Container and lid

An oval container lid comprising:

• a top wall portion with arcuate ribs configured to restrict rotation of a container base stacked on the top wall portion and between the arcuate ribs;
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• a skirt depending generally downwardly from an outer edge of the top wall portion and configured to removably secure to a container base;
• the arcuate ribs being entirely spaced from the outer edge of the top wall portion and located interiorly relative to the outer edge of the top wall portion, each of the arcuate ribs having a first arcuate side and a second arcuate side intersecting the first arcuate side and located interiorly relative to the first arcuate side, the second arcuate sides of the arcuate ribs facing each other and defining a generally oval-shaped label region therebetween, the arcuate ribs increasing the rigidity of the top wall portion of the lid as compared to a lid without ribs;
• wherein the top wall portion further comprises a raised peripheral region, the oval container lid being configured to rest in a downward orientation on a plurality of points or portions of stability provided by at least one of the arcuate ribs and the raised peripheral region;
• wherein the oval container lid is in combination with a container base and a foil cover, the foil cover being sealed across an open top of the container base and the oval container lid being secured to the container base over the foil cover, the oval container lid further comprising a plurality of braces extending along a bottom surface of the top wall portion to span across a bottom cavity of the raised peripheral region;
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• wherein an inward end portion of the plurality of braces is chamfered to minimize deformation of the foil cover with a stacking load being placed upon the oval container lid.

A container comprising:

• a base having a bottom wall portion and a sidewall portion defining an interior;
• a lid having a top wall portion and a skirt depending downwardly from edge portions of the top wall portion, the skirt configured to secure to the base sidewall portion to secure the lid to the base;
• a plurality of ribs of the top wall portion having an arc configuration, the plurality of ribs being entirely spaced from the top wall portion edge portions and located interiorly relative to the top wall portion edge portions, each of the plurality of ribs having a first arcuate side and a second arcuate side intersecting the first arcuate side and located interiorly relative to the first arcuate side, the second arcuate sides of the plurality of ribs facing each other and defining a generally oval-shaped label region therebetween, the plurality of ribs increasing the rigidity of the lid top wall portion as compared to a lid without ribs;
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• four or more spanning braces adjacent a bottom surface of the top wall portion, the spanning braces including transverse wall portions spanning across cavities created by the ribs on the bottom surface of the top wall portion, the transverse wall portions preventing the ribs from spreading apart as a result of stacking loads being placed on the lid;
• wherein inward end portions of the spanning braces are chamfered, the spanning braces configured to deflect downwardly with deflection of the top wall portion under a stacking load such that the chamfered end portions minimize contact of the spanning braces with any material spanning beneath the lid.