Patent ID: 8703265

Claim:
A holographic sealing member for a container comprising: a heat actuated sealant or adhesive layer for securing the holographic sealing member to a container; a sealing layer bonded to the heat actuated sealant or adhesive layer, the sealing layer comprising a metal foil layer; a holographic layer bonded to an upper surface of the metal foil layer, the holographic layer including an upper PET layer, an embossed image layer, and a lower metalized layer; a splitting point for the holographic sealing member between the upper PET layer and the embossed image layer of the holographic layer so that the upper PET layer can be split apart from the embossed image layer; a polyethylene or polypropylene or polyester foam or film layer bonded to the upper PET layer; and a PET tab defining layer extending over and covering at least a first portion of, but not bonded to the first portion of, the polyethylene or polypropylene or polyester foam or film layer to form a tab where upward pulling of the tab, with the placement of the holographic layer above the metal foil layer, causes the holographic sealing member to separate at the splitting point leaving the heat actuated sealant or adhesive layer, the sealing layer, the lower metalized layer, and the embossed image layer secured to a container so that an image formed by the embossed image layer and the lower metalized layer is undisturbed by splitting the upper PET layer apart from the embossed image layer by upward pulling of the tab.