Container having a guard

Abstract

A container 2 having a ring pull 12 with an opening 20 , the ring pull 12 being moveable over an outlet 6 of the container 2 , the opening 20 being sized to prevent the ingress of specific foreign objects into the outlet 6 whilst enabling the contents of the container 2 to be poured out.

1 . A container having a ring pull with an opening, the ring pull being moveable over an outlet of the container, the opening being sized to prevent the ingress of specific foreign objects into the outlet whilst enabling the contents of the container to be poured out.  
     
     
         2 . A container as claimed in  claim 1 , in which the opening comprises a slot formed in the ring pull.  
     
     
         3 . A container as claimed in  claim 2 , in which the slot is arcuate.  
     
     
         4 . A container as claimed in  claim 2 , in which the slot is elongate and is longer than it is wide, the width of the slot being less than or equal to 3.5 mm.  
     
     
         5 . A container as claimed in  claim 1 , in which the ring pull is moveable from a first position in which the container can be opened to a second position over the said outlet.  
     
     
         6 . A container as claimed in  claim 1 , in which the opening comprises a recess in an edge of the ring pull.  
     
     
         7 . A container as claimed in  claim 1 , in which the said foreign objects comprise insects.  
     
     
         8 . A container as claimed in  claim 1 , in which means are provided to fix the ring pull permanently over the outlet of the container.  
     
     
         9 . A container as claimed in  claim 8 , in which the ring pull is provided with a tang which engages in the outlet when the ring pull is over the outlet.  
     
     
         10 . A container as claimed in  claim 9 , in which the ring pull is provided with a pair of depending tangs which engage opposite sides of the outlet.  
     
     
         11 . A container having a ring pull which can be positioned permanently over an outlet of the container to function as a guard to prevent the ingress of foreign objects into the container, whilst enabling the contents of the container to be poured out.