Container cover for container with edge protrusion

A container cover, formed of molded plastic and comprising:

• a central dome, including a hinged closure for at least one opening in the container cover,
• a peripheral rim portion surrounding the central dome, wherein the central dome extends upwardly from the peripheral rim portion,
• a skirt extending downwardly from an outer edge of the peripheral rim portion, and
• a plurality of grippers, each gripper comprising a flange extending downwardly from a lower surface of the peripheral rim portion and at least two gripping fingers extending downwardly from the flange, wherein the skirt and the grippers form a space for receiving an edge protrusion of a container, each of the at least two fingers has a protrusion extending toward the skirt, the fingers are adapted to provide a gripping force to an edge protrusion of a container received in the space, and the plurality of grippers are spaced from one another around the peripheral rim portion.

A container, comprising

• a container body provided with a container body opening at its upper end and including an edge protrusion around the periphery of the container body opening, and
• a container cover covering the container body opening, the container cover comprising:
• a central dome,
• a peripheral rim portion surrounding the central dome, wherein the central dome extends upwardly from the peripheral rim portion,
• a skirt extending downwardly from an outer edge of the peripheral rim portion, and
• a plurality of grippers, each gripper comprising a flange extending downwardly from a lower surface of the peripheral rim portion and at least two gripping fingers extending downwardly from the flange, wherein the skirt and the grippers form a space in which the edge protrusion of the container body is received, each of the at least two fingers has a protrusion extending toward the skirt, the fingers provide a gripping force to the edge protrusion of the container received in the space, and the plurality of grippers are spaced from one another around the peripheral rim portion.