Reclosable container lid
AssigneeInternational Paper Company
InventorRichard A. Tedford, Jr.
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Abstract
A reclosable lid for use with an open-top container is disclosed. The reclosable container lid comprises a cover including an annular top wall having a channel integrally formed therein. A drinking spout in the top wall is adapted to dispense the contents of the container. The reclosable lid uses a slide lock closure feature that prevents spillage during transportation of the open-top container and easy access for opening and drinking. The slide lock closure is configured to engage with the channel to slide longitudinally along the channel between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the slide lock closure opens the drinking spout and in the second position, the slide lock closure closes the drinking spout to inhibit dispensing the contents of the container.
Claims30
A reclosable container lid comprising:
- a cover including
- an annular top wall having a channel integrally formed therein, a drinking spout being defined by an opening in the top wall adapted to dispense the contents of the container,
- a side wall extending from the top wall, a lower portion of the side wall defining a mounting portion for sealingly attaching the lid to a container;
- and
- a slide lock closure comprises a lower step segment having a key depending downwardly therefrom, the key being suitably receivable by the channel of the lid to permit movement of the slide lock closure between an open position and a closed position, and an upper step segment integrally connected to the lower step segment by a resilient bridge having a plug depending downwardly therefrom, wherein the plug is sealingly receivable by the drinking spout in the lid when the slide lock closure is in the closed position.
A reclosable container lid comprising:
- a cover including
- an annular top wall having a channel integrally formed therein, a drinking spout being defined by an opening in the top wall adapted to dispense the contents of the container,
- a side wall extending from the top wall, a lower portion of the side wall defining a mounting portion for sealingly attaching the lid to a container;
- and
- a slide lock closure configured to engage with the channel to slide longitudinally along the channel between a first position and a second position wherein in the first position, the slide lock closure opens the drinking spout and wherein in the second position, the slide lock closure closes the drinking spout to inhibit dispensing the contents of the container and wherein the slide lock closure comprises a lower step segment having a key depending downwardly therefrom, the key being suitably receivable by the channel of the lid to permit movement of the slide lock closure between the closed position and the open position;
- and an upper step segment integrally connected to the lower step segment by a resilient bridge having a plug depending downwardly therefrom, wherein the plug is sealingly receivable by the drinking spout in the lid when the slide lock closure is in the closed position.
A reclosable container lid comprising:
- a cover including
- an annular top wall having a channel integrally formed therein, a drinking spout being defined by an opening in the top wall adapted to dispense the contents of the container,
- a side wall extending from the top wall, a lower portion of the side wall defining a mounting portion for sealingly attaching the lid to a container,
- a raised rim being formed by the annular ton wall and the side wall;
- and
- a slide lock closure configured to engage with the channel to slide longitudinally along the channel between a first position and a second position wherein in the first position, the slide lock closure opens the drinking spout and wherein in the second position, the slide lock closure closes the drinking spout to inhibit dispensing the contents of the container and wherein the slide lock closure is adapted to fit over the raised rim when the slide lock closure is in the closed position wherein the slide lock closure comprises a lower step segment having a key depending downwardly therefrom, the key being suitably receivable by the channel of the lid to permit movement of the slide lock closure between the closed position and the open position;
- and an upper step segment integrally connected to the lower step segment by a resilient bridge having a plug depending downwardly therefrom, wherein the plug is sealingly receivable by the drinking spout in the lid when the slide lock closure is in the closed position.
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