Patent ID: 9682798
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A container lid comprising: at least one side wall that defines a volume for receiving at least one welding consumable; an end wall connected to the at least one sidewall, the end wall enclosing the at least one welding consumable within the volume; a score line formed in a surface of the end wall defining a perimeter of a container lid, wherein at least a portion of the container lid is removable from the end wall by tearing the container lid along the score line, and wherein the score line forms a burr upon tearing; and a protective element attached to a surface of the end wall, the protective element extending inward relative to the at least one sidewall to cover the burr, and wherein the protective element comprises a label on the end wall, the label covering the container lid and extending radially outward of the perimeter of the container lid to attach to the end wall outside of the container lid, the label defining a second score line located radially inward relative to the first score line, wherein the label tears along the second score line leaving a flexible lip extending inward of the first score line to cover the burr.