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US 4,223,800 AGranted
Refrigerator container
AssigneeAPL Corporation
InventorAaron H. Fishman
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AssigneeAPL Corporation
InventorAaron H. Fishman
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A refrigerator container for food. The container includes a receptacle portion comprising a plastic which is resistant to flexing and a lid for sealing the container. The lid has an inflexible portion which comprises a material having the same shrink properties as the receptacle and a resilient portion, the inflexible portion including a peripheral flange which extends parallel to the inner surface of the mouth of the receptacle portion, the outer surface of the peripheral flange being substantially the size of but slightly smaller than the inner surface of the mouth of the receptacle portion. The resilient portion of the lid includes a peripheral flange that fits about and closely adjacent the outer surface of the peripheral flange of the inflexible portions so that when the lid is used to close the container there is a tight fit between the lid and the mouth of the receptacle as the flange of the inflexible portion is urged against the flange of the resilient portion. The inflexible portion of the lid has the same shrink characteristics as the receptacle portion so that a tight fit between the lid and the receptacle at room temperature remains tight when the container is placed in a refrigerator.
A container for food, said container including a receptacle portion comprising a material which is resistant to flexing and a lid for sealing the container, said lid having a first portion which comprises a material resistant to flexing and a resilient portion, said first portion including a peripheral flange which extends parallel to the inner surface of the mouth of said receptacle portion, the outer surface of said peripheral flange being substantially the size of, but slightly smaller than the inner surface of the mouth of said receptacle portion, said resilient portion of said lid including a band that fits around the outer surface of the peripheral flange of said inflexible portion so that when said lid is used to close said container there is a tight fit between said lid and the mouth of said receptacle as said band of said resilient portion is in tight contact with the mouth of said receptacle portion, said first portion of said lid having the same shrinking characteristics as the receptacle portion so that a tight fit between the lid and the receptacle at room temperature remains tight when the container is placed in a cooler atmosphere.
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