Patent ID: 8528770

Claim:
A container comprising: a container having a base, an integral sidewall extending upward from the base and forming a continuous sidewall around the base, an integral upper seal rim at an upper portion of the sidewall for engaging a lid and a container skirt around an outside portion of the sidewall integrally connected between the sidewall and the upper seal rim; an indent formed in the container skirt, wherein the indent extends partially through the container skirt thereby maintaining continuity of the skirt; a skirt protrusion extending outward from the container skirt adapted for accepting a lift tab on a lid; a tear-off tab integrally and removably formed in the container skirt to cover the indent approximately parallel to the skirt; a tear tab lever on an upper portion of the tear-off tab and having a gripping portion extending outward from the container skirt tear tab lever allowing a user to pull downward and outward to separate the tear-off tab from the container skirt thereby exposing the indent.