Patent ID: 6604307
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A tubular composite container which is openable through a sidewall thereof, said container comprising:a tubular body ply formed of paperboard material having inner and outer surfaces and opposed ends, said body ply further defining a seam where opposed edges of said body ply are positioned adjacent each other; and a film label ply around said outer surface of said tubular body ply, said film label ply being tearable away from said body ply such that said body ply seam can be separated and said container opened, said film label ply comprising, an inner layer having inner and outer surfaces, said inner layer being peelably adhered to said outer surface of said tubular body ply and being formed of a polymeric material of a first type, and an outer layer having inner and outer surfaces, said outer layer being permanently bonded to said inner layer and being formed of a polymeric material of a second type, one of said layers having a higher resistance to creep in the circumferential direction than the other of said layers.