General Mills, Inc.

General Mills Marketing, Inc.

Ali El-Afandi

Jeremy R Marincel

Todd Purkey

Christopher Scott

The invention includes a closure for a container. The closure includes a lid, a tab including a base, an end opposite the base, and a rivet. The rivet is disposed between the base and the end. The tab is fastened to the lid at the base and the rivet such that the rivet pulls away from the lid to form a hole in the lid when the end of the tab is moved away from the lid during the opening process.

Foil membrane lid

A label for a container may include a planar body comprising a first edge and a second edge, the first and second edges disposed at opposite sides of the body from each other; a cut-out portion of the planar body disposed between the first and second edges; and first and second tear lines extending from the cutout portion to respective first and second termination locations at or proximate to the first and second edges, respectively. The first and second tear lines may diverge at an angle away from each other in a direction from the cut-out portion to the respective first and second termination locations.

Container label and related methods

Label on container

Label

Expandable gusseted sleeve for a pouch

Set of tear strip access perforations on packaging

Combined tear strip and access perforations on packaging

Combined tear-strip and access perforations on packaging

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Maplewood, MN, United States of America

Ali El-Afandi