Patent ID: 6457613
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
The combination of a container and a retaining seal, said container having a cylindrical neck, which neck has a threaded vertical wall for engaging a threaded cap and terminates in a top opening, said seal being secured to the top opening but separable in part so that the contents of the container may be poured therefrom; wherein said seal:(1) is a film which is impervious to liquids; (2) is secured along its peripheral edge to the top opening of said neck; (3) contains a pinpoint hole at its epicenter; and (4) contains a pattern of separable incisions which are arranged serially about the hole in spoke fashion so that, when separated, they form a drain opening from which the contents of the container can flow, wherein the incisions of said seal extend inwardly and are of two lengths, one abbreviated and the other being longitudinally extended, said incisions being in a sequential pattern, one after the other.