Receptacles – Closures – With closure opening arrangements for means
Patent
1995-02-09
1996-04-16
Shoap, Allan N.
Receptacles
Closures
With closure opening arrangements for means
220352, 220356, B65D 4304
Patent
active
055074073
ABSTRACT:
A container lid (10) is disclosed for enclosing a container (12). The lid has a top wall (14), and a peripheral rim flange (18) dimensioned to flex outward and receive the upper rim of the container therebetween. The rim flange (18) terminates at a downturned skirt (20). A lever arm skirt portion (32) is provided to extend vertically downward from the lid rim flange, and tapers inward from a top end (38) to a bottom end (40). The lever arm (32) is pivotal outward, whereby applying a force moment to the rim flange (18) which serves to break the seal between the rim flange and the outside rim surface (34) of the container (12), and allow the lid to be easily removed therefrom.
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Feer David L.
Pesa William A.
Hylton Robin A.
O'Planick Richard B.
Riedesel Lisa B.
Rubbermaid Incorporated
Shoap Allan N.
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