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US 2012/0055926 A1Published application
Container with a ratcheting lid
AssigneeS.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
InventorsRobert R. Turvey, Brian A. Czech
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to containers for food or other material having a bowl and a ratcheting lid. The ratcheting lid will reduce the headspace in the container thereby increasing the storage life for the food product or other material in the container and maintaining the freshness of the material. The lid includes a peripheral edge having a diameter corresponding generally to the inside diameter of the bowl to provide an improved locking seal.
Claims16
A container for adjusting the headspace therein comprising
- a bowl having an inside wall having a plurality of alternating grooves and ridges, thereby providing a track for a ratcheting lid,
- a ratcheting lid comprising a base, a handle and a locking mechanism, said base having a peripheral edge constructed and arranged for mating with one or more of said ridges to provide a closure seal, said locking mechanism further comprising a plurality of panels movable in the vertical and horizontal directions and constructed and arranged for engaging a groove in said bowl to lock said lid in said bowl, and
- wherein when said lid is inserted into said bowl said panels move freely past said plurality of alternating grooves and ridges and when the lid reaches the desired location for locking said lid, said lid is pulled up and said panels lock in said groove.
A container for adjusting the headspace therein comprising
- a bowl having an inside wall having a plurality of alternating grooves and ridges, thereby providing a track for a ratcheting lid,
- a ratcheting lid comprising a base, a handle and a locking mechanism, said base having a peripheral edge constructed and arranged for mating with one or more of said ridges to provide a closure seal, said locking mechanism comprising a plurality of panels movable in a horizontal plane and constructed and arranged for engaging a groove in said bowl to lock said lid in said bowl, and
- wherein when said lid is inserted into said bowl said panels move freely past said plurality of alternating grooves and ridges and when the lid reaches the desired location for locking said lid, said panels are moved in a horizontal plane by said locking mechanism to lock said panels in said groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.