Storage container
AssigneeCurver Luxembourg Sarl
InventorNikolai DUVIGNEAU
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Abstract
Provided is a storage container including a container body having a wall portion and a bottom portion, the container body is configured for airtight storage of material. The storage container further includes a lid member for air-tightly covering the container body, the lid member having a channel defined about the perimeter thereof. A molded silicone seal is mounted in the channel, and is configured to sealingly engage the upper perimeter of the wall portion when the lid is placed on the container body.
Claims20
A storage container comprising:
- a container body having a wall portion and a bottom portion, said container body is configured for airtight storage of material;
- a lid member for air-tightly covering said container body, said lid member having a channel defined about the perimeter thereof;
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- a molded silicone seal mounted in said channel, being configured to sealingly engage the upper perimeter of said wall portion when said lid is placed on said container body.
A method for manufacturing a storage container configured for airtight storage of material, and having a container body and a lid member configured for covering the container body and having a channel defined about the perimeter thereof for receiving a wall portion of the container body, the method comprising:
- injecting a thermoplastic material into a first mold cavity having a shape corresponding to the container body, for forming the container body;
- injecting a thermoplastic material into a second mold cavity having a shape corresponding to the lid member for forming the lid member and the channel defined therein;
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- injecting a silicone material into the channel, thereby forming a silicone seal configured for sealing engagement with the wall portion of the container body when the lid member is placed thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.