Preserving can with a liquid drainage opening

Abstract

A preserving can including a tubular body having two opposite ends closed respectively by a lower lid and an upper lid, the upper lid having a removable upper part having a surface area at least greater than 90% of a surface area of the upper lid in order to be able to empty food from the can, and the lower lid having a removable lower part delimited by a lower rupture starter line and provided with a lower opening member, the removable lower part having at least one long and linear main section having a width with a value of less than or equal to 3 millimetres and a length having a value of greater than or equal to 10 millimetres, in order to be able to drain a liquid juice from the can prior to emptying food therefrom.

1 . A preserving can comprising a tubular body having two opposite ends closed respectively by a lower lid and an upper lid, wherein the upper lid has a removable upper part delimited by an upper rupturable score line and equipped with an opening upper member, the removable upper part having a surface area at least greater than 90% of a surface area of the upper lid to be able to empty foodstuffs from the preserving can, the lower lid having a removable lower part delimited by a lower rupturable score line and equipped with an opening lower member, the removable lower part having at least one elongated main section having a width of value less than or equal to 3 millimeters and a length of value greater than or equal to 10 millimeters, to be able to drain a liquid juice from the preserving can prior to emptying foodstuffs therefrom. 
     
     
         2 . The preserving can according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one elongated main section is straight or curved. 
     
     
         3 . The preserving can according to  claim 1 , wherein the length of the at least one elongated main section has a value comprised between 10 and 50 millimeters. 
     
     
         4 . The preserving can according to  claim 1 , wherein the width of the at least one elongated main section has a value comprised between 1 and 2 millimeters. 
     
     
         5 . The preserving can according to  claim 1 , wherein the removable lower part has at least one elongated secondary section, connected to the at least one elongated main section and extending transversely to the at least one elongated main section, wherein the elongated secondary section has a width of value less than or equal to 2 millimeters and a length of value greater than or equal to at 5 millimeters. 
     
     
         6 . The preserving can according to  claim 5 , wherein the elongated secondary section is straight or curved. 
     
     
         7 . The preserving can according to  claim 5 , wherein the at least one elongated main section and the elongated secondary section together define a “X”, “T”, “L”, “Y” or “V” shape. 
     
     
         8 . The preserving can according to  claim 5 , wherein the length of the at least one elongated secondary section has a value comprised between 5 and 30 millimeters. 
     
     
         9 . The preserving can according to  claim 5 , wherein the width of the at least one elongated secondary section has a value comprised between 1 and 2 millimeters. 
     
     
         10 . The preserving can according to  claim 1 , wherein the opening lower member includes, on either side of a central part fastened to the removable lower part, a grasping tab and a bearing nose adapted to cause a break in the lower rupturable score line at one end of the at least one elongated main section. 
     
     
         11 . A method for opening a preserving can comprising a tubular body having two opposite ends closed respectively by a lower lid and an upper lid, wherein the upper lid has a removable upper part delimited by an upper rupturable score line and equipped with an opening upper member, the removable upper part having a surface area at least greater than 90% of a surface area of the upper lid to be able to empty foodstuffs from the preserving can, wherein the lower lid has a removable lower part delimited by a lower rupturable score line and equipped with an opening lower member, the removable lower part having at least one elongated main section having a width of value less than or equal to 3 millimeters and a length of value greater than or equal to 10 millimeters, to be able to drain a liquid juice from the preserving can prior to emptying foodstuffs therefrom, the method implementing the following steps:
 opening the removable lower part by acting on the opening lower member, thus forming in the lower lid a lower drainage opening defined at least by the at least one elongated main section;   opening at least partially the removable upper part by acting on the opening upper member, creating a draught following which the liquid juice is drained through the lower drainage opening, while retaining the foodstuffs.   
     
     
         12 . The preserving can according to  claim 2 , wherein the length of the at least one elongated main section has a value comprised between 10 and 50 millimeters. 
     
     
         13 . The preserving can according to  claim 12 , wherein the width of the at least one elongated main section has a value comprised between 1 and 2 millimeters. 
     
     
         14 . The preserving can according to  claim 13 , wherein the removable lower part has at least one elongated secondary section, connected to the at least one elongated main section and extending transversely to the at least one elongated main section, wherein the elongated secondary section has a width of value less than or equal to 2 millimeters and a length of value greater than or equal to at 5 millimeters. 
     
     
         15 . The preserving can according to  claim 14 , wherein the elongated secondary section is straight or curved. 
     
     
         16 . The preserving can according to  claim 15 , wherein the at least one elongated main section and the elongated secondary section together define a “X”, “T”, “L”, “Y” or “V” shape. 
     
     
         17 . The preserving can according to  claim 16 , wherein the length of the at least one elongated secondary section has a value comprised between 5 and 30 millimeters. 
     
     
         18 . The preserving can according to  claim 17 , wherein the width of the at least one elongated secondary section has a value comprised between 1 and 2 millimeters. 
     
     
         19 . The preserving can according to  claim 18 , wherein the opening lower member includes, on either side of a central part fastened to the removable lower part, a grasping tab and a bearing nose adapted to cause a break in the lower rupturable score line at one end of the at least one elongated main section. 
     
     
         20 . The preserving can according to  claim 2 , wherein the width of the at least one elongated main section has a value comprised between 1 and 2 millimeters.