U.S. patent application number 12/217101 was filed with the patent office on 2010-01-07 for double-ended openers beverage can.
Invention is credited to Erik L. Southers.
Application Number | 20100000997 12/217101 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 41463553 |
Filed Date | 2010-01-07 |
United States Patent
Application |
20100000997 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Southers; Erik L. |
January 7, 2010 |
Double-ended openers beverage can
Abstract
The invention relates to a beverage can with an opener at each
end allowing the user to drink from the first end while opening the
second end which results in the liquid rapidly evacuating the
beverage can. The beverage can is particularly useful for
chug-a-lugging beer.
Inventors: |
Southers; Erik L.; (Cypress,
CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Neil John Graham
6017 Lido Lane
Long Beach
CA
90803
US
|
Family ID: |
41463553 |
Appl. No.: |
12/217101 |
Filed: |
July 2, 2008 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
220/269 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 17/401 20180101;
B65D 2517/0094 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
220/269 |
International
Class: |
B65D 17/34 20060101
B65D017/34 |
Claims
1. A beverage can comprising: a top wall with means for selectively
opening the can; a bottom wall with means for selectively opening
the can; and a side wall extending between the top wall and bottom
wall.
2. A beverage can as in claim 1 wherein the can is comprised of
aluminum.
3. The beverage can of claim 1 wherein a circular ridge is adjacent
to the top and bottom walls of the can.
4. The beverage can of claim 1 wherein the top wall has a
dispensing opening.
5. The beverage can of claim 4 wherein the top wall dispensing
opening is sealed with a sealing tongue portion.
6. The beverage can of claim 5 wherein the top wall has a
projection.
7. A beverage can as in claim 6 wherein the beverage can has an
inside and there is a pull-ring for opening the dispensing opening,
the pull-ring being fixed to the projection formed on the top wall
of the can, wherein the dispensing opening can be opened by lifting
and pulling the pull-ring to bend the sealing tongue portion
towards the inside of the can.
8. The beverage can of claim 1 wherein the bottom wall has an
opening.
9. The beverage can of claim 8 wherein the bottom wall opening is
sealed with a sealing tongue portion.
10. The beverage can of claim 9 wherein the bottom wall has a
projection.
11. A beverage can as in claim 10 wherein the beverage can has an
inside and there is a pull-ring for opening the beverage can, the
pull-ring being fixed to the projection formed on the bottom wall
of the can, wherein the can be opened by lifting and pulling the
pull-ring to bend the sealing tongue portion towards the inside of
the can.
12. A beverage can comprising: a top wall with a dispensing opening
that is normally closed by a sealing tongue portion; a bottom wall
with an opening that is normally closed by a sealing tongue
portion; and a side wall extending between the top wall and bottom
wall.
13. A beverage can as in claim 12 wherein the can is comprised of
aluminum.
14. The beverage can of claim 12 wherein a circular ridge is
adjacent to the top and bottom walls of the can.
15. The beverage can of claim 12 wherein the top wall has a
projection.
16. A beverage can as in claim 15 wherein a pull-ring for opening
the dispensing opening is affixed to the projection formed on the
top wall and bottom wall of the can, wherein the dispensing
openings can be opened by lifting and pulling the pull-ring to bend
the sealing tongue portion toward the inside of the can.
17. The beverage can of claim 12 wherein the bottom wall has a
projection.
18. A beverage can as in claim 17 wherein the beverage can has an
inside and a pull-ring for opening the opening is affixed to the
projection formed on the bottom wall of the beverage can, wherein
the opening can be opened by lifting and pulling the pull-ring to
bend the sealing tongue portion toward the inside of the can.
19. A method of opening a beverage container, the beverage
container having a top wall with means for selectively opening the
can, a bottom wall with means for selectively opening the can and a
side wall extending between the top wall and bottom wall; the
method comprising: opening the top wall with the opening means;
inverting the beverage can; opening the bottom wall with the
opening means emptying the beverage from the can;
20. The method of opening a beverage container in claim 20 wherein
the opening means is a pull tab.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a can with an opener, which
is used as a container for beverages such as soft drinks, beer and
the like. More specifically the present invention relates to a beer
can that can be opened at both ends.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] Related art is a beverage can with a spout that can be
easily opened by lifting a pull top such as a tab or a pull ring
supported by a rivet on a top wall of the can. Recently, such type
of can has been widely used as containers for beverages such as
soft drinks, beer and the like. The material is most commonly
aluminum and the most commonly used opener is the pull-ring opener.
In order to drink beer rapidly, or chug-a-lug, the user creates a
second opening at the end of the can opposite the opener. The can
would be stabbed using a knife or other sharp object. Another
method of opening the second end of the can is by the use of
specially designed openers such as the Shotgun Can Opener which
creates the second opening.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The first structure of a can, according to the present
invention, is a can with two spouts each at opposite ends of can
which are opened during the process of drinking beer. This allows
the user to chug-a-lug the beer. In simple terms the user's throat
opens up and the beer is poured in as it would in an open pipe. The
normal swallowing mechanism is not used. In a preferred embodiment
the can is opened by lifting and pulling a pull-ring fixed on a top
wall of the can with a rivet to bend a sealing tongue portion
toward the inside of the can. The user then places the opening
against her mouth, inverts the can and opens the opposite end of
the can by pulling a pull-ring fixed on a bottom wall of the can
with a rivet to bend a sealing tongue portion toward the inside of
the can. The beer rapidly pours out of the can into the user's
throat.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0006] FIG. 1 is a partial perspective top end structure of the
present invention;
[0007] FIG. 2 is a partial perspective bottom end structure of the
present invention;
[0008] FIG. 3 is a partial perspective top end structure of the
present invention wherein the can has been opened producing a
spout;
[0009] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a user drinking from the
can; and
[0010] FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a can showing the flow
of liquid and air.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0011] In a preferred embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the
invention is a can 1 with a top wall 2 and a bottom wall 3 with a
circular side wall 4 connecting the top 1 and bottom 3 walls. FIG.
1 discloses the top wall 2 joined to the side wall 4 at the
circular annular seal 5 which is adjacent to a tapered neck portion
6. The top wall 2 has a sealing tongue portion 8 which is the
future opening, or spout 9, to the internal of the can 1. Adjacent
to the sealing tongue portion 8 is a projection 10 with a pull ring
mounted to it and retained by a fixing member 11. FIG. 3 shows the
can 1 after the pull ring 12 has been raised wherein the pull ring
12 has depressed the sealing tongue portion 8 into the internal of
the can 1 producing an opening or spout 9 for drinking the contents
of the can 1. FIG. 2 further discloses the preferred embodiment
wherein the bottom wall 3, with a pedestal 7, has a sealing tongue
portion 8 which is the future opening to the internal of the can 1.
Adjacent to the bottom wall 3 sealing tongue portion 8 is a
projection 10 with a pull ring 12 mounted to it and retained by a
fixing member 11. FIG. 3 shows the can 1 after the pull ring 12 has
been raised wherein the pull ring 12 has depressed the sealing
tongue portion 8 into the internal of the can 1. FIG. 4 shows the
user 13 with the opened top wall 2 end against the user's 13 mouth
and the can 1 held upwards wherein the second wall 3 end has been
opened after the can 1 has been held in the upwards position which
allows air 14, FIG. 5, to enter the can 1 allowing the liquid to
exit the can 15 much faster. In this manner the liquid, usually
beer, can be rapidly poured down the user's 13 throat without the
user 13 having to use normal swallowing motions. This is commonly
referred to as chug-a-lugging or shot-gunning the beer.
[0012] The can 1 of the present embodiment is cylindrical which is
commercially distributed for beer, or the like. However, the
present invention is not restricted to the cylindrical form and is
applicable to any kind of can with a pull-ring (pull top, pull tab)
opener regardless of the shape, size, material and content
thereof.
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