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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
May. 22, 2009
Christopher Paul Ramsey, Wantage, GB;
Sylvia Maria Farrow, Newbury, GB;
Florian Christian Gregory Combe, Oxford, GB;
Graham Martin Gossedge, Didcot, GB;
Philip Norman Horton, Witney, GB;
Andrew Jonathan Sant, Shalbourne, GB;
Christopher Paul Ramsey, Wantage, GB;
Sylvia Maria Farrow, Newbury, GB;
Florian Christian Gregory Combe, Oxford, GB;
Graham Martin Gossedge, Didcot, GB;
Philip Norman Horton, Witney, GB;
Andrew Jonathan Sant, Shalbourne, GB;
Crown Packaging Technology, Inc., Alsip, IL (US);
Abstract
A can end combination, a resealable beverage can, and a method of sealing a beverage can are disclosed. The can end combination may include a metal can end and a resealable closure coupled to the can end. The can end may include a center panel having an aperture formed therethrough. The closure may include a base plate and a top plate coupled to the base plate. The closure may have a sealed position in which the base plate contacts the center panel about the aperture to form at least one of a bore seal and a face seal. The closure may also have an intermediate position in which the base plate is proximate the aperture but the closure is devoid of the bore seal and the face seal. The closure may also have a fully open position in which the aperture is exposed to enable pouring liquid through the aperture.