Patent ID: 7036714

Claim:
A method of opening and closing a container, said method comprising: providing said container comprising: a body portion having at least one wall; a dispensing opening; a lid movably attached to said body portion; a panel formed in said at least one wail of said body portion; wherein said panel is attached to said lid; moving said container to an open condition, in which product can be dispensed from said container through said dispensing opening, by applying an opening force to said lid, wherein said opening force causes said panel to separate from said at least one wall, thereby forming a hole in said at least one wall; moving said container to a closed condition by applying a closing force to said lid; releasably retaining said container in said closed condition by engaging at least a portion of said panel with at least a portion of said wall; wherein said container further comprises a sheet of material covering said hole while said container is in said open condition; wherein, said panel includes a stationary portion and a hinge portion separated from said stationary portion by a score line; wherein, said stationary portion is attached to said lid; and wherein, said engaging at least a portion of said panel with at least a portion of said wall comprises engaging said hinge portion with said at least a portion of said wall.