Receptacles – Closures – Secondary closure within parameter of primary closure
Patent
1992-12-30
1994-09-20
Shoap, Allan N.
Receptacles
Closures
Secondary closure within parameter of primary closure
220306, 220324, 220326, 220711, B65D 5118
Patent
active
053481810
ABSTRACT:
The drinking cup lid includes a cover portion and at least one tab extending from the cover portion and movable into a retaining position adjacent the sidewalls of the cup to securely attach the lid to the cup while providing a gripping area insulated from the thermal effects of the contents of the cup. The tabs include a retaining groove adapted to receive the rim of the cup and a latching lip for sealingly engaging the rim when the tabs are moved into the retaining position. A gripping portion of each tab is positioned adjacent the sidewalls when the tabs are in the retaining position. The gripping portion is maintained a spaced radial distance from the sidewalls by both a hinge which provides a pivot axis about which the tab rotates and a rib formed by a stiffening groove extending along the tab.
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Gerber Reinhold
Smith Bruce R.
Cronin Stephen
James River Corporation of Virginia
Shoap Allan N.
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