Vendable reclosable beverage container
OwnerNelson J. Waterburyinventor
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Abstract
A rigid container having an opening in a rigid lid thereof, a slidable cap recessed beneath the upper end of the container movable into position over said opening in the lid, and a seal on the lid and cap to provide an easy-to-open sealed closure which cannot be removed from the lid or dropped into the container.
Claims41
A container comprising means forming the upper end of a substantially rigid container, a lid recessed below the upper end of the container, at least one opening in the lid for the discharge of the contents of the container, a sliding cap for closing the opening, interfacing seals on the lid around the opening and on the cap to form an airtight seal, a guideway on the lid for slidably receiving and holding the cap on the lid, camming means engageable with the sliding cap to interlock the sliding cap with the opening, the cap when properly located along the guideway being held by said camming means with the interfacing seals in engagement to close the opening, and a finger engageable portion on the cap for moving it across the lid along the guideway for unsealing the opening.
A container comprising means forming the upper end of a substantially rigid container, a lid recessed below the upper end of the container, at least one opening in the lid for the discharge of the contents of the container, a sliding cap for closing the opening, sealing means on the lid around the opening and on the cap to form an airtight seal, a guideway on the lid for slidably receiving and holding the cap on the lid, camming means engageable with the cap so that when the cap is located in the guideway in overlying relation to the opening the camming means functions to close and interlock the cap with the opening with the sealing means tightly sealing the opening, and a finger engageable portion on the cap for moving it across the lid along the guideway for unsealing the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.