AU5587600A - Beverage can lid with easy opening feature - Google Patents

Beverage can lid with easy opening feature

Info

Publication number: AU5587600A
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: beverage; lid; easy opening; opening feature; feature
Prior art date: 1999-05-17
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Abandoned

Application number

AU55876/00A

Inventor

Charles Chang

Lucy Chang

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Individual

Original Assignee

Individual

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1999-05-17

Filing date

2000-05-16

Publication date

2000-12-05

2000-05-16 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

2000-12-05 Publication of AU5587600A publication Critical patent/AU5587600A/en

Status Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D17/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
- B65D17/28—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness
- B65D17/401—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall
- B65D17/4012—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall for opening partially by means of a tearing tab
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
- B65D2517/0001—Details
- B65D2517/001—Action for opening container
- B65D2517/0014—Action for opening container pivot tab and push-down tear panel
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
- B65D2517/0001—Details
- B65D2517/0058—Other details of container end panel
- B65D2517/0074—Local recess in container end panel
- B65D2517/0076—Local recess in container end panel located beneath tab contact point

Landscapes

Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Containers Opened By Tearing Frangible Portions (AREA)

AU55876/00A 1999-05-17 2000-05-16 Beverage can lid with easy opening feature Abandoned AU5587600A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US31283799A	1999-05-17	1999-05-17
US09312837		1999-05-17
PCT/US2000/013447 WO2000069735A1 (en)	1999-05-17	2000-05-16	Beverage can lid with easy opening feature

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
AU5587600A true AU5587600A (en)	2000-12-05

Family

ID=23213237

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
AU55876/00A Abandoned AU5587600A (en)	1999-05-17	2000-05-16	Beverage can lid with easy opening feature

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1194337A4 (en)
AU (1)	AU5587600A (en)
WO (1)	WO2000069735A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US20020113069A1 (en) *	2000-12-27	2002-08-22	Forrest Randy G.	Can end for a container
CA2905459A1 (en)	2013-03-14	2014-09-25	Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.	Beverage can end having an asymmetrical opening
TWI734639B (en)	2020-11-03	2021-07-21	統奕包裝股份有限公司	Cup lid

Family Cites Families (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3618815A (en) *	1970-05-04	1971-11-09	Aluminum Co Of America	Easy-opening device for a container end
US4084721A (en) *	1972-03-02	1978-04-18	The Continental Group, Inc.	Container with attached closure
US3952912A (en) *	1972-03-02	1976-04-27	Walter Merton Perry	Container with attached closure
US4051976A (en) *	1974-10-17	1977-10-04	Walter Merton Perry	Container with attached closure
US3967752A (en) *	1972-09-28	1976-07-06	Reynolds Metals Company	Easy-open wall
US3977561A (en) *	1975-09-29	1976-08-31	Strobe Carl J	Can end with nondetachable tear tab and opening ring

2000
- 2000-05-16 EP EP00941125A patent/EP1194337A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2000-05-16 AU AU55876/00A patent/AU5587600A/en not_active Abandoned
- 2000-05-16 WO PCT/US2000/013447 patent/WO2000069735A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP1194337A1 (en)	2002-04-10
EP1194337A4 (en)	2004-12-15
WO2000069735A1 (en)	2000-11-23

Publication	Publication Date	Title
AU1602401A (en)	2001-05-30	Container and closure therefor
AUPQ105099A0 (en)	1999-07-08	Beer container
AU5753200A (en)	2001-01-09	Lid for beverage container
AU2132801A (en)	2001-06-18	Lid closure system
AU4784200A (en)	2000-12-18	Beverage container
AU142137S (en)	2000-10-31	Container with lid
AUPP883299A0 (en)	1999-03-18	Container lid
AU1955701A (en)	2001-06-18	Refuse container lifter
AU5019000A (en)	2000-12-05	Double groove beverage can lid
AU2200601A (en)	2001-06-25	Containers
AUPP935299A0 (en)	1999-04-15	Container closure
AU1391701A (en)	2001-05-30	Container top
AU7512200A (en)	2001-04-17	Polycarbonate containers
AU6371499A (en)	2001-01-22	Can lid with opening means providing enhanced opening function and sanitariness
AU2001254674A1 (en)	2001-09-12	Container closure assembly
AU5587600A (en)	2000-12-05	Beverage can lid with easy opening feature
AUPQ062499A0 (en)	1999-06-24	Bottle closure
AUPP802199A0 (en)	1999-01-28	Improved container
AU7623000A (en)	2001-04-30	Container closure
AU686970B1 (en)	1998-02-12	Drink can lid
AU3183800A (en)	2000-10-04	Beverage container with integral straw
AU3667499A (en)	2000-11-10	Sanitary beverage can lid
AU3262300A (en)	2000-10-09	Container closure
AU1920300A (en)	2001-05-10	Container closure
AUPQ198799A0 (en)	1999-08-26	Container closure

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2002-03-21	MK6	Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase