Food-storage container
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsBrent Burgess, Scott E Carpenter, Christopher Hartnett, Zachary Saylor, Joel M. Sells
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Abstract
A food-storage container includes a container body defining a storage area and a rim. A removable lid is connectable to the rim to seal the storage area. The lid defines a vent hole. A latch assembly of the container has a latch and a vent flap. The latch is pivotally attached to the lid and is configured to engage with the container body to secure the lid to the rim when in a latched position. The vent flap is pivotal relative to the latch between an open position in which the flap is spaced from the vent hole and a sealing position in which the flap seals the vent hole.
Claims20
A food-storage container comprising:
- a container body defining a storage area and a rim;
- a removable lid connectable to the rim to seal the storage area and defining a vent hole;
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- a latch assembly including a latch and a vent flap, wherein the latch is pivotally attached to the lid and is configured to engage with the container body to secure the lid to the rim when in a latched position, and wherein the vent flap is pivotally connected to the latch to be pivotal between an open position in which the flap is spaced from the vent hole and a sealing position in which the flap seals the vent hole.
A food-storage container comprising:
- a container body defining a storage area and a rim;
- a removable lid connectable to the rim to seal the storage area and defining a vent hole;
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- a latch assembly including a latch and a vent flap, wherein the latch is pivotally attached to the lid and is configured to engage with the container body to secure the lid to the rim when in a latched position, and wherein the vent flap is pivotal relative to the latch between an open position in which the flap is spaced from the vent hole and a sealing position in which the flap seals the vent hole, wherein the vent flap is nested within the latch.
A food-storage container comprising:
- a container body defining a storage area and a rim;
- a removable lid connectable to the rim to seal the storage area and defining a vent hole;
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- a latch assembly including a latch and a vent flap, wherein the latch is pivotally attached to the lid and is configured to engage with the container body to secure the lid to the rim when in a latched position, and wherein the vent flap is pivotal relative to the latch between an open position in which the flap is spaced from the vent hole and a sealing position in which the flap seals the vent hole, wherein the latch and the vent flap have a common pivot axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.