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Record 1 2010-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Opening and Closing Devices (Packaging)
  • Packaging in Metal
CONT

The original design of easy-open lid, introduced on drink cans from about 1963, used a ring-pull design in which the tab detached from the lid completely. Environmental considerations in the US and Europe led to the development in 1975 of the stay-on tab which remains on the lid after opening.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modes d'ouverture et de fermeture (Emball.)
  • Emballages en métal
OBS

languette non détachable : terme obtenu d'une traductrice agréée, Les entreprises d'emballages métalliques Crown Canada, S.E.C.

Spanish

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