Patent ID: 7967187
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A sealed container, comprising: a container body molded from a multilayer sheet; and a cover heat sealed to the container body; wherein: the container body comprises a receptacle for holding contents having an opening, and a flange provided at a circumference of the opening and extending radially outward from the opening; the cover comprises a tab extending radially outward from a remainder of the cover; an innermost layer of the multilayer sheet forming the container body forms an interior surface of the receptacle and an upper surface of the flange; the flange comprises an inner notch and an outer notch; the inner notch extends around the circumference of the opening and protrudes at least partially through the innermost layer of the container body; the outer notch extends around the circumference of the opening and protrudes at least partially through the innermost layer of the container body; the inner notch is closer to the opening of the container body than the outer notch; a section of the innermost layer of the container body provided on the flange between the inner notch and the outer notch is adhered to the cover; the section of the innermost layer is adhered to the cover by: when the cover is removed from the container body by pulling the tab, at least a portion of the section of the innermost layer of the container body provided on the flange between the inner notch and the outer notch is removed from the container body with the cover.