Can having can end wall provided with reclosing tab

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EP 1 190 952 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	07.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/02

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	27.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/13

(21)	Application number: 01308082.5

(22)	Date of filing: 24.09.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B65D 17/32, B65D 17/16

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

(71)	Applicant: EU Biotech Development Ltd
	Oxford, Oxfordshire OX4 4GA (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	Yoon, Chil Surk Sihung-si, Kyunggi-Do (KR) Choung, Jai-Jun Jung-Gu, Seoul (KR)

(74)	Representative: Whitaker, Iain Mark et al
	Sommerville & Rushton Business Link Building 45 Grosvenor Road St. Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 3AW St. Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 3AW (GB)

(54)	Can having can end wall provided with reclosing tab

(57) Disclosed is a can having a can end wall (100). The can end wall (100) includes an opening panel portion (150) which is delimited by a score line so as to define a discharge opening upon being depressed downward, an opening tab, a reclosing tab and a rivet. The reclosing tab (220) has substantially a cylindrical configuration which is closed at an upper end thereof and opened at a lower end thereof. The opening tab (210) and the reclosing tab (220) are oppositely arranged to each other and integrally connected with each other to define a tab section (200). Three tab supporting projections (110,120,120') are frusto-conically formed on an upper surface of the can end wall (100), and a cylindrical wall part is integrally formed with the can end wall (100) in such a way as to be closed at an upper end thereof by the opening panel portion (150).

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