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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
May. 10, 2007
Applicants:
Alexandre Paris, Oxon, GB;
Mark James Lefeuvre, Oxford, GB;
Christopher Paul Ramsey, Oxon, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Crown, Packaging Technology, Inc., Alsip, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 17/34 (2006.01); B65D 51/18 (2006.01); B65D 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An opening device of plastics material, which is suitable for closing and re-closing of a metal can end, for example. The opening device has two distinct parts: a base plate and a tab, which are joined together by an integral rivet. The opening device is used to close an aperture in the metal panel of a can end by fitting the base plate to the underside of the panel and connecting this to the tab on the top of the panel. A sliding action by pulling or retaining the tab actuates movement of the base plate for opening and reclosing of the closure panel.