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US 6,955,289 B2Granted
Container having an integral lid
AssigneeLid Lock Cup Co. Ltd.
InventorJohn Green
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Abstract
A container is the form of a cup which includes an integral lid hingedly connected to the wall of the cup at a position adjacent to the rim. The wall of the cup includes a groove disposed entirely below the rim of the cup with the peripheral edge of the lid captured in the groove when the lid is closed and positioned below the rim thereby accomplishing a seal of the lid to the cup.
Claims8
A container having an integral lid comprising:
- (a) a wall interconnecting a rim having a first diameter and a bottom;
- (b) a lid having a peripheral edge and being hingedly connected to said wall at a position below said rim;
- (c) said hinged connection being defined by a score line extending along said wall between 35° and 60°;
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- (d) a groove in said wall disposed entirely below said rim, said peripheral edge of said lid being captured in said groove when said lid is closed and positioned below said rim to seal said lid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.