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US 7,938,293 B2Granted
Container lid
AssigneePlanet Canit, LLC
InventorSunil Gidumal
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Abstract
A lid construction for a container, canister (can), or the like, includes a top piece and a skirt piece. The top and skirt pieces are connected together using a folded and crimped joint that is located primarily on the inside of the lid adjacent to the inner surface of the skirt and generally below the top surface of the lid, providing a substantially flush and flat upper surface and a substantially flush and flat side surface of the lid at the location of the joint.
Claims19
A two piece container lid comprising:
- a top piece;
- a skirt piece extending generally perpendicular from said top piece;
- and
- a joint connection between said skirt piece and said top piece;
- wherein,
- said joint connection includes at least a portion of said skirt piece and at least a portion of said top piece,
- said at least a portion of said top piece is located in a single plane,
- said joint connection is generally adjacent to an inner surface of a portion of said skirt piece that is extending generally perpendicular from a portion of said top piece that is not adjacent to said skirt piece, and
- said portion of the skirt piece included in said joint connection does not extend above the top piece.
6 more elements
A two-piece container lid comprising:
- a top piece;
- a skirt piece extending generally perpendicular from said top piece;
- and
- a crimp joint connection between said skirt piece and said top piece;
- wherein,
- said joint connection provides a generally flush transition between an outer surface of said top piece and an outer surface of said skirt piece, and a generally unbroken transition between an inner surface of said top piece and an inner surface of said skirt piece, such that said skirt piece does not extend above the top piece
- said joint connection is touching an inner surface of a portion of said skirt piece that is extending generally perpendicular from a portion of said top piece that is not touching said skirt piece, and
- at least a portion of said top piece is located in a single plane.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.