Containers having distinctive tabs with laser etching and void forming a promotional image
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1. A can, comprising:
- a can body comprising a side wall and a base and defining an interior region for containing a product;
an end for said can body having a scored portion for defining an opening in said end; and
a manually manipulable tab secured to said end and having a first end portion and a second end portion and first and second opposite sides, wherein said tab further comprises a tab surface extending across said tab between said first and second sides, said tab surface having a promotional or decorative image formed therein, said promotional or decorative image formed as a combination of a void formed in the tab surface and adjacent laser etching of one or more features on said tab surface adjacent to said void.
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Abstract
An end for a can, such as a can containing a beverage or other consumer product, includes a tab with a tab surface containing a promotional image formed therein. The promotional image may be a logo or other symbol. The promotional image is formed as a combination of a void stamped in the tab surface and laser etching of the tab surface, such as by burning off a colored finish applied to the tab surface in a predetermined pattern. The combination of the void and the laser etching results in a distinctive container end. The end may also include a colored panel which cooperates with the colored tab stock to result in a distinctive appearance to the container end.
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1. A can, comprising:
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a can body comprising a side wall and a base and defining an interior region for containing a product;
an end for said can body having a scored portion for defining an opening in said end; and
a manually manipulable tab secured to said end and having a first end portion and a second end portion and first and second opposite sides, wherein said tab further comprises a tab surface extending across said tab between said first and second sides, said tab surface having a promotional or decorative image formed therein, said promotional or decorative image formed as a combination of a void formed in the tab surface and adjacent laser etching of one or more features on said tab surface adjacent to said void. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15)
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8. An end for a can body, comprising:
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a scored portion for defining a frangible portion in said end; and
a manually manipulable tab secured to said end and having a first end portion and a second end portion and first and second opposite sides, wherein said tab further comprises a tab surface extending across said tab between said first and second sides, said tab surface having a promotional image formed therein, said promotion image formed as a combination of a void formed in the tab surface and adjacent laser etching of one ore more features adjacent to said void in said tab surface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16)
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