Patent ID: 6193094
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
In combination, a can and an easy openable resealable closure for said can,said can comprising a hollow body closed at a first end and an integral annular restraining ledge adjacent to an opposite second end closed by said closure and an integral annular sealing ledge spaced below said restraining ledge;said closure comprising a detent portion and a sealing portion, said detent portion structured and arranged to fit beneath said restraining ledge and said sealing portion being so structured and arranged that it may be hermetically, peelably sealed to said sealing ledge at the same time said detent fits beneath said restraining ledge, said closure being sufficiently flexible so that it may be peeled off said sealing portion and moved from beneath the restraining ledge and thereby be removed from the can and then snapped back into non-hermetic sealing re-engagement with the sealing and restraining ledges to reseal the closure to the can; anda pull tab on said closure for pulling the closure.