US 5,611,445 AGranted

Lid for container

AssigneeMect Corporation

InventorsTakashi Kano, Seizo Rai

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Abstract

A lid for a container, which is easy for separated disposal. The lid has a main body portion (1a) and a projected portion (1b) integrally formed at the substantially central portion of the upper surface (1a1) of the main body portion (1a), whereby the lid (1) for the container covers an opening portion of a bottle (container) (2) and a seal plug for blocking this opening portion., wherein there are provided: a first annular thin wall thickness portion (breakable portion) (5), for bending the projected portion (1b), with a remaining portion thereof, on the circumference of a base portion of the projected portion (1b); a second thin wall thickness portion (breakable portion) (6) extending from one end of the first thin wall thickness portion (5) through the upper surface (1a1) of the main body portion (1a) to the bottom end of the outer peripheral surface (1a2); a third thin wall thickness portion (breakable portion) (7) extending from the other end of the first thin wall thickness portion (5) to the end of the outer periphery of the upper surface (1a1); and a fourth thin wall thickness portion (breakable portion) (8) extending from an intermediate point of the first thin wall thickness portion (5) to the end of the outer periphery of the upper surface (1a1) of the main body portion (1a).

Claims4

Dependent claims

A lid for a container, characterized in that said lid has a main body portion and a projected portion integrally projected from a substantially central portion of an upper surface of said main body portion, whereby an opening portion of the container and a seal plug for blocking the opening portion are covered by said lid, said lid including:

a first breakable portion, annularly provided around a portion of a circumference of a base portion of said projected portion thereby dividing said circumference into said first breakable portion and a remaining portion wherein said first breakable portion is formed such that when said projected portion is bent towards said remaining portion, said projected portion detaches from said first breakable portion while remaining attached to said remaining portion;
a second breakable portion provided from one end of said first breakable portion through the upper surface of said main body portion to a bottom end of an outer peripheral surface of said main body portion;
a third breakable portion provided from another end of said first breakable portion to a end of an outer periphery of the upper surface of said main body portion;
at least one more breakable portion provided from an intermediate point of said first breakable portion to the end of the outer periphery of the upper surface of said main body portion;
a display mark for indicating a bending direction of said projected portion;
and said lid for the container is integrally formed of a single material.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.