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Class 220/274 - Adapted for engagement with special tool (e.g., slotted key)


Subclass of Class 220 - Receptacles
Definition: Device wherein the means to grip the member or portion is
No. of patents: 20
Last issue date: 11/21/2006


NumberTitleIssue Date
7137317Container lid opening device and method
A container opening device and method are provided to facilitate the opening of containers of the type having integral pull tabs. The device includes a body, a tip located at one end of the body, and a handle located at the opposite end of the body. A slot is formed...
11/21/2006
4819826Tool for opening a can with a top which is easy to open
The invention relates to a tool for opening a can with a top which is easy to open whereby the tool is directly connected to the top. Cans of this type can be opened easily with the tool according to the invention, as once the breaking of the weak line of...
04/11/1989
4795295Rupturable can member as well as method and apparatus for its production
A rupturable can member (10) of sheet metal has a pair of scorings (16) which define a tearing strip (18) laterally. Welded onto the tearing strip (18) is a tongue (20) which has a thickened portion (24) at its welded-on end (22). This thickened portion i...
01/03/1989
4763807Sheet metal blank for producing the body of cans
A can body made of a sheet metal blank has a tear strip extending between opposite ends of the blank and into a tongue extending from one blank edge. An overlapping portion at overlapping ends of the blank is completely welded, and the tongue width is gre...
08/16/1988
4719824Pull tab opener
A pull tab opener for use on pop-top cans such as are used for beverages having a mounting with fingers gripping the edge of the can opposite the pull tab and a lever arm hinged to the mounting for rotation downward and over the pull tab. The arm has a li...
01/19/1988
4700865Tear-open can member
The can member (10) is provided with a pair of scorings (16) which define a tear-off strip (18) laterally. A tongue (20) produced as a separate sheet-metal member is welded onto the tear-off strip (18) in a welding region (42) at one of its ends. Between ...
10/20/1987
4693658Method of manufacturing a container body having a tear strip, the body per se, and a metal blank from which the body is to be manufactured
The disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing a body formed of a shaped sheet metal blank having an opening tear strip terminating in a tongue. Overlapping edges of the blank are welded together and at the tear strip melting of a tin coating of the ...
09/15/1987
4688703Tube-shaped container
The tube has a peg-shaped neck extension (3) at its upper end, which contains a predetermined breaking point (4). The neck extension (3) is generally positioned under the removable protective cap (7). A short socket (9) is formed on the upper side of the ...
08/25/1987
4662534Rupturable can member
A rupturable can member (10) of sheet metal has a pair of scorings (16) which define a tearing strip (18) laterally. Welded onto the tearing strip (18) is a tongue (20), which has a thickened portion (24) at its welded-on end (22). This thickened portion ...
05/05/1987
4651891Tear-open can member
The can member (10) is provided with a pair of scorings (16) which define a tear-off strip (18) laterally. A tongue (20) produced as a separate sheet-metal part is welded onto the tear-off strip (18) in a welding zone (42) at one of its ends. Between the ...
03/24/1987
4637521Openable can body
A can body is rolled from a sheet-metal blank (28) and has outer and inner longitudinal edges (12 and 14 respectively) which are welded to one another in an overlapping manner. Extending round the can body transversely to the longitudinal edges (12, 14) a...
01/20/1987
4553682Bonded can of key-opening type and process for production thereof
Disclosed is a bonded can of the key-opening type comprising a coated metal blank and a seam formed by lap-bonding outer and inner end edge portions of the coated metal blank to each other by a tape of a thermoplastic resin adhesive, wherein the adhesive ...
11/19/1985
4390112Easy opening container and opener tool therefor
An easy opening can and key combination, wherein the can has a circumferential score encircling the can body beneath the double seam attaching the body to the end member, the key comprising a handle having a jaw at one end with inner and outer jaw element...
06/28/1983
4375861Opening means for a container
In a can there are provided a number of weakening lines (1) in the body, the lid or the bottom, said weakening lines defining an opening section (2) intended for being rolled up or drawn away. In the opening section (2) there is arranged a perforating pan...
03/08/1983
4309921Can top opener
An opener for beverage cans utilizing "stay-on-tab" opening systems wherein the implement of the invention may be readily employed to open beverage cans employing such tabs without harm to the fingers. A stamped metal body includes a bridge adapted to be ...
01/12/1982
4301940Easy open can end construction
An easy open can end construction and method of making it. The pull tab and tear strip remain fully locked onto the can end, and the opening strip does not dip into the beverage. Bead members positioned externally of the tear strip not only preserve a des...
11/24/1981
4214944Adhesive bonding of assembly parts
One assembly part is bonded to another by a patch separated from an adhesive strip by a piercing punch after which the separated patch is applied to the assembly parts in a controlled, conformed manner by a bonding punch which may be coaxial with the pier...
07/29/1980
4133228Pull tab opener
An elongated shaft-like member has spaced opposite first and second ends with a groove formed in the area of the first end thereof extending transversely to the member. The groove accommodates the ring-like part of the pull tab of a can. A resilient strip...
01/09/1979
4103803Tamperproof container and cap assembly
A tamperproof container and cap assembly in which the container carries a circumferential radially extending flange which cooperates with the skirt of the cap to prevent the cap from being removed until a portion of the cap skirt is removed. The cap skirt...
08/01/1978
4055275Retainable tab construction for sealed cans
A "pop-top" or "snap-open" can is provided with means for retaining the tab defined by a weakened section, following its severence from the top for opening the can. A rivet extends upwardly from the weakened portion and is engaged with an elongated key ha...
10/25/1977
 
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