ring pull

Beverage can lever

A ring pull is the small metal tab attached to beverage cans that you lift and pull back to open the container.

The design replaced earlier pull-tabs that detached completely and became litter.

Also called a pull tab or, in British English, a ring pull tab: She popped the ring pull on her soda.

mechanism

tab

Projection for gripping

  • openerWhat begins something
  • leverPivoting bar for lifting
  • snapSudden sharp sound

tug · puncture · release · detach · unseal · pry · lift · grip · rivet · hinge

packaging

tab

Projection for gripping

  • sealAuthentication stamp or mark
  • lidRemovable container cover
  • closureSense of emotional resolution

tamper-evident · airtight · resealable · metal · foil · crimped · vacuum-sealed · portion control

cans

soda

Carbonated soft drink

  • beerFermented grain drink
  • colaCaffeinated carbonated beverage
  • popFizzy drink, regionally

energy drink · cider · tonic · soft drink · sparkling water · fizzy drink · beverage · aluminum · tin · cylinder

recycling

aluminum

Element thirteen

reuse · eco-friendly · waste reduction · circular economy · collection · deposit · return · crush · bale · melt

convenience

accessible

Able to be reached

quick · one-handed · portable · user-friendly · practical · efficient · time-saving · streamlined · straightforward · on-the-go

Categories
Opposites
container opening mechanism

ring pullscrew cap

Threaded bottle closure

bottle cap · cork · crown cap · tear strip · pop-top

OPENING vs. SEALING FUNCTION

ring pullseal

Authentication stamp or mark

lid · cap · closure · stopper · plug

Family

ring, pull, rings, ringed, ringing, ringer, pulls, pulled, pulling

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G