Ball Beverage Packaging Europe Limited

Pim Van Dam

Olaf Joeressen

Thomas Hundeloh

Ralf Wersuhn

A can lid () for an aluminum beverage can is disclosed and has a pull tab (), a chuck wall () defining a plug diameter B, a countersink () and a central panel () having a panel radius (). On the central panel, a score line () defining a tear panel () and a rivet () for connecting the pull-tab to the can lid are arranged. The lid has a lid plug diameter of between 45 to 49 mm, an outside diameter of between 52 to 55 mm, and a weight of less than 1.9 g. The central panel has a thickness of less than 0.19 mm. The rivet is arranged off-center on the central panel. The rivet is tilted, so that the rivet provides an axis of rotation of the pull tap that has an angle of between 2&#xb0; and 4&#xb0; with respect to an axis that is vertically orientated with respect to the central panel, and/or at least one ramp-up bead () is arranged on either side of pull tab or on both sides of the pull tab.

Lid for an aluminum beverage can

The invention refers to a can lid for an aluminum beverage can. The can lid has a pull tab, a chuck wall defining a plug diameter, a countersink and central panel having a panel radius. On the central panel, a score line defining a tear panel and a rivet for connecting a pull tab to the can lid are arranged. The rivet extends through a rivet island that is arranged between an opening part of the pull tab and a handle part of the pull tab. The lid has lid plug diameter of between 45 to 49 mm, an outside diameter of between 52 to 55 mm and a weight of less than 1.9 grams. The central panel has a thickness of less than 0.19 mm. The score line defines an area of between 300 mmto 350 mmand the score line has a shortest distance from the panel radius of less than 3 mm.

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