Container Lid with Cutting Mechanism for Allowing Easy-Open Access to Products in Sealed Containers and Beverage Container Including Container Lid

A pre-filled container comprising:

• a container body having a top rim with external threads, the top rim defining a container opening;
• a product disposed in the container body;
• a seal disposed over the container opening and sealing the product in the container body;
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• a lid engageable with the top rim, wherein the lid comprises:
• a connecting rim engageable with the top rim and encircling a lid surface,
• threads disposed on an inside surface of the connecting rim, and
• a cutting tab disposed on the lid surface, wherein the cutting tab is sized and positioned to engage the seal of the container body when the lid is threaded onto the container body top rim via the threads.

A method of manufacturing a lid for opening a sealed container, the method comprising:

• (a) forming a connecting rim engageable with the sealed container, the connecting rim encircling a lid surface;
• (b) providing threads on an inside surface of the connecting rim;
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• (c) forming a cutting tab on the lid surface, wherein the cutting tab is sized and positioned to engage a seal of the sealed container when the lid is threaded onto the sealed container via the threads.