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US 5,582,317 AGranted
Reclosable container and a method of forming and assembling a reclosable container
AssigneeKraft Jacobs Suchard R&D, Inc.
InventorHorst F. Wermund
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Abstract
A reclosable, container and a method of forming and assembling the roclosable container is provided. A cup forms an interior and a top opening to provide access to the interior and a lid is releasably connected to the cup to selectively close the top opening and to form a seal with the cup to seal the interface or connection between the lid and the cup.
Claims14
A reclosable container comprising:
- a cup including a bottom wall and a side wall and forming an interior and a top opening to provide access to the interior, the side wall being connected to and extending upward from the bottom wall and extending around said interior, and including
- i) a main portion connected to and extending upward from the bottom wall,
- ii) a supporting lip portion connected to and extending outward generally horizontally from the main portion,
- iii) a connecting portion connected to and extending upward and outward from the supporting lip portion, and
- iv) a sealing portion connected to and extending generally horizontally outward from the connecting portion;
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- a lid releasably connected to the cup to selectively close the top opening thereof, and including a base and a sealing member, wherein the base is made of a relatively rigid material to form a strong connection between the lid and the cup, and the sealing member is made of a relatively flexible material to form an effective seal between the lid and the cup, and wherein the sealing member is securely bonded to the base;
- the base including (i) a lower portion, (ii) a connecting portion and (iii) a top portion,
- the lower portion sitting on and extending upward from the supporting lip portion of the cup,
- the connecting portion being connected to the lower portion and to the top portion, extending upward from said lower portion and extending downward from said top portion, and engaging and releasably connected to the connecting portion of the cup to releasably connect the cup and the lid together, and
- the top portion being connected to and extending inward from the connecting portion of the base, and closing the top opening of the cup,
- the sealing member being connected to and extending generally horizontally outward from the top portion of the base, and seating against the sealing portion of the cup to form a seal between the cup and the lid extending around the top opening of the cup.
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A reclosable container comprising:
- a cup including a bottom wall and a side wall and forming an interior and a top opening to provide access to the interior, the side wall extending around said interior and including
- i) a main portion connected to and extending upward from the bottom wall,
- ii) a supporting lip portion connected to and extending outward generally horizontally from the main portion,
- iii) a connecting portion connected to and extending upward and outward from the supporting lip portion, and
- iv) a sealing portion connected to and extending generally horizontally outward from the connecting portion;
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- a lid to selectively close the top opening of the cup, and including a base and a sealing member, wherein the base is made of a relatively rigid material to form a strong connection between the lid and the cup, and the sealing member is made of a relatively flexible material to form an effective seal between the lid and the cup, and wherein the sealing member is securely bonded to the base;
- the base including (i) a lower portion, (ii) a connecting portion and (iii) a top portion,
- the lower portion being adapted to sit on the supporting lip portion of the cup,
- the connecting portion being connected to the lower portion and to the top portion, extending upward from said lower portion and extending downward from said top portion, and being adapted to engage the connecting portion of the cup and releasably connect the cup thereto, and
- the top portion being connected to and extending inward from the connecting portion of the base, to close the top opening of the cup,
- the sealing member being connected to and extending generally horizontally outward from the top portion of the base, and adapted to seat against the sealing portion of the cup to form a seal between the cup and the lid extending around the top opening of the cup.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.