Sealing lid and tote combination
AssigneeCreative Plastic Concepts, LLC
InventorsNickolas Reinhart, Jacob H. Whitta
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Abstract
A tote assembly has a tote and a lid. The tote has a sealing channel formed in a lip that extends around a perimeter of a tote opening. At least one drain is formed in the lip and is adapted to direct a fluid away from the sealing channel. The lid has a center portion, a collar disposed around the center portion forming a perimeter of the lid, and a sealing rib formed in the collar that extends around the perimeter of the lid. The collar forms an interference fit with the lip of the tote. The sealing rib is configured to be disposed in the sealing channel to form a fluid tight seal. The fluid-tight seal between the tote and lid ensures the contents of the tote remain dry in an otherwise wet environment or conditions.
Claims18
A tote, comprising:
- a hollow main body having a front wall, a rear wall, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a base wall, the hollow main body further having a lip extending laterally outwardly from the front wall, the rear wall, the first sidewall, and the second sidewall, the lip defining a perimeter of an opening at an end of the hollow main body, the opening disposed opposite the base wall, a sealing channel formed in the lip and extending around the perimeter of the opening, and at least one drain formed in the lip and adapted to direct a fluid away from the sealing channel, wherein the at least one drain includes a funneling wall extending downward from the lip and beyond a side surface of the lip,
- wherein a top surface of the lip has a sloping edge angled downwardly from the top surface toward the base wall to direct the fluid away from the sealing channel and down the funneling wall of the drain.
A tote assembly, comprising:
- a tote including a hollow main body having a front wall, a rear wall, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a base wall, the hollow main body further having a lip extending laterally outwardly from the front wall, the rear wall, the first sidewall, and the second sidewall, the lip defining a perimeter of an opening at an end of the hollow main body, the opening disposed opposite the base wall, a sealing channel formed in the lip and extending around the perimeter of the opening, and at least one drain formed in the lip and adapted to direct a fluid away from the sealing channel, wherein the at least one drain includes a funneling wall extending downward from the lip and beyond a side surface of the lip,
- wherein a top surface of the lip has a sloping edge angled downwardly from the top surface toward the base wall to direct the fluid away from the sealing channel and down the funneling wall of the drain;
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- a lid having a main body with a center portion, a collar, and a sealing rib, the collar disposed around the center portion and forming a perimeter of the lid, the collar having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface, the side surface of the collar extending downwardly from the top surface, and the sealing rib formed in the collar and extending around the perimeter of the lid,
- wherein the collar forms an interference fit with the lip of the tote, and
- wherein the sealing rib is disposed in the sealing channel and forms a fluid tight seal therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.