Lidded container with linear brim segments and medial sealing beads
AssigneeDixie Consumer Products LLC
InventorsLoren G. Baker, Jonathan E. Rush, Rebecca E. Whitmore, Gerald J. Van Handel
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Abstract
An improved lidded container includes a receptacle portion with a brim having a plurality of lateral substantially straight brim wall segments provided with medial sealing beads extending between corners of the brim. The medial sealing beads are characterized in that they project away from the respective walls upon which they are disposed a maximum distance at a central portion of the wall and the medial sealing beads extend over a major portion of the length of the lateral sealing wall upon which they are disposed. Most preferably, the beads are tangent with and terminate at rounded corners between the wall segments.
Claims17
A container, comprising:
- a) a cup having a brim comprising a plurality of lateral, substantially straight brim wall segments extending between a plurality of brim corners that link the brim wall segments, wherein the brim is U-shaped;
- b) a lid adapted to engage the brim, wherein the lid comprises a plurality of lateral, substantially straight lid wall segments extending between a plurality of lid corners, wherein the lid has a U-shaped channel engageable with the U-shaped brim;
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- c) a plurality of medial sealing beads disposed on the brim wall segments, wherein the medial sealing beads:
- i) project away from the respective brim wall segments a maximum distance at a central portion thereof, thereby defining an arched profile between adjacent brim corners;
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- ii) extend over a major portion of the length of the brim wall segment upon which they are disposed,
- wherein the container is leak resistant when the brim is engaged with the lid.
A container, comprising:
- a cup having a brim comprising a plurality of lateral, substantially straight brim wall segments extending between a plurality of brim corners adapted to connect the brim wall segments, wherein the brim is U-shaped;
- a lid comprising a plurality of lateral, substantially straight lid wall segments extending between a plurality of lid corners and defining a U-shaped channel engageable with the U-shaped brim of the cup;
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- a plurality of medial sealing beads disposed on both the brim wall segments and the lid wall segments, wherein the medial sealing beads:
- project away from the brim wall and lid wall segments a maximum distance at a central portion thereof, thereby defining an arched profile between adjacent brim corners and lid corners;
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- extend over a major portion of the length of the lateral wall segment upon which the medial sealing beads are disposed.
A container ensemble, comprising:
- a plurality of cups, each having a brim comprising a plurality of lateral, substantially straight brim wall segments extending between a plurality of brim corners adapted to connect the brim wall segments, wherein the brim is U-shaped;
- a medial sealing bead disposed on each brim wall segment, wherein the medial sealing bead projects away from a respective brim wall a maximum distance at a central portion thereof, thereby defining an arched profile between adjacent brim corners;
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- a plurality of lids, each hingedly coupled to an associated cup prior to sealing the container ensemble, wherein each lid comprises a plurality of lateral, substantially straight lid wall segments extending between a plurality of lid corners and defining a U-shaped channel engageable with the U-shaped brim.
A container ensemble, comprising:
- a plurality of cups, each having a brim comprising a plurality of lateral, substantially straight brim wall segments extending between a plurality of brim corners adapted to connect the brim wall segments, wherein the brim is U-shaped;
- a plurality of lids, each hingedly coupled to an associated cup prior to sealing the container ensemble, wherein each lid comprises a plurality of lateral, substantially straight lid wall segments extending between a plurality of lid corners and defining a U-shaped channel engageable with the U-shaped brim;
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- a medial sealing bead disposed on each lid wall segment, wherein the medial sealing bead projects away from a respective lid wall a maximum distance at a central portion thereof, thereby defining an arched profile between adjacent lid corners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.