Patent ID: 8708188

Claim:
A beverage can comprising: a can body; a can top coupled to the can body, the can top shaped to define a rim and an upper surface that includes an openable section of the can top, the can top shape further defining a groove between an inside lower edge of the rim of the can top and an outer edge of the upper surface of the can top; a groove cover disposed over the groove to cover at least a portion of the groove, the groove cover providing a substantially sloped surface sloping downwards and inwards from a top region of the rim of the can top towards the upper surface of the can top, the at least a portion of the groove that is covered being located adjacent to the openable section of the can top and allowing the openable section to be uncovered, the groove cover preventing collection of debris in the at least a portion of the groove over which the groove cover resides; and wherein the groove cover is a non-toxic material.