Patent ID: 7614520

Claim:
A tab to be affixed to a can end, the tab comprising: a nose portion located at a front end of the tab; a lift portion located at a back end of the tab, the nose portion and the lift portion having curled or hemmed portions located proximate to a peripheral surface of the tab; a rivet receiving portion located proximate to the nose portion with a rivet hole, the rivet receiving portion being attached to the nose portion; a first surface is provided on the tab which is a top surface of the tab; a second surface is provided on the tab which is a bottom surface of the tab; and one or more arcuate strips are provided on the second surface of the tab proximate to the peripheral surface of the tab, wherein the one or more arcuate strips comprise a thinned portion of the tab structured to be formed further into a preselected portion of the curled or hemmed portions of the tab, wherein an axis drawn generally through a middle of a bend proximate to the arcuate strips forms an angle, θ 1 of approximately 0 degrees to 40 degrees relative to another axis drawn through a wall segment of the tab, and wherein a portion of the first surface is coupled to the second surface which defines a contact surface having an axis; wherein the top surface of the tab has an axis; and wherein the axis of the top surface of the tab is parallel to the axis of the contact surface.