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IN A CONTAINER, A TEAR STRIP ARRANGEMENT FOR FACILITATING THE READY OPENING OF SAID CONTAINER, SAID TEAR STRIP ARRANGEMENT BEING INCORPORATED IN A PANEL OF SAID CONTAINER AND COMPRISING A TEAR STRIP PORTION DEFINED BY A PAIR OF SPACED, GENERALLY PARALLEL SCORE LINES EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM A POINT NEAR THE PERIPHERY OF THE PANEL TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE PANEL AND TERMINATING AT AN ENLARGED TAB FORMING END PORTION WHICH IS BORDEDED BY A CIRCULAR CUTTING LINE EXTENDING ABOUT SAID END PORTION WITH THE MATERIAL IN THE PANEL CUT THROUGH ON SAID LINE, ONE OF SAID SCORE LINES MERGING AT ITS OUTER END INTO A SCORE LINE EXTENDING AROUND AND FORMING THE PERIMETER OF A PORTION OF SAID PANEL WHICH IT IS DESIRED TO REMOVE SO AS TO PROVIDE AN OPENING INTO SAID CONTAINER, AND A COMBINATION SEAL FORMING AND TAB LIFTING MEMBER WHICH IS IN THE FORM OF A STRIP OF RELATIVELY THIN FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL OF SUFFICIENT SIZE TO COVER SAID TAB FORMING END PORTIONS WITH A CENTRAL PORTION THEREOF ADHESIVELY SECURED TO THE TAB FORMING END PORTION AND SAID STRIP HAVING ITS MARGINS SEALED TO THE PANEL MATERIAL SURROUNDING SAID TAB FORMING END PORTION BY A PEELABLE ADHESIVE WHICH PERMITS THE STRIP TO BE PULLED LOOSE FROM THE SURROUNDING MATERIAL WHILE IT REMAINS CONNECTED TO SAID TAB FORMING END PORTION.