US 7,681,755 B2Granted

Container with snap-in closure

OwnerPeter Roeslerinventor

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Abstract

A container comprising a snap-in closure disposed between an upper part and a lower part of the container, the snap-in closure having a relatively strong holding or locking force and able to be opened relatively easily. The snap-in closure comprises a snap-in tab constructed out of the wall of one part of the container and detached along three sides, with a snap-in key disposed at the upper free end of the said snap-in closure and able to engage in a coordinated snap-in slit at the opposite container part.

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A container comprising:

a first part:
a second part that is oppositely located from said first part, said second part including a socket-type part that is receivable in said first part, said socket-type part having a smaller dimension than the rest of said second part so that, at times when the socket-type part is received in said first part, the walls of the first part are flush with the walls of said rest of said second part;
and
a snap-in closure that is disposed between said first part and said second part, said snap-in closure including;
a. a snap-in tab that is defined by two slots in a wall of said second part, said slots being longitudinally aligned with said second part, said slots being partially located in said rest of said second part and extending into the smaller dimensioned socket-type part, said snap-in tab being further defined by a cross-cut slot in said socket-type part, said cross-cut slot connecting said longitudinal slots and passing between the snap-in tab and the free end of the smaller dimensioned socket-type part so that the portion of said snap-in tab in said socket-type part is shorter than the smaller dimensioned socket-type part and is detached from the smaller dimensioned socket-type part along three sides of the snap-in tab, said snap-in tab having a key that is disposed on the free end of said snap-in tab, said snap-in tab being pivoted toward the interior of said second part in response to manually pressing the portion of said snap-in tab in said rest of said second part toward the interior of said second part;
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b. a snap-in slit that is configured in said first part at a location corresponding to the key of said snap-in tab at times when said socket-type part is received—in said first part allowing said key to snap into said slit, said snap-in closure being released by pressing the portion of said snap-in tab in said rest of second part toward the interior of said second part to pivot said snap-in tab toward the interior of said second part to withdraw the key of said snap-in tab from said snap-in slit.

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Abstract

A container comprising:

a first part:
a second part that is oppositely located from said first part, said second part including a socket-type part that is receivable in said first part, said socket-type part having a smaller dimension than the rest of said second part so that, at times when the socket-type part is received in said first part, the walls of the first part are flush with the walls of said rest of said second part;
and
a snap-in closure that is disposed between said first part and said second part, said snap-in closure including;
a. a snap-in tab that is defined by two slots in a wall of said second part, said slots being longitudinally aligned with said second part, said slots being partially located in said rest of said second part and extending into the smaller dimensioned socket-type part, said snap-in tab being further defined by a cross-cut slot in said socket-type part, said cross-cut slot connecting said longitudinal slots and passing between the snap-in tab and the free end of the smaller dimensioned socket-type part so that the portion of said snap-in tab in said socket-type part is shorter than the smaller dimensioned socket-type part and is detached from the smaller dimensioned socket-type part along three sides of the snap-in tab, said snap-in tab having a key that is disposed on the free end of said snap-in tab, said snap-in tab being pivoted toward the interior of said second part in response to manually pressing the portion of said snap-in tab in said rest of said second part toward the interior of said second part;
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b. a snap-in slit that is configured in said first part at a location corresponding to the key of said snap-in tab at times when said socket-type part is received—in said first part allowing said key to snap into said slit, said snap-in closure being released by pressing the portion of said snap-in tab in said rest of second part toward the interior of said second part to pivot said snap-in tab toward the interior of said second part to withdraw the key of said snap-in tab from said snap-in slit.

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