Patent ID: 6338418
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A beverage can having a pop tab assembly in combination with a seal, comprising:a can having a top and a side wall, the can being adapted for containing a beverage; a pop tab assembly including: a pop tab stamped into the top, the pop tab defining a sealed opening; a pop tab pull ring; and a rivet connecting said pop tab pull ring to the top so that said pop tab pull ring may be rotated about said rivet in order to break open the sealed opening to provide access to a beverage; a durable thin, flexible, impervious, and transparent sheet of material defining a seal and having a first end and a periphery, the sheet having a substantially triangular first portion covering an area of the top over said pop tab and a second portion covering an area of the side of said can so that the sheet covers an area of the top and the side of the can contacted by a user's mouth; a seal extension extending from the first end of said sheet; and adhesive means for forming a seal between the periphery of said sheet and said can, provided that the seal extension is not sealed to said can; wherein the seal extension is disposed between said pop tab pull ring and the top, said rivet extending through said pop tab pull ring, the seal extension, and the top in order to retain said seal on said can; and wherein said seal is capable of pivoting horizontally about said rivet when the adhesive means is broken to provide access to the opening in the top of said can.