Nonflipping beer can end

Claim 2

An easy opening end particularly adapted for use on beverage cans, said end including an end panel weakening line formed in said end panel and defining a removable tearout portion which extends generally from the central portion of said end panel to the periphery of said end panel, and a circumferential rib in said end panel, said rib being generally C-shaped in outline and having opposite ends terminating adjacent said tearout portion and reinforcing said end panel around said tearout portion to prevent premature rupturing of said can end along said weakening line, and a pull tab is secured to said tearout portion for effecting the removal thereof, said rib being depressed to define an upwardly opening groove, and said pull tab having a free end overlying said groove whereby clearance is provided between said pull tab free end and said end panel to facilitate the initial lifting of said pull tab.

Claim 3

In an end for a can of the easy opening type and particularly adapted for the dispensing of beverages, said end including an end panel having a single continuous score line defining a removable tearout portion which extends generally radially from the central portion of said End panel to the periphery of said end panel, a pull tab secured to the inner end of said tearout portion for facilitating the removal of said tearout portion, and wherein in the forming of said score line there results in an excess of material which undesirably increases the flexibility of said end panel and effects the flipping of said pull tab from the surface of said end panel; the improvement residing in providing said end panel with means absorbing said excess material and stiffening said panel against flexing, said means including an offset portion on each side of said tearout portion circumferentially of said end panel, said offset portions are end portions of a C-shaped offset portion of said end panel which reinforces the entire end panel, and said C-shaped offset portion is inwardly offset and extends below a free end of said pull tab to facilitate the lifting of said pull tab.

Claim 4

In an end for a can of the easy opening type and particularly adapted for the dispensing of beverages, said end including an end panel having a single continuous score line defining a removable tearout portion which extends generally radially from the central portion of said End panel to the periphery of said end panel, a pull tab secured to the inner end of said tearout portion for facilitating the removal of said tearout portion, and wherein in the forming of said score line there results in an excess of material which undesirably increases the flexibility of said end panel and effects the flipping of said pull tab from the surface of said end panel; the improvement residing in providing said end panel with means absorbing said excess material and stiffening said panel against flexing, said means including an offset portion on each side of said tearout portion circumferentially of said end panel, said offset portions are end portions of a C-shaped offset portion of said end panel which reinforces the entire end panel, and said C-shaped offset portion is inwardly offset and extends below a free end of said pull tab to facilitate the lifting of said pull tab.

Claim 5

In an end for a can of the easy opening type and particularly adapted for the dispensing of beverages, said end including an end panel having a single continuous score line defining a removable tearout portion which extends generally radially from the central portion of said end panel to the periphery of said end panel, a pull tab secured to the inner end of said tearout portion for facilitating the removal of said tearout portion, and wherein in the forming of said score line there results an excess of material which undesirably increases the flexibility of said end panel and effects the flipping of said pull tab from the surface of said end panel; the improvement residing in providing said end panel with means absorbing said excess material and stiffening said panel against flexing, said means including offset portions extending at least from a pair of points adjacent each side of said tearout portion away from said tearout portion, at least one said offset portion is depressed to define an upwardly facing groove, and said pull tab having a free end overlying said groove whereby clearance is provided between said pull tab free end and said end panel to facilitate the initial lifting of said pull tab.

Claim 6

In an end for a can of the easy opening type and particularly adapted for the dispensing of beverages, said end including an end panel having a single continuous score line defining a removable tearout portion which extends generally radially from the central portion of said end panel to the periphery of said end panel, a pull tab secured to the inner end of said tearout portion for facilitating the removal of said tearout portion, and wherein in the forming of said score line there results an excess of material which undesirably increases the flexibility of said end panel and effects the flipping of said pull tab from the surface of said end panel; the improvement residing in providing said end panel with means absorbing said excess material and stiffening said panel against flexing, said means including offset portions extending at least from a pair of points adjacent each side of said tearout portion away from said tearout portion, at least one said offset portion is depressed to define an upwardly facing groove, and said pull tab having a free end overlying said groove whereby clearance is provided between said pull tab free end and said end panel to facilitate the initial lifting of said pull tab.