The Continental Group, Inc.

Donald J Bainton

Carmen T Mascia

Container closure

A container opener particularly adapted for opening a container wherein the end wall of the container is provided with a preformed line of weakness. The opener includes a cover which functions as a temporary closure and has depending therefrom an annular blade for effecting rupture along the line of weakness. A magnet is centrally located with the blade for retaining the cutout end wall portion. The opener may include a housing having means for interlocking beneath the double seam securing an end unit to a container body, or it may have arms which are interlockable with the double seam.

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Greenwich, CT, United States of America

Donald J Bainton