Can, Panel for a Can and a Method for Making Such a Panel for Can

Abstract

The invention relates to a can, comprising a body provided with a panel and a tab connected to the panel, which tab has a front tab part and a rear tab part for gripping and tilting and forming with the tab front part an opening in the panel along a panel score line, wherein the tab is in a tilted position due to a deformation of a tab-panel connection, to a panel and to a method of making the panel and/or can.

1 . A can, comprising a body provided with a panel and a tab connected to the panel, which tab has a front tab part and a rear tab part for gripping and tilting and forming with the tab front part an opening in the panel along a panel score line, wherein the tab is in a tilted position due to a deformation of a tab-panel connection. 
     
     
         2 . The can according to  claim 1 , wherein the deformation is in the tab part of the tab-panel connection. 
     
     
         3 . The can according to  claim 1 , wherein the deformation is in the panel part of the tab-panel connection. 
     
     
         4 . The can according to  claim 1 , wherein the tab is connected to the panel via a structural connecting element, and the deformation is in the structural connecting element. 
     
     
         5 . The can according to  claim 1 , wherein the structural connecting element is an integral part of the panel. 
     
     
         6 . The can according to  claim 1 , wherein the structural connecting element is a separate structural connecting element. 
     
     
         7 . The can according to  claim 1 , wherein the tab rear part resides within the can confinement. 
     
     
         8 . The can according to  claim 1 , wherein the tab rear part resides above a depressed panel part. 
     
     
         9 . The can according to  claim 1 , wherein the deformation comprises an at least partially plastic deformation. 
     
     
         10 . A panel for a can, as defined in  claim 1 . 
     
     
         11 . A method for making a panel comprising:
 i) connecting a tab to the panel; and   ii) tilting the tab thereby deforming a tab-panel connection, such that the tab remains in the tilted position.   
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the tilting step ii) is carried out by at least one of hooking, levering, and helix spinning. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the tilting step ii) is carried out by glue pulling or magnetic pulling. 
     
     
         14 . A panel obtainable by the method according to  claim 11 . 
     
     
         15 . The can according to  claim 1 , wherein the structural element is a rivet. 
     
     
         16 . A method for making a can, comprising:
 i) connecting a tab to a panel; and   ii) tilting the tab thereby deforming a tab-panel connection, such that the tab remains in the tilted position.   
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein the tilting step ii) is carried out by at least one of hooking, levering, and helix spinning. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein the tilting step ii) is carried out by glue pulling or magnetic pulling. 
     
     
         19 . A can obtainable by the method according to  claim 16 .