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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 1989
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akinori Kodama, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Showa Denko Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220267 ; 220270 ; 220273 ;
Abstract
A circular 'pop-top' can has a multilayer foil (19) and resin (20, 21) base 4, on the upper surface of which a rigid injection molded resin layer 5 is formed. An elliptical groove 6 surrounds a semicircular pedestal 8 extended inwardly by a U-shaped projection 9 having score lines 18 extending across its legs. The butt of a pull tab 12 is fixed to the pedestal such that upon lift up the tab and pedestal pivot downwardly about the score lines to rupture the exposed base at the groove.