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US 2021/0229877 A1Published application
Lid assembly for a container
AssigneeOneida Consumer, LLC
InventorsChristos Argirios Ragias, Garet Riley Miller, Brian J. Demers
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Abstract
Provided is a lid assembly for a container. The lid assembly includes a lid formed of a first material and a seal formed of a second material and being integrally formed with the lid. The lid can be attached to the container such that a radially outwardly extending flexible lip of the seal compresses against an inner surface of the container to seal the lid assembly to the container.
Claims20
A lid assembly for a container comprising:
- a lid formed of a first material and having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a projection extending downward from and around the lower surface;
- a seal formed of a second material and integrally formed with and extending around the projection, the seal having a radially outwardly extending flexible lip for sealing against an inner surface of the container;
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- at least two flaps pivotally and removably connected to the upper surface of the lid, each flap having a radially inwardly extending clasp,
- wherein the at least two flaps are movable between respective closed positions where the clasps engage an underside of a lip of the container and respective open positions where the clasps are disengaged from the underside of the lip of the container.
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A lid assembly for a container comprising:
- a lid having an upper surface, a lower surface, a projection extending downward from and around the lower surface, and at least two pivot receptacles formed in the upper surface on opposite sides thereof;
- a seal integrally formed with and extending around a bottom of the projection, the seal having a radially outwardly extending flexible lip for sealing against an inner surface of the container;
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- at least two flaps each having at least one pivot connected to one of the at least two pivot receptacles, each flap having a radially inwardly extending clasp,
- wherein the at least two flaps are movable between respective closed positions where the clasps engage an underside of a lip of the container to secure the lid assembly to the container and compress the radially outwardly extending flexible lip of the seal against the inner surface of the container.
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A lid assembly for a container comprising:
- a lid formed of a first material and having an upper surface, a lower surface, a projection extending downward from and around the lower surface, and at least two pivot receptacles formed in the upper surface on opposite sides thereof;
- a seal formed of a second material and integrally formed with and extending around a bottom of the projection, the seal having a radially outwardly extending flexible lip for sealing against an inner surface of the container;
- at least two flaps formed of the second material and each having at least one pivot connected to one of the at least two pivot receptacles, each flap having a radially inwardly extending clasp that curves downward in a direction away from the at least one pivot;
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- a vent formed of the second material and removably attached to the lid,
- wherein the at least two flaps are movable between respective closed positions where the clasps engage an underside of a lip of the container to secure the lid assembly to the container and compress the radially outwardly extending flexible lip of the seal against the inner surface of the container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.