Product container strainer

Abstract

A single use packing and dispensing technique includes a filter element as part of the packaging to permit a user to drain the packing fluid while retaining the primary package contents such as pickles, olives, canned vegetables, fruit, canned meats, poultry and fish. A strainer may be incorporated into any suitable aspect of the packaging along with a removable sealing element.

I claim: 
     
         1 . In a product container having a container body with a sealed end and an open end and a sealing end secured to the open end, the improvement comprising;
 a strainer formed in a portion of the sealing end;   a pull top formed in a portion of the sealing end, the pull top defined by a scored edge to enable removal of the pull top;   a sealing element, sealing the strainer;   a first pull tab secured to the sealing element for removing the sealing element from the strainer; and   a second pull tab secured to the pull top for removing the pull top.   
     
     
         2 . In a product container having a container body with a sealed end and an open end and a sealing end secured to the open end and a pull top formed in the sealing end, the improvement comprising;
 a strainer formed in a portion of the pull top;   a sealing element, sealing the strainer;   a first pull tab secured to the sealing element for removing the sealing element from the strainer; and   a second pull tab secured to the pull top for removing the pull top.