Patent ID: 6260728
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
An end member for a container having a circumferential sidewall, the end member having a peripheral seaming edge adapted to be integrally connected to the sidewall, and having a central panel wall with a vent region and a means for opening a frangible panel segment of the panel wall, the end member comprising;a primary score groove in the central panel wall defining an outer perimeter of the frangible panel segment, the score groove having a first end adjacent the vent region and a second end, the first end and the second end being separated by a generally linear hinge segment of the central panel wall, said hinge segment integrally connecting the frangible panel segment to an adjacent area of the panel; and,a second score groove adjacent the second end of said primary score and adjacent said hinge segment to direct fracture of metal of said hinge segment in a direction away from said second end of the score.