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US 12,503,275 B2Granted
Lid with dispensing feature
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorKyle Baird
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Abstract
A lid for a container. The lid can comprise a central wall and a dispensing feature comprising a dispenser flap foldably connected to the central wall, a projection extending from the dispenser flap, and a ledge. The dispenser flap can be movable to a dispensing position in which the dispenser flap is spaced from the ledge to at least partially form a dispensing opening. The projection can be in locking engagement with the ledge when the dispenser flap is in the dispensing position.
Claims17
A method of forming a lid comprising:
- forming a central wall;
- and
- forming a dispensing feature comprising a dispenser flap foldably connected to the central wall, a projection extending from the dispenser flap, and a ledge, wherein the projection comprises a top surface that is curved downwardly from a centerline of the projection along a direction that is parallel to at least a portion of the ledge;
- the dispenser flap is movable to a dispensing position in which the dispenser flap is spaced from the ledge to at least partially form a dispensing opening, the projection being in locking engagement with the ledge when the dispenser flap is in the dispensing position.
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A method comprising:
- obtaining a lid comprising a central wall and a dispensing feature, the dispensing feature comprising a dispenser flap foldably connected to the central wall, a projection extending from the dispenser flap, and a ledge, wherein the projection comprises a top surface that is curved downwardly from a centerline of the projection along a direction that is parallel to at least a portion of the ledge;
- actuating the dispensing feature by moving the dispenser flap to a dispensing position in which the dispenser flap is spaced from the ledge to at least partially form a dispensing opening;
- and
- locking the dispensing feature in the dispensing position by engaging the projection in locking engagement with the ledge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.