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Abstract

A container end member provided with a score line groove defining a severable tab portion that can be severed by applying an inwardly directed force thereto and a hinge portion for retaining the severable tab portion attached to the container end member and a one-piece integrally formed plastic member pivotally secured to the container end member and comprising an elongated body portion having an abutment end portion overlying a portion of the severable tab portion for applying the axially inwardly directed force thereto and a finger hole, ring pull handle end portion overlying another portion of the container end member so that when an axially outwardly directed force is applied to the transverse handle end portion, the elongated body portion will pivot relative to the container end member so that the transverse abutment end portion will apply the axially inwardly directed force to the portion of the severable tab portion to sever the severable tab portion along the score line groove and form an outlet opening in the container end member. In a preferred embodiment, a relatively thin pull strip extends around and is spaced from the periphery of the elongated body portion and the abutment end portion and has two end portions integral with the handle portion. The bottom surface of the pull strip is spaced a distance from the container end member so that a finger tip may be placed thereunder to apply an axially outwardly directed force thereto which force is then applied to the handle portion.

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First Claim