they stopped making pull tabs on beer cans in 1990.
they stopped making pull tabs on beer cans in 1990.
when did they stop making pull tabs on beer cans?
1990
an electronic pull tab is derived from paper pull tabs. the first electronic pull tab patent was filed in november 1990. the electronic game closely resembled pull tabs in that when new, there are a fixed and preset quantity of chances among which are a fixed quantity of winning chances of a predetermined prize value. furthermore, it brings the unique features of allowing players to view the quantity of chances for each given prize value in each deal, as well as other pull tab features common to pull tab operations in minnesota, virginia, north dakota, and other jurisdictions.
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these problems were both addressed by the invention of the "push-tab". used primarily on coors beer cans in the mid-1970s, the push-tab was a raised circular scored area used in place of the pull-tab. it needed no ring to pull up. instead, the raised aluminium blister was pushed down into the can, with a small unscored piece that kept the tab connected after being pushed inside. push-tabs never gained wide popularity because while they had solved the litter problem of the pull-tab, they created a safety hazard where the person's finger upon pushing the tab into the can was immediately exposed to the sharp edges of the opening. an unusual feature of the push-tab coors beer cans was that they had a second, smaller, push-tab at the top as an airflow vent — a convenience that was lost with the switch from can opener to pull-tab. the "push-tab" was introduced into australia in the early 1980s and was locally known as "pop-tops".
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