Patent ID: 8985371
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A beverage container comprising: a container body having: a lid connected to the container sidewall top edge to define a closed, interior space, the lid having a score line, the score line defining a tear panel; a cap rotatably and detachably connected to the lid in juxtaposition to the tear panel; first drive system for driving the cap into operable engagement with the tear panel, thereby pushing the tear panel into the can to form an opening in the lid; and second drive system, operable in response to the first drive system, to increase the engagement between the cap and the tear panel, wherein the cap includes a sharp projection formed in a center of the bottom wall of the cap, and the socket includes a score line formed in a center of the bottom wall of the socket, in juxtaposition to the sharp projection when the cap is positioned in the socket.