Patent ID: 9333605
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: B23P,B31B,B65D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of making a condiment dispenser comprising: forming a sidewall having first and second end portions, said first end portion having an inwardly extending flange; forming a dispenser assembly configured to be secured to said sidewall first end portion; forming a web containing a plurality of seal members, die cutting said seal members such that said seal members are connected to one another in the web only by a plurality of ear portions, said ear portions being circumferentially spaced and projecting from an outer perimeter of each said seal member; aligning one of said seal members with said dispenser assembly; attaching the aligned seal member to said dispenser assembly; severing the ear portions of said attached seal member from the ear portions of adjacent seal members such that said attached seal member is completely detached from said web; and securing said dispenser assembly to said sidewall adjacent said first end portion; wherein a portion of said seal member is folded back prior to securing said dispenser assembly to said sidewall to form a pull tab usable to remove the seal member, and wherein said pull tab includes an ear portion projecting therefrom.