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US 12,473,128 B2Granted
Method of manufacture for a highly peelable lid with a frangible seal
AssigneeCambio Roasters, LLC
InventorsRichard Estabrook, Kevin Hartley
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Abstract
The following disclosure describes a container with a peelable lid having a frangible seal and method of manufacture. The method includes providing a container body, receiving a lid, aligning and placing the lid flush against the rim of the container body, and sealing the lid to the container body. The method of manufacture produces a container with a peelable lid having a frangible seal, the container including a container body, a lid sealed to the rim of the open end of the container body, and a pull tab.
Claims18
A method of manufacture for a highly peelable lid with a frangible seal, wherein the method comprises:
- providing a container body comprising an open end having rims with a polymer lining, wherein the rims comprise a first, smaller in width rim which is configured to protect a second, larger in width rim, a body wall, a cavity, and a closed end;
- receiving a lid having a top side and an underside, wherein the underside further comprises a polymer coating having varying thickness on the underside of the lid;
- attaching a pull tab, distinct from the lid, to the lid such that the pull tab extends, across the lid, from a first side of the lid to an opposed second side of the lid, wherein the pull tab is configured to sit flush with a wall of the container body;
- aligning and placing the lid flush against the second larger in width rim of the container body;
- and
- sealing the lid to the container body, wherein sealing is comprised of:
- applying heat comprising convection heat sealing to components of the container body, including the second larger in width rim of the body and the lid;
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- applying pressure to the lid.
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