Patent ID: 8931656
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: B21D,B65D

Abstract:
1. A resealable can end combination comprising: a can end having a peripheral wall and a center panel with an aperture defined therethrough, and a closure having a base plate and a top plate coupled to the base plate, wherein the base plate is moveable in relation to the can end, the closure having a closed position, in which at least part of the closure seals the aperture, a venting position in which one or more vent pathways extending through a vent hole in the base plate are opened, and a fully open position in which the aperture is exposed to enable pouring liquid through the aperture; the closure comprising a plug adapted to seal the one or more vent pathways when the closure is in its closed position, and a biasing member adapted to bias the plug toward its sealed position, wherein the base plate and top plate are: (i) translatable together relative to the can end from the venting position to the fully open position; and (ii) translatable together relative to the can end from the fully open position to the venting position.