Container with sealing lid
AssigneeHelen of Troy Limited
InventorsDean DiPietro, Timothy Jude Kennedy, Sherwood Forlee, Eugene Ryu Kaneko
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Abstract
A releasably sealable container system is provided. The container system includes a container, a lid, a gasket and a locking arm. The container includes a lip defining an opening. The lid is configured to engage the opening. The lid includes a body and a frame. The gasket is configured to cooperate with the lid and the lip to seal the opening. The locking arm is coupled to the body and configured to move between an engaging position to lock the lid to the container and a disengaging position permitting the lid to be removed from the container. The body cooperates with the locking arm to move the locking arm from the disengaging position to the engaging position.
Claims20
A releasably sealable container system comprising:
- a container having a lip defining an opening;
- a lid configured to engage the opening, the lid comprising a body and a frame;
- a gasket configured to cooperate with the lid and the lip to seal the opening;
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- a locking arm coupled to the body and configured to move between an engaging position to lock the lid to the container and a disengaging position permitting the lid to be removed from the container, the body cooperating with the locking arm to move the locking arm from the disengaging position to the engaging position.
A releasably sealable container system comprising:
- a container having a lip defining an opening, the lip including a sealing portion and an engaging portion;
- a lid configured to engage the opening, the lid comprising a body and a frame;
- a gasket configured to cooperate with the lid and the sealing portion of the lip to seal the opening;
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- a locking arm coupled to the body, the body configured such that movement of the body in a downward direction causes the locking arm to move inwardly and engage the engaging portion and movement of the body in an upward direction permits the locking arm to move outwardly and disengage from the engagement portion.
A method of sealing a container system, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a container having a lip defining an opening, the lip including a sealing portion and an engaging portion;
- providing a lid configured to engage the opening, the lid comprising a body, a frame and a locking arm;
- positioning a gasket between the lid and the sealing portion of the lip;
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- moving the body in a downward direction causing the locking arm to move inwardly and engage the engaging portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.