Patent attributes
A closure (20, 120, 220, 320, 320A, 420) and a method for making a closure (20, 120, 220, 320, 320A, 420) is provided. The closure (20, 120, 220, 320, 320A, 420) is for a container (22) that has an opening to the container interior wherein contents may be stored, and the closure (20, 120, 220, 320, 320A, 420) includes the following: a closure body (30, 130, 230, 430) that is for mounting on the container (22) and that defines an opening through tire closure body (30, 130, 230, 330, 430); a membrane (26, 126, 226, 326, 326A) attached to the closure body (30, 130, 230, 330, 430) and extending across at least a portion of the closure body opening to initially occlude at least a portion of said closure body opening; and a pull ring (36, 136, 236, 336) that is separate from the closure body (30, 130, 230, 330, 430) and that is attached to the membrane (26, 126, 226, 326, 326A) at the closure body opening whereby a user can pull the pull ring (36, 136, 236, 336) to tear at least a portion of the membrane (26, 126, 226, 326, 326A) away from the closure body (30, 130, 230, 330, 430) to provide either access or increased access through the closure body opening.
