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US 7,922,028 B2Granted
Pail with lid and flashed lip
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorKyle L. Baltz
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Abstract
A pail includes a base and at least one wall extending upwardly from a periphery of the base to an opening of the pail. A lip protruding outwardly from an upper edge of the at least one wall includes a plurality of flanges. A lid located adjacent the plurality of flanges.
Claims18
A pail comprising:
- a base;
- at least one wall extending upwardly from a periphery of the base to an opening of the pail;
- and
- a lip protruding outwardly from an upper edge of the at least one wall, the lip including an annular portion and a plurality of flanges extending radially outward from the annular portion, the plurality of flanges including at least one flexible flange.
1 more element
A pail assembly comprising:
- a base;
- at least one wall extending upwardly from a periphery of the base to an opening of the pail;
- a lip extending from an upper edge of the at least one wall including a plurality of flanges, the plurality of flanges including a first flange that is flexible;
- and
- a lid over the opening of the pail, the lid located adjacent the plurality of flanges, the lid biasing the first flange downwardly.
2 more elements
A method of sealing a pail comprising:
- a) placing a lid on an upper edge of the pail;
- b) biasing the lid against a flexible flange located on the pail, thereby deflecting the flexible flange downwardly, and engaging at least one substantially rigid flange with a ledge on the lid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.