Membrane lid with integrated two-stage tab system
AssigneeSonoco Development, Inc.
InventorSCOTT WILLIAM HUFFER
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a resealable membrane lid for a container comprising a peelable portion and a removable portion. When the resealable peelable portion is peeled back, the seal onto the container is not disturbed. When the removable portion is removed from the container, the container contents may be accessed. The peelable portion may be resealed onto the container at any point in the process
Claims20
A container system comprising a resealable membrane lid sealed to a rim of a container,
- wherein the membrane lid comprises a peelable portion and a removable portion which are permanently adhered about their perimeters, permanently adhered in the location of an internal pull tab which is integral to the peelable portion, and other than in the locations of the permanent adhesive, adhesive-free between the peelable portion and the removable portion,
- wherein the peelable portion comprises an external pull tab and is at least partially peelable and resealable onto the rim of the container via a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, and
- wherein the removable portion is permanently adhered to the rim of the container and a portion of the removable portion, defined by score lines disposed therein, must be removed in order to access the contents of the container.
A container system comprising a resealable membrane lid sealed to a rim of a container,
- wherein the membrane lid comprises:
- a peelable portion defining an affixed portion, wherein the affixed portion circumvents a perimeter of the rim, the peelable portion comprising:
- an internal pull tab;
- an external pull tab;
- and
- a removable portion defining a removable portion perimeter, wherein the peelable portion and the removable portion are permanently adhered between the affixed portion and the removable portion perimeter, and permanently adhered in the location of the internal pull tab,
- wherein the external pull tab of the peelable portion is at least partially peelable and resealable onto the affixed portion of the peelable portion via a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, and
- wherein the removable portion is permanently adhered to the rim of the container and a portion of the removable portion, defined by score lines disposed therein, is removable to access contents of the container.
A container system comprising a resealable membrane lid sealed to a rim of a container,
- wherein the membrane lid comprises:
- a peelable portion defining an affixed portion, wherein the affixed portion circumvents a perimeter of the rim, the peelable portion comprising:
- an internal pull tab, defining an neck portion and a grasping portion;
- and
- an external pull tab;
- a removable portion defining a removable portion perimeter, wherein the removable portion is permanently adhered to the rim of the container and a portion of the removable portion, defined by score lines disposed therein, is removable to access contents of the container;
- an adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer is pattern applied between the peelable portion and the removable portion, wherein the adhesive layer extends between the affixed portion and the removable portion perimeter, and between the neck portion and an adjacent area of the removable portion;
- and
- wherein the external pull tab of the peelable portion is at least partially peelable and resealable onto the affixed portion of the peelable portion via a pressure sensitive adhesive layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.