Patent ID: 7938286

Claim:
A container system comprising: a closure, the closure comprising: a top portion having an outer edge; a skirt downwardly depending from the outer edge and having an inside surface and a lower edge; a plurality of spaced apart projections supported at the inside surface of the skirt and extending in a substantially vertical direction, wherein the projections are configured to releasably engage an open end of the container for securing the to the container; a removable tear strip provided at a lower edge of skirt and having at least one pull tab; and a container, the container comprising: a side wall having an upper end and a lower end; an end wall provided at the lower end of the side wall; a satellite ring disposed around the upper end of the side wall, the satellite ring having a top surface configured to be vertically offset from a lower edge of the removable tear strip; and a lift handle formed into the satellite ring and configured to be positioned under the at least one pull tab of the removable tear strip, the lift handle having a top surface slanting inward towards the side wall, wherein a portion of the satellite ring is missing at the top surface of the lift handle to provide clearance for a user trying to grasp the at least one pull tab.