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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2009
Paul Robert Dunwoody, Oxon, GB;
Laure Helene Marie Paillet, Barenton-sur-Serre, FR;
Paul Robert Dunwoody, Oxon, GB;
Laure Helene Marie Paillet, Barenton-sur-Serre, FR;
Crown Packaging Technology, Inc., Alsip, IL (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to a can end () providing improved tab access for a consumer. A further aspect of the present invention relates to a container incorporating such a can end (). The can end () includes a moveable portion () located beneath all or part of the handle () of the can end, with the moveable portion deformable from an 'up' position () to a 'down' position () to provide increased tab access for a consumer. The can end () is provided with one or more downwardly inclined annular steps (), which has been found to greatly increase the force required to deform the panel from the ‘down’ to the ‘up’ position, therefore resulting in a far greater likelihood of the consumer receiving a container () incorporating the can end () with the moveable portion () in the ‘down’ position (), thereby facilitating tab access.