Pop Top Lock timeline
Tuesday, May 28
Flo Vinger invents Pop Top Lock
About Flo Vinger
2021 - Pop Top Lock Invented and Designed by Flo Vinger.
”There is excessive waste and pollution caused by the beverage industry so had to find a solution we could do now that keeps manufacture margins high and consumer costs low and that would dramatically reduce plastic use, lower our carbon footprint, and focus on recycling… and that’s how Pop Top Lock was born." - Flo Vinger, Pop Top Lock, Inventor | Designer | CEO
Flo is the founder and CEO of VING Vodka, The first 100% transparent spirit with zero secret ingredients and VING Vision Original Media.
Flo’s roots are in the entertainment industry; read more on IMDB.
Friday, December 1
Pop Top Lock: US Patent Granted
2023 - Pop Top Lock receives the United states utility patent.
International PCT patents are pending.
CAD design is completed and Flo Vinger picked the world’s best tooling company, in the United States, to create the tooling, prototype and to manufacture.
Saturday, December 16
Pop Top Lock: Year 1 goals
Tooling, Prototype, Testing
Pop Top Lock secures investment and partners in 2024. Next, Flo works with the tooling company to create the tooling and prototype for the Pop Top Lock, resealable can end to hold pressure for carbonated beverages that adhere to the needs of larger suppliers like Coca-Cola and Pepsi.
Pop Top Lock team projects to have tooling, prototype, and testing completed by 2025. 500M Pop Top Lock units will be able to go into production for use on the small press at that time and sales will begin.
Saturday, December 16
Pop Top Lock: Year 2 goals
Pop Top Lock runs 500M reclosable can ends a year for sale on popular and impactful brands.
Proof of concept is successful and Pop Top Lock creates a high-speed press for the full-scale production line.
Pop Top Lock Cannabis, Child Resistant, Tamper Evedent, reclosable and reusable can end is designed and released for sale.
Saturday, December 16
Pop Top Lock: Year 3 goals
High-speed press & Global Expansion
Global brands utilize Pop Top Lock on larger format cans (16oz and 19.2oz) for beverages like water, energy drinks, and beer.
Plastic bottles are replaced by Pop Top Lock reclosable can ends to aid in ocean clean up and reducing plastic pollution and production.
Pop Top Lock Co. focuses on recycling education through original media, company partnerships, and consumer education.
