Container Protector
OwnerDennis L. Millerinventor
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Abstract
In one embodiment of a container protector the container protector comprises two opposing side skirts, two opposing end skirts, and a interior lip connected to both side skirts and end skirts. The container protector may also include one or more handle extension to facilitate use with a container having one or more handles. The container protector is designed to sealing fit around the top periphery of a container with the interior lip extending upward to prevent material within the container from flowing outward therefrom during transitions. Such transitions may be caused by heating, transportation, or other disturbances. The precise dimensions of the container protector will vary from one embodiment to the next, and the container protector may take any shape depending on the container for which it is designed.
Claims15
A method for preventing a material within a container from exiting said container, said method comprising the steps of:
- a. positioning a container protector on said container;
- and,
- b. adjusting said container protector such that said container protector creates a hermetic seal around the peripheral opening of said container, wherein said container protector includes an interior lip extending upward from said peripheral opening of said container.
A container protector comprising:
- a. a side skirt, wherein said side skirt is substantially circular in shape;
- and
- b. an interior lip, wherein said interior lip is positioned around the interior periphery of said side skirt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.