Product package seal with peelable tab

Abstract

A product package for storing nutritional or pharmaceutical products includes a container having a body and an opening, a seal ( 300, 600 ) applied to the container to seal the opening, and a closure removably engaged with the container to selectively close the opening of the container. The closure and/or the seal include one or more gripping features ( 304, 604, 710 ) to facilitate lifting and/or removing the seal from the container.

1 . A product package comprising:
 a container comprising a body and an opening;   a seal, wherein the seal is removably engaged with the body to seal the opening, wherein the seal comprises a tab extending past the opening such that the tab is positioned along the body in a first position; and   a closure, wherein the closure is positioned over the seal and is removably engaged with the container, wherein the closure comprises at least one gripping feature coupled with the tab of the seal, wherein the at least one gripping feature is operable to lift the tab of the seal away from the body to a second position when the closure is removed from the container.   
     
     
         2 . The product package of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one gripping feature comprises a tab extending inwardly from a side wall of the closure. 
     
     
         3 . The product package of  claim 2 , wherein the tab extends substantially perpendicularly from the side wall. 
     
     
         4 . The product package of  claim 2 , wherein the tab extends at an acute angle from the side wall. 
     
     
         5 . The product package of  claim 2 , wherein the tab extends continuously around the interior of the side wall. 
     
     
         6 . The product package of  claim 2 , wherein the tab extends around only a portion of the interior of the side wall. 
     
     
         7 . The product package of  claim 2 , wherein the tab is positioned on an end of the side wall. 
     
     
         8 . The product package of  claim 1 , wherein the closure comprises an opening on a side wall of the closure, wherein the opening is sized to correspond to the tab of the seal such that the tab is positionable within the opening. 
     
     
         9 . The product package of  claim 8 , wherein the opening is operable to assist in removing the seal from the container. 
     
     
         10 . A product package comprising:
 a container comprising a body and an opening; and   a seal, wherein the seal is removably engaged with the body to seal the opening, wherein the seal comprises a tab extending past the opening of the container, wherein the tab is positionable against the body of the container in a first position, wherein the tab comprises a first folded portion such that the first folded portion is positioned against the tab, wherein the first folded portion is configured to provide a gripping feature to remove the seal from the container.   
     
     
         11 . The product package of  claim 10 , wherein the first folded portion is positioned along a neck portion of the container. 
     
     
         12 . The product package of  claim 10 , wherein the first folded portion is substantially horizontal with the tab. 
     
     
         13 . The product package of  claim 10 , wherein the first folded portion is configured to be lifted to position the tab in a second position away from the body of the container. 
     
     
         14 . The product package of  claim 10 , wherein the first folded portion is configured to be unfolded from the tab to position the tab in a second position away from the body of the container. 
     
     
         15 . The product package of  claim 10 , wherein the first folded portion extends to a top surface of the container. 
     
     
         16 . The product package of  claim 10 , wherein the tab comprises a second folded portion. 
     
     
         17 . The product package of  claim 16 , wherein the first folded portion and the second folded portion comprise a corner. 
     
     
         18 . The product package of  claim 17 , wherein the corner is positioned in about the center of the tab. 
     
     
         19 . The product package of  claim 10 , wherein the seal comprises foil. 
     
     
         20 . A product package comprising:
 a container comprising a body and an opening;   a seal, wherein the seal is removably engaged with the body to seal the opening, wherein the seal comprises a tab extending past the opening of the container, wherein the tab is folded against a portion of the body of the container;   a closure, wherein the closure is positioned over the seal and is removably engaged with the container; and   a gripping feature operable to remove the seal from the container, wherein the gripping feature is positioned on a select one of the seal and the closure.