Patent ID: 8365940
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A crown cap for a container opening, the crown cap comprising: a frangible crown cap body comprising: a closed top having an outer shoulder and a central planar surface with an attachment portion, and; a skirt extending downward from the outer shoulder, the skirt having: an annular sidewall, and a bottom annular edge; an opener assembly attached to the closed top at the attachment portion; and a frangible scoring arrangement comprising: a score line extending in a continuous radial direction from the attachment portion of the top to the bottom annular edge of the skirt; and a curvilinear score comprising: an upper radial segment extending in a continuous radial direction from the attachment portion of the top to a terminus upon the annular sidewall of the skirt, and a lower annular segment extending circumferentially along the annular side wall of the skirt from the terminus of the upper radial segment to an endpoint upon the annular sidewall being substantially spaced from the bottom annular edge of the skirt.