Receptacles – Closures – With disparate support for displaced closure
Patent
1997-02-20
1999-02-09
Cronin, Stephen K.
Receptacles
Closures
With disparate support for displaced closure
206511, 206512, 206509, 220212, 220630, 220800, 220802, B65D 4303
Patent
active
058682686
ABSTRACT:
A storage container with self-retaining lid includes a lid and a storage container. The structure for attaching the lid can be molded on to the bottom of the storage container, molded to the top of the lid, or molded to the lid and the bottom of the storage container. There are several preferred embodiments of the self-retaining lid. In a first preferred embodiment, the lid has a rim with a recessed cavity for firmly receiving a lip of the storage container. In a second preferred embodiment, a bottom of the storage container has a lip which is sized to be firmly inserted into a sealing cavity of the lid. In a third preferred embodiment, a bottom of the storage container has a plurality of balls which are disposed to mate with a plurality of sockets on the lid. In a fourth preferred embodiment, a plurality of hooks are molded into at least two sides of the container and sized to receive the peripheral edge of the lid. In a fifth preferred embodiment, the bottom of the storage container has a plurality of corner lips which are sized to be firmly inserted into the sealing cavity of the lid. In a sixth preferred embodiment, the lid has a plurality of blocks with recessed cavities for firmly receiving a lip of the storage container. A lid of a styrofoam cup may be attached to the bottom thereof by molding a recessed cavity in the lid. A lid of a glass jar may be attached to the bottom thereof by molding a lip with thread projections in the bottom of the jar.
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Cronin Stephen K.
Ersler Donald J.
Hylton Robin
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