Apparatus for covering a container
AssigneeGateway Plastics, Inc.
InventorsJohn B. Samz, William C. Vogel
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Abstract
A food products container is disclosed having a cover with two integrally formed flaps for covering a plurality of cover openings, in particular a spooning opening and shaker openings. Skirts extending downward from the flaps engage their respective openings in the cover to seal them. The skirts that engage the openings extend downward and outward from the flaps at an angle. By extending outward and downward, the skirts engage and lock into the holes. A lip is provided at an outer edge of the cover on the flaps and on the non-rotating part of the cover to retain a second, identical container placed on top by engaging an outer indent in the bottom of the second container.
Claims43
An apparatus for covering a dispensing container comprising:
- a base having a raised spooning opening platform and a plurality of shaker openings and a spooning opening;
- a cover atop the base having a shaker flap and a spooning flap separated by a web so that the shaker flap is movable between an open position and a closed position in which the plurality of shaker openings are closed and the spooning flap is movable between an open position and a closed position in which the spooning opening is closed, and a shaker flap hinge defined by a shaker flap groove extending substantially across the cover, and a spooning flap hinge defined by a spooning flap groove extending substantially across the cover;
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- at least one projection extending from the spooning flap at an acute angle and providing a profile configured to form a releasable lock with the spooning opening when the spooning flap is moved to a closed position.
A lid for covering a dispensing container comprising:
- a base having a cylindrical wall and a top, the base including a raised spooning opening platform containing a spooning opening and a raised shaker opening platform containing a plurality of shaker openings, and a concentric, downward-projecting sealing ring coupled to the base and configured to seal an opening on the dispensing container;
- a cover coupled to the top of the base, the cover having a web interconnected between a shaker flap and a spooning flap so that the shaker flap is movable between an open position and a closed position in which the plurality of shaker openings are closed and the spooning flap is movable between an open position and a closed position in which the spooning opening is closed, and a shaker flap hinge defined by a shaker flap groove extending substantially across the cover, and a spooning flap hinge defined by a spooning flap groove extending substantially across the cover;
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- at least one projection extending from the spooning flap at an acute angle and providing a profile configured to form a releasable lock with the spooning opening when the spooning flap is moved to a closed position.
An apparatus for covering a dispensing container, comprising:
- a base having a cylindrical wall and a top, the base including a raised spooning opening platform having an inwardly projecting ledge at least partially defining a spooning opening, and a raised shaker opening platform containing a plurality of shaker openings, and a concentric, downward-projecting sealing ring coupled to the base and configured to seal an opening on the dispensing container;
- a cover atop the base having a shaker flap and a spooning flap separated by a web having one or more stiffening ribs, so that the shaker flap is movable between an open position and a closed position in which the plurality of shaker openings are closed and the spooning flap is movable between an open position and a closed position in which the spooning opening is closed, and a shaker flap hinge defined by a shaker flap groove extending substantially across the cover, and a spooning flap hinge defined by a spooning flap groove extending substantially across the cover;
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- a spooning flap skirt extending downwardly from an underside of the spooning flap, the spooning flap skirt having at least one projection configured to engage the spooning opening when the spooning flap is moved to a closed position to form a releasable lock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.