Pull tab with improved accessibility and associated methods of manufacture

A progressive die manufacturing method of manufacturing a pull tab for opening a container of a type having a frangible region of a container lid and a rivet aperture adjacent the frangible region, comprising steps of:

• producing a tab blank in a first die stamping process;
• at a tab die, forming the tab blank into a flat tab having a nose configured to apply downward pressure on the frangible region of the container lid, a rivet receiving portion adjacent to the nose that includes a rivet aperture therethrough, a lift portion located distal from the nose, and a finger hole located in proximity to the lift portion;
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• at a lift station, bending the flat tab upward at two opposing sides of the finger hole to form upward bends such that the lift portion is elevated relative to a bottom plane of the pull tab, the lift portion being positioned at a distance between 1 mm and 2 mm from the bottom plane of the pull tab.