Receptacles – Closures – With closure opening arrangements for means
Patent
1997-08-01
1999-03-30
Cronin, Stephen K.
Receptacles
Closures
With closure opening arrangements for means
220324, 220786, 220337, 292DIG17, 81 315, B65D 4516
Patent
active
058877444
ABSTRACT:
A closure for a waste container, which has a lid having a covering surface for covering the mouth of the container, a peripheral first groove in the circumference of the lid, the first groove being open in a direction away from the covering surface and defining an inner peripheral wall having an outer free end, and an outer peripheral wall having an outer free end with peripherally spaced lockable detent projections at the outer free end, the inner and outer peripheral walls being substantially perpendicular to the covering surface, a sealing gasket within the first groove for contacting the mouth when the lid is tightly closed, a lateral extension at the periphery of the lid outwardly of the first groove and forming a second groove in the extension, wherein the second groove being open in a direction that is opposed to the direction of the opening in the first groove, the second groove accommodating a hinge pin attached to the container for attaching the lid to the container mouth, a peripheral lateral extension formed on the container adjacent to its mouth and extending horizontally outwardly therefrom, the extension having an upper and a lower surface, and peripherally spaced openings therein, whereby, upon closing the lid over the container mouth for firmly locking it in place, the peripherally spaced locking detent projections enter the peripherally spaced openings and the detent projections firmly lock the lid in place by the detent projections engaging the lower surface of the horizontal extension.
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Cronin Stephen K.
Newhouse Nathan
Sanypick, S.A.
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