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US 7,464,831 B2Granted
Container with collapsible lid
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorCynthia R. Aiken
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Abstract
Provided herein is a lid arranged for receipt within a container that has a tapered wall structure and a base. The lid includes a peripheral portion and a central portion integrally attached to each other. The peripheral portion is collapsibly deformable toward the central portion as the lid is movably oriented within the container toward the base.
Claims17
A container and lid assembly comprising:
- a base;
- a container body having a generally tapered wall structure extending upwardly from the base defining a compartment therein;
- a lid having a central portion and a flexible peripheral portion that is collapsibly deformable as the lid is moved along a predetermined range within the compartment toward the base, wherein the peripheral portion includes an outer portion having an upper free end abutting an inner surface of the wall structure and the central portion includes a downwardly extending portion connected to the outer portion and defining a gap between the downwardly extending portion and the outer portion.
A container and lid assembly comprising:
- a base;
- a container body having a container wall extending upwardly and outwardly from the base to define a compartment therein;
- a lid having a central portion and an integrally molded flexible portion, the flexible portion including an outer portion having an upper free end abutting an inner surface of the container wall, the outer portion of the flexible portion being movable toward the central portion as the lid is moved toward the base in the compartment, a hinge portion connecting the flexible portion to the central portion, the hinge portion having an upper end on which a similar container would rest when stacked thereby urging the upper free end of the outer portion against the container wall, the hinge portion above a gap between the outer portion and the central portion.
A container and lid assembly comprising:
- a generally polygonal base;
- a container body having a plurality of container walls extending upwardly and outwardly from the base to define a compartment therein;
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- a lid having a central portion and an integrally molded flexible portion, the flexible portion including an outer portion having an upper free end abutting an inner surface of at least one of the container walls, the outer portion of the flexible portion being movable toward the central portion as the lid is moved toward the base in the compartment, a hinge portion connecting the flexible portion to the central portion, the hinge portion having an upper end on which a similar container would rest when stacked thereby urging the upper free end of the outer portion against the at least one container wall.
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