Vessel lid and methods of making and using same

A lid assembly, comprising:

• a base connected to a vessel, the base having an open first end, an open second end and a sidewall defining a passageway extending between the first and second end, wherein a plurality of L-shaped projections are provided on an internal surface of the sidewall wherein each of the plurality of L-shaped projections is provided with a substantially horizontally slanted portion configured with a notch and the base is removably connected to the vessel wherein the base is provided with an internal shoulder positioned in the passageway of the base so as to provide the base with a first portion and a second portion wherein the second portion of the base forms a collar;
• and
• a lid having a closed top surface, the closed top surface having a skirt extending downward from and about a perimeter of the closed top surface, the skirt positioned over the second portion of the base and a stopper extending downward from a bottom surface of the lid, the stopper configured to be inserted into the collar of the second portion of the base, the stopper being provided with a plurality of external rectangular projections wherein each of the plurality of external rectangular projections is configured to position in the notch of the substantially horizontally slanted portion of the L-shaped projection of the base, such that the plurality of external rectangular projections corresponding to the plurality of L-shaped projections of the base such that the base and lid are moved between a locked and an unlocked position wherein each of the plurality of L-shaped projections of the base is provided in a staggered arrangement and each of the corresponding plurality of rectangular projections of the lid are provided in a staggered arrangement.