Container with a safety seal
OwnerRichard Kellerer, Jens Bartuselinventors
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Abstract
A container, in particular a plastic container, preferably in the form of a pail, having a lid for closing the container. The lid having a receiving area in which, when the container is in the closed state, the container lip limiting the container opening engages and is held, mutually interacting catch members and sealing surfaces being provided in the receiving area of the lid and on the lip of the container opening. The catch members being configured such that when the container is in the closed state, the sealing surfaces are pressed together reliably to form seals, and, in particular, can only be released by destroying the lid and/or the rim.
Claims14
A container, in particular a plastic container, preferably in the form of a pail, having a lid for closing the container, said lid having a receiving area in which, when said container is in the closed state, the container lip limiting the container opening engages and is held, wherein mutually interacting latch-detent hook members and sealing surfaces are provided in said receiving area of said lid and on said lip of said container opening, said catch members being configured such that when said container is in the closed state, said sealing surfaces are pressed together reliably to form seals, and, in particular, can only be released by destroying said lid and/or the rim.
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