The ornamental design of this invention is a container having a pop-up dispensing opening comprising a flexible material having one or more slits which define the dispensing opening. The dispensing opening is set into the large lid of the container and is covered by a flip-top type of dispensing lid when the flip-top lid is closed. The container is adapted to hold a stack of wet wipes which are dispensed through the flexible star-shaped opening in a pop-up fashion. The flip-top lid, when closed, inhibits drying out of the exposed portion of the web in between dispensing events.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container in accordance with the invention, in which the dispensing opening has a star-shaped slit configuration.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the container of FIG. 1 with the flip-top lid closed.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the container of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the container of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the container of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the container of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a left side view of the container of FIG. 1.

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›1.independentWe claim the ornamental design for a container with flexible opening, as shown and described.

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D443451-S	S1	12 Jun 2001	30 Mar 2000	granted	Container with flexible opening
US	US-D444063-S	S1	26 Jun 2001	19 Dec 2000	granted	Flexible opening for a container

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-145714-S	S	1 Nov 2001	26 Sep 2000	published	Flexible opening member for use with a container
CA	CA-96014-S	S	21 Nov 2003	21 Sep 2000	granted	Dispensing opening for container for moistened tissues

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