Removable and Reclosable Lid For Jar For A Food Product
OwnerAndrew Thomas Tiltoninventor
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Abstract
A lid for a jar and a jar and lid combination for a product is provided. The lid is configured to be selectively removable from the jar. The lid is also configured to be selectively openable when attached to the jar in order to permit access to the interior and any contents of the jar. The lid has a non-continuous bead that is positioned to engage a protuberance on a rim of the jar to secure the lid relative to the rim of the jar while permitting selective removal of the lid from the rim of the jar.
Claims13
A method of using a lid and a container, the lid having a flexible skirt with a raised bead extending substantially around an entirety of an inner side of the flexible skirt and at least one interruption in the raised bead, the container having a rim surrounding an opening and an outwardly projecting protuberance of the rim, the method comprising:
- aligning the lid with the opening of the container;
- moving the raised bead of the skirt of the lid toward the protuberance of the rim of the container;
- flexing the skirt outwardly upon sliding engagement between the raised bead and the protuberance to permit the raised bead to pass to an opposite side of the protuberance from the opening;
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- positioning the raised bead of the lid on the opposite side of the protuberance from the opening to restrict removal of the lid from the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.