Crown caps are the type of caps commonly used today for beer, soft drinks and condiments. Today’s consumers have become accustomed to this bottle cap, but few people know that there is an interesting little story about the invention process of this bottle cap.
Painter is a mechanic in the United States. One day, when Painter came home from get off work, he was tired and thirsty, so he picked up a bottle of soda water. As soon as he opened the cap, he smelled a strange smell, and there was something white on the edge of the bottle. Because the weather is too hot and the cap is not tightly closed, the soda has gone bad.
In addition to being frustrated, this also immediately inspired Painter’s science and engineering male genes. Can you make a bottle cap with good sealing and beautiful appearance? He thought that many bottle caps at that time were screw-shaped, which was not only troublesome to make, but also not tightly closed, and the beverage was easily spoiled. So he collected about 3,000 bottle caps to study. Although the cap is a small thing, it is laborious to make. Painter, who has never had any knowledge about bottle caps, has a clear goal, but he didn’t come up with a good idea for a while.
One day, his wife found Painter very depressed, so she said to him: “Don’t worry, dear, you can try to make the bottle cap like a crown, and then press it down!”
After listening to his wife’s words, Painter seemed to be in awe: “Yeah! Why didn’t I think of that?” He immediately found a bottle cap, pressed folds around the bottle cap, and a bottle cap that looked like a crown was produced. Then put the cap on the mouth of the bottle, and finally press firmly. After testing, it was found that the cap was tight and the seal was much better than the previous screw cap.
The bottle cap invented by Painter was quickly put into production and widely used, and to this day, “crown caps” are still everywhere in our lives.
Post time: Aug-16-2023