Beverage Can Adapter
The beverage can adapter addresses the inconvenience of pouring from aluminum cans by converting the can top into a hybrid glass-like interface, providing a sustainable and practical solution for direct pouring.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- US18/466825
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-09-14
- Publication Date
- 2025-03-20
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
AI Technical Summary
The existing aluminum beverage cans are inconvenient for direct pouring into a glass due to their design, leading to an unpleasant experience, and existing solutions like plastic straws or can modifications are either impractical or unsustainable.
A beverage can adapter that converts the top end of a can into a hybrid drinking glass in a single step by securing over the neck, merging with the can to create a reusable and sustainable can-glass interface.
Enables easy, pleasant, and sustainable pouring by transforming the can into a glass-like experience without the drawbacks of single-use plastic straws or complex modifications, offering a practical and reusable solution.
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Abstract
Description
BACKGROUND
[0001] The aluminum beverage can is the most sustainable beverage container on the market. However, the small hole through which the content is expelled, makes for a very unpleasant experience. Pouring content into an actual drinking glass is the most pleasant, the single use plastic straw is the most practical. Others include can lids, covers, can converters (top half of a plastic bottle with cap) or completely removing the top end of the beverage can with a can cutter. The beverage can adapter is the best option to pouring and it simulates a drinking glass and the simplicity of a straw without the drawbacks. Simple and easy to use, reusable and sustainable.SUMMARY
[0002] The beverage can adapter quickly converts the top end of the can into a drinking glass in a single step. By popping the can open and securing the adaptor over the neck of the can, where the inner flange meets the top end on the can. Said adapter merges with can creating a can-glass hybrid.DESCRIPTION
[0003] The beverage can adapter is a single molded unit comprising of the rim / lip, body, bottom end and inner flange. The features remain the same but the size is scalable large or small to fit the desired beverage can dimensions.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0004] FIG. 1 is a labeled crossection of The Can Crown.
[0005] FIG. 2 is a labeled complete view of the Can Crown placed on a beverage can (BC).
[0006] FIG. 3 is a labeled crossection of the Can Crown.
[0007] FIG. 4 is a labeled complete view of the Can Crown.
[0008] FIG. 5 is a labeled crossection of the Can Crown placed on a beverage can (BC).
[0009] FIG. 6 is a labeled complete view of the Can Crown placed on a beverage can (BC).
Claims
1. Apparatus creates an open ended cylindrical lip extension simulating a drinking glass.Curved inner flange barrier provides smooth flow of the content to and from the can.Snug fit over the neck of the can and adapter flange creating airlock seal.Beverage Can Adapter is single molded unit adjusted to fit the desired can size.
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