Patent ID: 7721906
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A full open type of convenience closure which is adapted for sealing an end of a can, comprising: an end panel; a peripheral score defined in said end panel, said peripheral score defining fixed and removable portions of said end panel; a tab having a nose portion for exerting a downward force on said end panel in an area that is proximate to said peripheral score; a rivet formation for securing said tab to said end panel; a mustache score defined in the end panel, the mustache score including a central portion that is positioned radially inwardly on the end panel relative to the rivet formation and is curved about the rivet formation, and the mustache score including first and second end portions that are curved away from the rivet formation; a flex line score defined in said end panel adjacent to said rivet formation, said flex line score having a first linear portion and a second curved portion, wherein said flex line score is disposed separately from said mustache score; and further comprising a break line score defined in said end panel, wherein the break line score is located between the mustache score and the flex line score, and said break line score is perpendicularly connected to both the mustache score and the flex line score.