Lid-to-Container Locking Combinations and Methods

A lid-container assembly for maximizing lid-to-container retention, the lid-container assembly comprising, in combination:

• a container, the container comprising an upper container rim and a container wall, the container wall comprising a radially outwardly extending indentation;
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• a container lid, the container lid comprising a radially inner lid wall and a resilient portion extending radially outwardly from the radially inner lid wall, the resilient portion being resiliently actuable intermediate a relaxed configuration and an actuated configuration, the resilient portion comprising a radially outer indentation-engaging portion, the radially outer indentation-engaging portion being engageable with the radially outwardly extending indentation when directed into the actuated configuration, the radially outer indentation-engaging portion and the radially outwardly extending indentation being cooperable for locking the container lid to the container when in the actuated configuration for maximizing lid-to-container retention.

A lid-to-container locking combination for maximizing lid-to-container retention, the lid-to-container locking combination comprising:

• a container, the container comprising an upper container rim and a container wall, the container wall comprising an inner first matable formation;
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• a container lid, the container lid comprising a radially extending resilient portion, the resilient portion being resiliently actuable intermediate a relaxed configuration and an actuated configuration and comprising an outer second matable formation, the outer second matable formation being matable with the inner first matable formation when the resilient portion is directed into the actuated configuration, the inner first and outer second matable formations for locking the container lid to the container when in the actuated configuration for maximizing lid-to-container retention.