Beverage can protective cover

Abstract

A rotational one-piece beverage can protective cover is disclosed. The beverage can protective cover is capable of being snapped on or off of a correspondingly sized beverage can top and of being rotated to open or close the drink hole of a beverage can.

1 . A one-piece protective cover capable of rotatably engaging a beverage can top, comprising
 a base having a top surface and a bottom surface;   an outside rim having a first left side, a first right side, an outer wall and an inner wall;   an inside rim having a second left side and a second right side;   a wall connecting the base to the outside rim between the first left side and the first right side;   a left edge connecting the first left side to the second left side;   a right edge connecting the first right side to the second right side; and   a rotational grip, wherein the rotational grip is formed on the outside rim.   
   
   
       2 . The protective cover according to  claim 1 , further comprising a semi-circular ramp formed on the top surface between the inside rim and the outside rim and having a left end, a mid-section and a right end. 
   
   
       3 . The protective cover according to  claim 2 , wherein the mid-section is higher than the left end or the right end. 
   
   
       4 . The protective cover according to  claim 3 , wherein the left end and the right end have the same height. 
   
   
       5 . The protective cover according to  claim 1 , wherein the left edge is a feathered edge. 
   
   
       6 . The protective cover according to  claim 5 , wherein the right edge is a feathered edge. 
   
   
       7 . The protective cover according to  claim 1 , wherein the outside rim is a continuous rim. 
   
   
       8 . The protective cover according to  claim 1 , wherein the outside rim is a non-continuous rim. 
   
   
       9 . The protective cover according to  claim 1 , wherein the rotational grip is formed on the outer wall. 
   
   
       10 . The protective cover according to  claim 9 , wherein the rotational grip is formed substantially equidistant from the first left side and the first right side. 
   
   
       11 . The protective cover according to  claim 1 , wherein the rotational grip is form on the inner wall. 
   
   
       12 . The protective cover according to  claim 11 , wherein the rotational grip is formed substantially equidistant from the first left side and the first right side. 
   
   
       13 . A method of using the protective cover of  claim 1 , comprising:
 snapping into place the protective cover onto a correspondingly sized beverage can;   rotating the beverage can cover using the rotational grip in order to partially lift a beverage can pull tab;   pulling the beverage can pull tab to form a beverage can drink hole;   rotating the beverage can protective cover to close the beverage can drink hole;   rotating the beverage can protective cover to open the beverage can drink hole.   
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 removing the beverage can protective cover from the beverage can.   
   
   
       15 . A one-piece protective cover capable of rotatably engaging a beverage can top, comprising
 a base having a top surface and a bottom surface;   an outside rim having a first left side, a first right side, an outer wall and an inner wall;   an inside rim having a second left side and a second right side;   a wall connecting the base to the outside rim between the first left side and the first right side;   a left edge connecting the first left side to the second left side;   a right edge connecting the first right side to the second right side;   a semi-circular ramp formed on the top surface between the inside rim and the outside rim and having a left end, a mid-section and a right end; and   a rotational grip, wherein   the rotational grip is formed on the outside rim,   the mid-section is higher than the left end or the right end,   the left end and the right end have the same height,   the left edge is a feathered edge,   the right edge is a feathered edge,   the outside rim is a continuous rim, and   the rotational grip is formed on the outer wall substantially equidistant from the first left side and the first right side.   
   
   
       16 . The protective cover of  claim 15 , further comprising advertising information disposed on the top surface.