EP2197755A4 - Tab and can end employing the same - Google Patents

Tab and can end employing the same

Info

Publication number: EP2197755A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: tab; same; end employing; employing
Prior art date: 2007-10-10
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP08838560A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2197755A1 (en

EP2197755B1 (en

Inventor

Craig Allen Mceldowney

Mark Richard Mitchell

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Stolle Machinery Co LLC

Original Assignee

Stolle Machinery Co LLC

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2007-10-10

Filing date

2008-10-06

Publication date

2011-03-23

2008-10-06 Application filed by Stolle Machinery Co LLC filed Critical Stolle Machinery Co LLC

2010-06-23 Publication of EP2197755A1 publication Critical patent/EP2197755A1/en

2011-03-23 Publication of EP2197755A4 publication Critical patent/EP2197755A4/en

2012-08-22 Application granted granted Critical

2012-08-22 Publication of EP2197755B1 publication Critical patent/EP2197755B1/en

Status Not-in-force legal-status Critical Current

2028-10-06 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D17/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
- B65D17/28—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness
- B65D17/401—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall
- B65D17/4012—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall for opening partially by means of a tearing tab
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
- B65D2517/0001—Details
- B65D2517/001—Action for opening container
- B65D2517/0014—Action for opening container pivot tab and push-down tear panel
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
- B65D2517/0001—Details
- B65D2517/0058—Other details of container end panel
- B65D2517/0059—General cross-sectional shape of container end panel
- B65D2517/0061—U-shaped
- B65D2517/0062—U-shaped and provided with an additional U-shaped peripheral channel

Landscapes

Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Containers Opened By Tearing Frangible Portions (AREA)

EP08838560A 2007-10-10 2008-10-06 Tab and can end employing the same Not-in-force EP2197755B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US97888207P	2007-10-10	2007-10-10
PCT/US2008/078903 WO2009048832A1 (en)	2007-10-10	2008-10-06	Tab and can end employing the same

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2197755A1 EP2197755A1 (en)	2010-06-23
EP2197755A4 true EP2197755A4 (en)	2011-03-23
EP2197755B1 EP2197755B1 (en)	2012-08-22

Family

ID=40533192

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP08838560A Not-in-force EP2197755B1 (en)	2007-10-10	2008-10-06	Tab and can end employing the same

Country Status (5)

Country	Link
US (2)	US20090095752A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP2197755B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP5628676B2 (en)
CN (1)	CN101821168B (en)
WO (1)	WO2009048832A1 (en)

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- 2008-10-06 EP EP08838560A patent/EP2197755B1/en not_active Not-in-force
- 2008-10-06 CN CN2008801110336A patent/CN101821168B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2008-10-06 US US12/246,087 patent/US20090095752A1/en not_active Abandoned
2016
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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
JP5628676B2 (en)	2014-11-19
WO2009048832A1 (en)	2009-04-16
CN101821168B (en)	2012-08-15
US20170101214A1 (en)	2017-04-13
JP2011500463A (en)	2011-01-06
EP2197755A1 (en)	2010-06-23
US20090095752A1 (en)	2009-04-16
CN101821168A (en)	2010-09-01
EP2197755B1 (en)	2012-08-22

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