Patent ID: 7059490

Claim:
A beverage can lid comprising: a flat portion having a cavity formed therein; said cavity having a generally oblong shape, a lateral wall, and a bottom; said bottom having a first portion with an opening therethrough and a second portion pierced with at least one air hole; a closing cap attached to said flat portion by a hinge element at one extremity of said cavity so as to be able to pivot between a down closed position and an up open position; said closing cap having means to seal said air hole when said cap is in said closed position; a rigid spout having a first free end and a second end attached to said lateral wall of the cavity by a hinge element so as to be able to pivot between a down position in which its second end is located against said lateral wall of the cavity, and an up position towards the exterior of said flat portion; and a flexible sealing membrane connecting a part of the perimeter of said opening to the part of the perimeter of said spout that is not attached to said lateral wall of the cavity.