Patent ID: 8708180

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a container with peelable liner for holding fluid or particle compositions, which comprises: providing an injection molded container having a rounded side wall that defines an inner surface, an upper edge, an outer surface, and a downwardly-extending skirt which is one piece with the outer surface and extending therearound near said upper edge, said downwardly-extending skirt comprising a tab which is one piece with the skirt and having a weakening line or a plurality of connection points between the tab and the skirt to enable said tab to be torn away from said skirt, and applying a peelable coating over said inner surface of said rounded side wall as a liner, over said upper edge and over said downwardly-extending skirt and tab, such that tearing said tab away from said skirt will cause said peelable coating to be removed from said skirt and side wall.