Patent ID: 9643751
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A sealing lid for a can comprising: a base part substantially shaped like a ring defining an opening; a sealing foil arranged on the base part and covering the opening; a peripheral lip unitary with the sealing foil and having a thickness that is equal to a thickness of the sealing foil, the peripheral lip coupled to the sealing foil to facilitate removing the foil from the base part arranged with a free end thereof folded back onto an upper surface of the sealing foil; and a releasable retaining means for releasably retaining the free end of the lip to the sealing foil, the releasable retaining means consisting of a first retaining part formed of the sealing foil integrally disposed on the upper surface of the sealing foil and a second retaining part formed of the sealing foil disposed on an underside of the peripheral lip, wherein the first retaining part and the second retaining part have a shape defined connection comprising projections which releasably engage with each other wherein the projections have a substantially T-shaped cross-section, and wherein lifting of the free end of the peripheral lip releases the first retaining means from the second retaining means while the sealing foil covers and closes the opening and subsequent action on the lifted free end of the peripheral lip opens the can by removing the sealing foil along with the unitary peripheral lip from the base part.