<P> Mikolaj Kondakow and James Wong of Thunder Bay , Ontario , Canada invented the pull tab version for bottles in or before 1951 ( Canadian patent 476789 ) . Then , in 1962 , Ermal Cleon Fraze ( 1913 -- 1989 ) of Dayton , Ohio , United States , invented the similar integral rivet and pull - tab version ( also known as ring pull in British English ) , which had a ring attached at the rivet for pulling , and which would come off completely to be discarded . He received US Patent No. 3,349,949 for his pull - top can design in 1963 and licensed his invention to Alcoa and Pittsburgh Brewing Company , the latter of which first introduced the design on Iron City Beer cans . The first soft drinks to be sold in all - aluminium cans were R.C. Cola and Diet - Rite Cola , both made by the Royal Crown Cola company , in 1964 . </P>
<P> Mikolaj Kondakow and James Wong of Thunder Bay , Ontario , Canada invented the pull tab version for bottles in or before 1951 ( Canadian patent 476789 ) . Then , in 1962 , Ermal Cleon Fraze ( 1913 -- 1989 ) of Dayton , Ohio , United States , invented the similar integral rivet and pull - tab version ( also known as ring pull in British English ) , which had a ring attached at the rivet for pulling , and which would come off completely to be discarded . He received US Patent No. 3,349,949 for his pull - top can design in 1963 and licensed his invention to Alcoa and Pittsburgh Brewing Company , the latter of which first introduced the design on Iron City Beer cans . The first soft drinks to be sold in all - aluminium cans were R.C. Cola and Diet - Rite Cola , both made by the Royal Crown Cola company , in 1964 . </P>
when did soft drinks first come in cans
when did soft drinks first come in cans
1964
1964