Claims
- 1. In a lid for a container wherein the lid is of the type having
- 1. a line of weakening defining a panel that can be removed or bent to permit access to the interior of the container, and
- 2. a substantially rigid tab secured to the panel for causing fracture along a portion of the line of weakening by lifting one end of the tab,
- the improvement for facilitating lifting of the tab and fracture along the remaining extent of the line of weakening comprising
- a. a well in the panel, one end of the rigid tab protruding over the well whereby the tab end can be lifted by a finger inserted in the well, and
- b. the panel including a raised horseshoe shaped portion whose outer periphery is adjacent to the line of weakening, the end of the tab to be lifted being disposed between the legs of the horseshoe, and the bight of the horseshoe forming a portion of the well perimeter.
- 2. The improvement according to claim 1 wherein the tab, in its initial state, does not extend above the topmost level of the raised horseshoe portion.
Priority Claims (1)
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39455/73 |
Aug 1973 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a division of our co-pending application Ser. No. 498,714, filed Aug. 19, 1974; now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (2)
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3768692 |
Saunders |
Oct 1973 |
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3857166 |
Gaillard |
Dec 1974 |
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Divisions (1)
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498714 |
Aug 1974 |
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