Reclosable container for dipping and squeezing
AssigneeFrito-Lay North America, Inc.
InventorJorge MALDONADO
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Abstract
A container is disclosed which includes a body shaped to define a reservoir. The body has a body flange coupled to a sidewall. The body flange forms a perimeter around an opening in the body, and the opening includes a spout and a dipping area. The container also includes a hinge region fixedly adhered to the body flange to form a hinge. The hinge region separates the lid into a first lid portion sealing the spout and a second lid portion sealing the dipping area, and the first lid portion rotates at the hinge to expose the spout and wherein the second lid portion rotates at the hinge to expose the dipping area.
Claims20
A container comprising:
- a body shaped to define a reservoir, wherein the body comprises a body flange coupled to a sidewall, wherein the body flange forms a perimeter around an opening in the body, and wherein the opening comprises a spout and a dipping area;
- a lid having a hinge region, wherein the hinge region is fixedly adhered to the body flange to form a hinge, wherein the hinge region separates the lid into a first lid portion sealing the spout and a second lid portion sealing the dipping area;
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- wherein the first lid portion rotates at the hinge to expose the spout and wherein the second lid portion rotates at the hinge to expose the dipping area.
A method for opening a container, the container having a lid coupled to a body at a hinge region, wherein the hinge region divides the lid into a first lid portion and a second lid portion, the method comprising:
- separating a lid flange of the first lid portion from a body flange at a first end of the container;
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- rotating the first lid portion in an arced path away from the body and towards a second end of the container to expose an opening in the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.