Cylindrical fiber container with display label

Claim 1

A fiber can designed to permit easy, substantially full length opening thereof, said can comprising a generally cylindrical inner body strip having a weakened separation line extending helically substantially the full length thereof from one end of the can to the other, said inner body comprising a helically wound strip having its side edges abutting one another to define said weakened separation line and said strip having an established width, a temporary reinforcing means superimposed over abutting edges of the inner body and having at least a portion thereof overlying the separation line, said reinforcing means being readily removable from the underlying can body to expose the separation line throughout substantially the entire length thereof when the can is to be opened, an overlying label formed from flexible sheet material in strip form, said label having a width of at least about 11/2 times the established width of the strip that forms the inner body, whereby the surface area of the label is at least about 11/2 times the outside surface area of the sidewall of the can, end closures to seal the ends of the can and a circumferentially extending collar cut is provided on the exterior of the can to a depth extending at least through the label and reinforcing means to provide a lifting tab thereon to facilitate the separate removal of the label and reinforcing means whereby the label can be removed intact and the temporary reinforcing means can be removed at a later time to expose the weakened separation line.