Patent ID: 7832580

Claim:
A combination comprising a container comprised of a tubular body portion with a sealed bottom end and an opposite open top end ending with an exterior rim surrounding an access opening and providing a bonding surface for a seal, a tamper evident container seal with an integral pull opener for sealing over the access opening of said container; and a closure cap for securing to said container for covering over said seal and said access opening; said seal comprising: (a) a first layer of frangible sheet material, a second layer of adhesive, a third layer of strengthening sheet material, and a fourth layer of adhesive; (b) wherein said second layer of adhesive, said third layer of strengthening sheet material and said fourth layer of adhesive each contain a breakable configuration of either a varied, C shaped, O shaped, segmented O shaped, or spiral shaped cut voids; (c) wherein said breakable configuration of either a varied, C shaped, O shaped, segmented O shaped, or spiral shaped cut voids in said second layer of adhesive, said third layer of strengthening sheet material, and said fourth layer of adhesive are duplicates of each other; (d) wherein said first layer of frangible sheet material, said second layer of adhesive, said third layer of strengthening sheet material, and said fourth layer of adhesive are bonded together forming said seal; (e) wherein said breakable configuration of either a varied, C shaped, O shaped, segmented O shaped, or spiral shaped cut voids in said second layer of adhesive, said third layer of strengthening sheet material and said fourth layer of adhesive are in alignment with each other; (f) wherein said breakable configuration of either a varied, C shaped, O shaped, segmented O shaped, or spiral shaped cut voids create one or more weak areas in said seal by leaving only said first layer of frangible sheet material covering over said breakable configuration of either a varied, C shaped, O shaped, segmented O shaped, or spiral shaped cut voids; (g) wherein a circumferentially peripheral portion of said seal is bonded to said exterior rim by said fourth layer of adhesive sealing over said access opening; (h) wherein said breakable configuration of either a varied, C shaped, O shaped, segmented O shaped, or spiral shaped cut voids defines a center portion of said seal; (i) wherein said center portion breaks open and tears only in one or more weak areas of said breakable configuration of either a varied, C shaped, O shaped, segmented O shaped, or spiral shaped cut voids when a consumer applies sufficient external pushing pressure against said seal; and (j) wherein said center portion forms said integral pull opener when said seal is broken open providing access to said center portion thereby allowing said center portion to be pinched and pulled from said container by the consumer.