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System for forming an opening in a container end member

CA 1301669 C · Owner: Moen, Bruce A. · Inventors: Moen, Bruce A.

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A container end member provided with a score line groove defining a severable tab portion that can be severed by applying an inwardly directed force thereto and a hinge portion for retaining the severable tab portion attached to the container end member and a one-piece integrally formed plastic member pivotally secured to the container end member and comprising an elongated body portion having an abutment end portion overlying a portion of the severable tab portion for applying the axially inwardly directed force thereto and a transverse handle end portion overlying another portion of the container end member so that when an axially outwardly directed force is applied to the transverse …

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  • Granted May 26, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 26, 2009.
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FiledApril 29, 1988
GrantedMay 26, 1992
Term endedMay 26, 2009
Patent numberCA 1301669 C
Classification (IPC)B65D17/34 +1 more

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1989199219951998200120042007Application filedApril 29, 1988Patent grantedMay 26, 1992Term endedMay 26, 2009

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