John R Traub

US Patent:

58199730, Oct 13, 1998

Filed:

Dec 31, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/775731

Inventors:

John J. Traub - Brookhaven PA
Michael Cziraky - Brookhaven PA

International Classification:

B65D 1734

US Classification:

220271

Abstract:

A new beverage container lid having a lift tab for opening an aperture and vent hole for easily opening the container and providing an air vent which opens by a force applied to open the sealed opening. The inventive device includes a lid member having a severable sealed opening and a severable sealed vent hole disposed thereon, a lift tab pivotally mounted upon the lid member, the lift tab having a handle end and an abutment end for contacting and exerting a downward force upon the severable sealed opening to form an opening upon the exertion of an upward force upon the handle end, and a vent hole rivet hingedly attached to the lift tab and attached to the severable sealed vent hole to form a vent hole upon the exertion of the upward force.