Patent ID: 7735673

Claim:
A re-closable beverage container comprising: a container main body having a top side and a tab opener attached to the top side, the top side having an inner surface and an outer surface; a closing device having a mount piece and a plug portion, the mount piece having a top portion and a bottom portion, the plug portion having an outer flange, an inner flange, and a middle portion connecting the inner and the outer flanges, the mount piece bottom portion being connected to the outer flange; wherein the mount piece top portion has a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface being rounded towards the bottom surface, the mount piece bottom portion having a rounded outer surface that extends between the mount piece top portion and the plug portion outer flange, the mount piece bottom portion rounded outer surface having an oval shape, wherein a width of the mount piece bottom portion is less than a width of the mount piece top portion, and wherein a height of the mount piece bottom portion is greater than a height of the mount piece top portion; wherein, for the plug portion, each of the outer flange, the inner flange, and the middle portion have a height and a width, the width of the inner flange being greater than the width of the middle portion, the width of the outer flange being greater than the width of the inner flange, and the height of the outer flange being greater than the height of the inner flange, the inner flange having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface being connected to the plug portion middle portion, the bottom surface being rounded towards the top surface, the outer flange also having a top surface and a bottom surface, the outer flange bottom surface being connected to the plug portion middle portion, the outer flange top surface being rounded towards the outer flange bottom surface, the outer flange bottom surface having an outer region that extends from an outer perimeter of the outer flange bottom surface towards the center of the outer flange bottom surface, the outer region being at least approximately flat; wherein the mount piece has an overall shape and flexibility that enables it to be pushed through at least one aperture formed in the tab opener, thereby securing the closing device to the tab opener; wherein the plug portion is attached to the mount piece and is configured to engage and at least partially close an opening in the container; wherein the plug portion outer flange is configured to engage the outer surface of the container main body top side, the outer flange having an annular ring that protrudes toward the outer surface; and wherein the plug portion and the annular ring have overall sizes and shapes such that they extend beyond the tab opener when the closing device is secured to the tab opener.