Container cap and method of piercing a seal covering an opening of a container

A container comprising:

• a container body comprising a neck portion and an interior, wherein said neck portion defines an opening in said container body that provides access to said interior, and wherein said opening is configured to be covered by a seal;
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• a container cap selectively removable from said container body, said container cap comprising:
• a cap body comprising:
• a cylindrical-shaped side wall having a bottom edge that defines an opening to an interior of said cap body;
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• a top wall portion integrated with said cylindrical-shaped side wall and at least partially enclosing the interior of said cap body;
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• a seal opening assembly integrated with said cap body, wherein said seal opening assembly comprises:
• a slot defined in said top wall portion of said cap body, wherein said slot is oriented to extend arcuately across said top wall portion;
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• a seal piercing member formed on a first side of said slot, wherein said seal piercing member is configured to pierce the seal covering the access opening.

A method of piercing a seal covering an opening in a neck portion of a container, said method comprising:

• orienting a container cap upside down relative to the container, wherein the container cap includes a cap body and a seal opening assembly integrated therewith, wherein the seal opening assembly includes a slot defined in a top wall portion of the cap body, and a seal piercing member formed on a first side of the slot;
• aligning the slot in the cap body with the neck portion of the container;
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• forcing the container cap towards the container such that the neck portion is inserted within the slot, and such that the seal piercing member pierces the seal covering the opening, the seal piercing member being defined on a peripheral edge of the cap body to be positionable on a radially inner side of the neck portion when the neck portion is inserted within the slot, and a remainder of the cap body positionable on a radially outer side of the neck portion when the neck portion is inserted within the slot.