Patent ID: 8556104

Claim:
A re-closable container closing device suitable for cans of drink, said container closing device comprising: an opening tab provided in and connected to a container wall, said opening tab having a seal member for engagement with said container wall when said opening tab is in a closed position; an opening element for pressing in said opening tab, said opening element connected to said opening tab by a joint; and a fixing device into which said opening element can be fixably latched, said fixing device to detachably fix said opening tab relative to said container wall during a use thereof; wherein upon raising a first end of said opening element away from said container wall, a second end of said opening element presses on said opening tab to create an opening in said container wall; and wherein upon depressing said first end of said opening element toward said container wall, said second end of said opening element raises toward said container wall until said opening tab and said seal member engage with said container wall to close said opening.