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A cap is provided for covering an opening in a soda can. The cap may include a depression and a peripheral flange connected to the depression. The peripheral flange may at least partially surround the depression. The depression may be adapted to fit into an opening of a soda can created by a pull t

A cap is provided for covering an opening in a soda can. The cap may include a depression and a peripheral flange connected to the depression. The peripheral flange may at least partially surround the depression. The depression may be adapted to fit into an opening of a soda can created by a pull tab. There may be a gap in the peripheral flange which allows a pull tab to fit over the depression. The cap may include an inner wall which connects the depression to the peripheral flange. A method is provided of pulling a pull tab on a soda can to create an opening in the soda can, and covering the opening with a cap.

대표청구항 ▼

I claim: 1. A can sealing apparatus comprising: a cap base having an upper surface and an outer perimeter, said outer perimeter of said cap base dimensioned to facilitate insertion of said cap base into a flip-top can lid opening and a cap top defined by a peripheral flange extending outwardly rela

I claim: 1. A can sealing apparatus comprising: a cap base having an upper surface and an outer perimeter, said outer perimeter of said cap base dimensioned to facilitate insertion of said cap base into a flip-top can lid opening and a cap top defined by a peripheral flange extending outwardly relative to said outer perimeter of said cap base, proximate a first end of said cap base, said peripheral flange defining a generally flat C-shaped member having a first end and a second end, and by a flip-top can tab framing member positioned proximate said first end of said cap base and proximate said outer perimeter of said cap base, said flip-top can tab framing member defined in a non-flange region between said first end and said second end of said C-shaped member, thereby facilitating placement of flip-top can tab framing member of said can sealing apparatus in a position proximate to the exterior edges of an opened flip-top can tab that is extended vertically relative to a flip-top can lid surface when said cap base is inserted into said flip-top can top lid opening. 2. The can sealing apparatus of claim 1, wherein said cap base further comprises an interior wall, said interior wall extending from said upper surface to said peripheral flange of said cap top, thereby defining a depression. 3. A method of sealing an opened pull-tab can, comprising the steps of: A. obtaining an opened pull-tab can; B. obtaining a cap having a top and a bottom, said bottom having peripheral dimensions corresponding to the pull-tab can opening, said top being generally flat with peripheral dimensions greater than the pull-tab can opening, and said top having a notch defining an area at least slightly greater than the width of the can pull-tab; C. positioning said cap with said notch of said top proximate the can pull-tab; D. inserting said bottom of said cap into the pull-tab can opening, and E. sealably covering the pull-tab can opening with said cap. 4. The method of claim 3 wherein said cap further comprises a depression said depression defined in said top; and further comprising step C': inserting the can pull-tab thereby facilitating insertion of said cap into the pull-tab can opening when the pull-tab is extended vertically relative to a can lid surface into said depression.