Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Lid for an aluminum beverage can
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Application No.: US16303855Application Date: 2017-05-17
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Publication No.: US11247810B2Publication Date: 2022-02-15
- Inventor: Thomas Hundeloh , Olaf Joeressen , Pim Van Dam , Ralf Wersuhn
- Applicant: BALL BEVERAGE PACKAGING EUROPE LIMITED
- Applicant Address: GB Bedfordshire
- Assignee: BALL BEVERAGE PACKAGING EUROPE LIMITED
- Current Assignee: BALL BEVERAGE PACKAGING EUROPE LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: GB Bedfordshire
- Agency: Sheridan Ross P.C.
- Priority: DE102016109570.2 20160524
- International Application: PCT/EP2017/061816 WO 20170517
- International Announcement: WO2017/202662 WO 20171130
- Main IPC: B65D17/34
- IPC: B65D17/34 ; B65D17/28

Abstract:
The invention refers to a can lid for an aluminum beverage can. The can lid has a pull tab, a chuck wall defining a plug diameter, a countersink and central panel having a panel radius. On the central panel, a score line defining a tear panel and a rivet for connecting a pull tab to the can lid are arranged. The rivet extends through a rivet island that is arranged between an opening part of the pull tab and a handle part of the pull tab. The lid has lid plug diameter of between 45 to 49 mm, an outside diameter of between 52 to 55 mm and a weight of less than 1.9 grams. The central panel has a thickness of less than 0.19 mm. The score line defines an area of between 300 mm2 to 350 mm2 and the score line has a shortest distance from the panel radius of less than 3 mm.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200047944A1 LID FOR AN ALUMINUM BEVERAGE CAN Public/Granted day:2020-02-13
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