초록

A covering substrate adhered to a container providing a hygienic environment at a top portion of the container. The covering substrate includes a non-metallic covering with a tab defined within the perimeter of the substrate.

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1. A hygienically covered container, comprising: a container having a top wall and a rim having a top surface and an inner surface extending from the top wall defining an uppermost perimeter of a top portion;a pour aperture at the top portion;a non-metallic covering heat seal bonded to the top surfa

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A hygienically covered container, comprising: a container having a top wall and a rim having a top surface and an inner surface extending from the top wall defining an uppermost perimeter of a top portion;a pour aperture at the top portion;a non-metallic covering heat seal bonded to the top surface of the rim providing a hygienic environment at the top portion protecting the pour aperture and the inner rim surface from contamination;wherein the non-metallic covering has a perimeter and includes a non-metallic substrate;a separate heat seal coating applied to the non-metallic substrate and disposed for heat seal bonding the non-metallic covering to the container rim and configured to cleanly peel away from the container rim without leaving residue thereon;a bondable material including a portion secured in part to an upper surface of the non-metallic substrate and opposite the separate heat seal coating to define a tab substantially contained within the perimeter of the non-metallic covering; andwherein the non-metallic substrate extends between the separate heat seal coating and the bondable material. 2. The container according to claim 1, further comprising a graphic laminated to the tab of the non-metallic covering. 3. The container according to claim 1, wherein the non-metallic covering is arranged within the perimeter of the rim so that an outer surface of the rim is exposed. 4. The container according to claim 3, wherein the rim is non-threaded. 5. The container according to claim 1, wherein the container includes a metallic material. 6. The container according to claim 1, wherein the non-metallic covering includes a hologram. 7. The container according to claim 1, wherein the bondable material is transparent. 8. The container according to claim 7, further comprising a graphic laminated to the tab of the transparent bondable material. 9. The container according to claim 1, wherein the non-metallic substrate includes a graphic on one or more of a side adjacent the bondable material or a side adjacent the heat seal coating. 10. The container according to claim 1, wherein the bondable material includes a clear polyester material. 11. The container according to claim 8, wherein the graphic comprises a hologram on a polyester material. 12. The container according to claim 1, wherein the container comprises a metallic material and the non-metallic covering is capable of heat sealing to the container utilizing induction heating wherein the heat seal coating is susceptible to getting heat from the container. 13. A hygienically covered container, comprising: a container having a top wall including a rim having a top surface and inner and outer top wall side surfaces extending downwardly from the rim top surface defining an uppermost perimeter of a top portion;a pour aperture at the top portion;a non-metallic covering heat seal bonded to the top surface of the rim providing a hygienic environment at the top portion protecting the pour aperture and the inner rim surface;wherein the non-metallic covering has a side edge and includes a non-metallic substrate;a separate heat seal coating applied to the non-metallic substrate and disposed for heat seal bonding the non-metallic covering to the container rim; anda bondable material secured in part to the non-metallic substrate opposite the separate heat seal coating defining a tab substantially contained within the side edge of the non-metallic covering; anda separate layer of polyester laminated to the bondable material on an underside thereof and associated with the tab, the separate layer of polyester extending partway across the non-metallic covering so that one portion of the non-metallic covering is free of the separate layer of polyester and another portion of the non-metallic covering has the separate layer of polyester associated with the tab. 14. The hygienically covered container of claim 13, wherein an outer edge of the separate layer of polyester meets an outer edge of the bondable material on one side of the non-metallic covering. 15. The hygienically covered container of claim 13, wherein the non-metallic substrate extends between the separate heat seal coating and the bondable material. 16. The hygienically covered container of claim 15, wherein the bondable material is a layer of polyester. 17. The hygienically covered container of claim 15, wherein the heat seal coating of the non-metallic covering is configured to cleanly peel away from the container rim without leaving residue thereon. 18. The hygienically covered container of claim 13, wherein the non-metallic covering is free of foam. 19. The hygienically covered container of claim 13, wherein a thickness of the bondable material defining the tab is less than a thickness of the separate heat seal coating. 20. The hygienically covered container of claim 13, wherein the non-metallic covering is positioned on the container rim so that the side edge of the non-metallic covering is exposed and the non-metallic covering does not hang downwardly on the container top wall such that the outer side surface of the top wall is exposed. 21. The hygienically covered container of claim 1, wherein the bondable material is a layer of polyester. 22. The hygienically covered container of claim 1, wherein a thickness of the bondable material defining the tab is less than a thickness of the separate heat seal coating. 23. The hygienically covered container of claim 1, wherein the non-metallic covering is free of foam.