Top Cover For Sealing an Open End of a Cylindrical Beverage Container, and a Method For Providing such a Top Cover

Abstract

A top cover for sealing an open end of a cylindrical beverage container comprises a panel having a scored portion. A tab is attached to a first side of the panel and configured to open a hole in the panel by fracturing the scored portion. The panel comprises a hollow body forming a cavity extending from an open end on the first side of the panel to a closed bottom end. A method for providing a top cover configured to seal an open end of a cylindrical beverage container comprises the steps of forming a panel having a scored portion, and attaching a tab to a first side of the panel. The tab is configured to open a hole in the panel by fracturing the scored portion. The method also comprises the step of defining a hollow body in the panel. The hollow body is forming a cavity extending from an open end on the first side of the panel to a closed bottom end.

1 . A top cover for sealing an open end of a cylindrical beverage container, said top cover comprising
 a panel having a scored portion, and   a tab attached to a first side of the panel and configured to open a hole in the panel by fracturing the scored portion,   wherein the panel comprises a hollow body forming a cavity for a temperature changing device, said cavity extending from an open end on the first side of the panel to a closed bottom end.   
     
     
         2 . The top cover according to  claim 1 , wherein the hollow body has a tapered profile. 
     
     
         3 . The top cover according to  claim 1 , further comprising a second cover for sealing the open end of the hollow body, wherein the second cover comprises at least one through hole and a protrusion arranged on a side of the second cover facing the interior of the hollow body. 
     
     
         4 . The top cover according to  claim 3 , wherein the tab is extending over the second cover for maintaining the second cover over the open end of the hollow body. 
     
     
         5 . The top cover according to  claim 1 , wherein the interior volume of the hollow body is less than 15 percent of the interior volume of the beverage container. 
     
     
         6 . The top cover according to  claim 1 , wherein the outer surface of the hollow body is rough. 
     
     
         7 . The top cover according to  claim 1 , further comprising a temperature changing device having a container enclosing a pressurized fluid, an aerosol valve connected to an outlet of the container and moveable between an open position and a closed position, and an actuator configured to initiate dispensing of aerosols of the fluid, wherein the actuator comprises a first member connected to the aerosol valve, and a second member connected to the container, said first member being securely attached to said second member when the valve is in the open position, and the temperature changing device is arranged within the hollow body of the top cover such that the first member of the actuator is arranged adjacent to the interior surface of the closed bottom end of the cavity. 
     
     
         8 . The top cover according to  claim 7 , wherein the first member of the actuator comprises a central portion connected to the valve, and at least two legs extending from said central portion towards the second member of the actuator, wherein each leg comprises a hook configured to engage with the second member. 
     
     
         9 . A beverage container, comprising
 a cylindrical wall forming a tubular body,   a closed bottom end, and   a top cover according to  claim 1 .   
     
     
         10 . A method for providing a top cover configured to seal an open end of a cylindrical beverage container, said method comprising the steps of:
 forming a panel having a scored portion,   attaching a tab to a first side of the panel, wherein the tab is configured to open a hole in the panel by fracturing the scored portion, and   defining a hollow body in the panel, wherein the hollow body is forming a cavity extending from an open end on the first side of the panel to a closed bottom end.   
     
     
         11 . A container for beverage having a cylindrical wall, a sealed top and bottom end wherein said top end is sealed by a first cover comprising an external cavity with an open top end and a closed bottom end which cavity is extending within the internal cavity of the container, said container further comprising
 a second cover for sealing said top end of said external cavity;   a temperature changing device for cooling said beverage;   wherein said temperature changing device is arranged within said external cavity.   
     
     
         12 . A method for producing a container for cooling beverage included therein comprising:
 producing said container having an open top end and spaced there from a closed bottom end;   producing a first top cover comprising a cavity with an open top end and a closed bottom end and which is extending a specified length from said top end;   filling said container with a beverage;   sealing said container by sealing said top end with said top cover, wherein said cavity is extending within said container:   producing a second cover for sealing said open top end of said cavity;   producing a cooling device comprising an outlet valve;   arranging said cooling device within the external cavity;   sealing said top end of said cavity with said second cover.