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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2012
Anheuser-busch Inbev S.a., Brussels, BE;
Christopher Neiner, Newtown, PA (US);
Frank Hellwig, New York, NY (US);
Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A., Brussels, BE;
Abstract
A can for containing a liquid has a top end. The top end has a dispense area defined on the top end by a first score line and a vent area defined on the top end by a second score line separate from the first score line. The top end has a first rivet located between the vent and dispense areas for coupling to the top end. The top end has a pull tab suitable for puncturing the dispense areas to open a dispense aperture. The top end has a device for opening the vent aperture. The dispense area has a dimension along the diameter of the top end passing by the first rivet greater or equal to the radius of the top end.