Patent ID: 7198168

Claim:
A can comprising: a top wall with a dispensing opening that is normally closed by a sealing tongue portion; a pull-ring for opening the dispensing opening, said pull-ring being fixed to a projection formed on the top wall of the can, wherein the dispensing opening can be opened by lifting and pulling the pull-ring to bend the sealing tongue portion toward an inside of the can; an internal sealing member having a size capable of sealing the dispensing opening, the internal sealing member being fixed to the projection and disposed on a position inside of the top wall and away from the dispensing opening; and an interlocking mechanism for rotating the internal sealing member at the time when the pull-ring is rotated around the projection after the dispensing opening is opened by bending the sealing tongue portion toward the inside of the can, wherein said interlocking mechanism is a thin-walled portion having a form of a closed curve that encircles the projection and is torn when the dispensing opening is initially opened by lifting and pulling the pull-ring.