BOTTLE CROWN WITH OPENER ASSEMBLY

摘要

A crown for a bottle or other container has a top portion and an annular skirt that descends contiguously from the top portion. An opener assembly and an arrangement of frangible scoring lines on the crown allow for ease of opening the bottle or container. Corrugated embodiments provide material strengthening for a reduced gauge crown.

主权项

1. A frangible crown for a container opening, the crown comprising:
a top portion; an annular skirt having an annular side wall descending from the top portion and terminating at a bottom annular edge; an opener assembly attached to an attachment portion of the top portion; a frangible scoring arrangement comprising:
a curvilinear first score line extending in a first continuous radial direction from the top portion to the bottom edge of the skirt; anda curvilinear second score line comprising:
an upper radial segment extending in the first continuous radial direction from the attachment portion of the top portion to the annular sidewall of the skirt, anda lower annular segment extending circumferentially along the annular side wall of the skirt from the upper radial segment to an endpoint substantially spaced from the bottom annular edge of the skirt; anda third score line extending from the attachment portion in a second continuous radial direction opposite from the first radial direction; and wherein a rear portion of the opener assembly is configured to frangibly engage the third score line when lifted from the top portion.