Pop Can Beak Spout Design

Abstract

The Pop Can Beak Spout Design provides a new way to open the pop can and create easily a sanitary spout for the user to drink with. The pop can lid has “beak”-shaped form, comprising the pull-ring portion in the front; the central “beak” portion in the middle to be converted as spout; and the “accordion” portion behind with wrinkled surface. When the user pulls up the ring to open the pop can, it will lift the scored area below the ring from the upper surface, then the central “beak” portion will be separated also from the top, if continuing to turn them backward, the “accordion” portion behind will be compressed and allows “beak” portion to be erected, after bending the pull-ring against the bottom of “beak” portion, a sanitary spout will be finally formed automatically with the inherent material of the pop can.

Description

REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Provisional Application (Application No. 61 / 154,389) which was submitted to USPTO on 21 Feb. 2009.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention consists of an appropriate design of the pop can lid which allows creating easily a sanitary “beak” spout for the user to drink or pour the liquid with when the pop can is opening.[0004]2. Prior Art[0005]Pop cans are widely used for the storage and consumption of soft drinks and other cold beverages. These cans often become contaminated with dirt and other debris during handling prior to consumption by the user. In the traditional design, when pulling the ring at one end to open the pop can, its opposite end will press the scored area below downward into the pop can, touching the liquid inside with the risk of contamination. Also as there is no protection near the peripheral rim, when the user drinks directly with pop can or pours the liquid into glass, user's mou...

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Benefits of technology

[0011]The Pop Can Beak Spout Design provides a new way to open the pop can and create easily a sanitary spout for the user to drink or pour the liquid with. The pop can lid has a generally “beak”-shaped form, comprising the pull-ring in the front to open the pop can; the central portion formed as “beak” to be converted as spout; and the “accordion” portion behind with wrinkled surface linking to the upper surface.

[0012]The pull-ring portion is composed of a pull-ring and a rectangle lame fixed on the upper surface by the rivet. The pull-ring heads outward to the peripheral rim of the pop can and is folded upward like a wing so that the user can have more space to insert the finger underneath to open the pop can. Below the pull-ring, there is half circle scored area on the upper surface, combined with concave groove along the score line to facilitate the opening.

[0013]The pull-ring portion has leverage means. When the user pulls the ring to open the pop can, with the rectangle lame fixed by rivet and supporting on the top surface, the upward force applied to the rivet will be subsequently transmitted to the front half circle scored area where the concave groove will concentrate the upward force to the score line, which allows lifting easily the front scored area at first from the upper surface. Therefore it can avoid bringing the contamination into the liquid like the traditional design does by pressing down the scored area.

[0015]As the surface of the “accordion” portion is wrinkled as latitudinal waves, it will be easily compressed when the central “beak” portion turns backward. Finally the “beak” portion will be erected as a spout, ready to receive the liquid inside the can. And the pull-ring portion can be also bent all the way against the bottom of the “beak” portion so that the front edge of the spout is smoothen and thus protects the user from being cut.

[0016]Because all the touching areas of the “beak” spout are converted from the pop can inside surface, when the liquid flows out, it will not contact the exposed outside surface any more. So the present invention is capable to eliminate the risk of contamination and well protect the user with the new sanitary beak spout. And because the beak spout is created only with the inherent material of the pop can, there will be no more extra needs to resort to other devices for deliberately cleaning the pop can.

Problems solved by technology

These cans often become contaminated with dirt and other debris during handling prior to consumption by the user.

In the traditional design, when pulling the ring at one end to open the pop can, its opposite end will press the scored area below downward into the pop can, touching the liquid inside with the risk of contamination.

Also as there is no protection near the peripheral rim, when the user drinks directly with pop can or pours the liquid into glass, user's mouth or the liquid will contact to the exposed outside surface which can be totally unsafe.

Although there are ways to clean the pop can before drinking, they are not always practical for the user.

And additional devices can bring more risks if they are also contaminated with dirt.

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