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US 11,572,221 B1Granted
Canister lid
AssigneeDeRoyal Industries, Inc.
InventorsWalter C. Cowart, Randall Harris
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Abstract
A lid of molded plastic construction, includes a lid body and a cap attached to the lid body by a tether. The tether is substantially continuous with an adjacent peripheral edge of the lid body, with a tear zone between the tether and the adjacent peripheral edge of the lid body formed during molding of the lid. The tear zone is disruptable by application of a tearing pressure to free the tether from the peripheral edge.
Claims10
A lid of molded plastic construction, comprising:
- a lid body having a plurality of ports;
- a plurality of caps corresponding in number to the ports with each of the caps configured to correspond to and fit onto one of the ports;
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- a plurality of tethers each tether attached to one of the caps to locate the caps at spaced apart locations about a periphery of the lid body, each tether being substantially continuous with an adjacent peripheral edge of the lid body and having a tear zone between the tether and the adjacent peripheral edge of the lid body formed during molding of the lid, wherein each tether has a thickness of about 1/16 inch and a width of from about 1/16 inch to about ⅛ inch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.