Anti-spill container
OwnerChristine K. Mossinventor
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Abstract
An anti-spill food or small item container assembly having an open top and defining a chamber adapted to contain food. A lid is detachably secured to the container and the lid includes a flexible portion extending across and covering the open top of the container. The flexible portion includes at least one slit which forms at least one flap in the lid to permit access to the interior chamber of the container in which the food is contained. Furthermore, the flexible portion is constructed of a material having shape memory so that, after deflection of the flap, the flap will substantially return to its original position.
Claims20
An anti-spill container assembly comprising:
- a container having an open top and defining an interior chamber adapted to contain food or small items;
- a lid detachably connected to the container, the lid including a flexible portion extending across and covering the open top of the container, the flexible portion being constructed of a material with a durometer of 65-95 and a tear strength of greater than 200 lb/in;
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- the flexible portion of the lid including at least one slit that forms at least one flap in the flexible portion to permit access to the interior chamber in the container.
An anti-spill container assembly comprising:
- a container having an open top and defining an interior chamber adapted to contain food or small items;
- a lid detachably connected to the container, the lid including a flexible portion extending across and covering the open top of the container, the flexible portion being constructed of a material with a durometer of 65-95 and a tear strength of greater than 200 lb/in;
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- the flexible portion of the lid including at least a plurality of diametrically extending slits forming a plurality of flaps in the flexible portion to permit access to the interior chamber in the container, the flaps being sufficiently soft to allow insertion and withdrawal of a hand into the interior chamber without injury or obstruction.
An anti-spill container assembly comprising:
- a container having an open top and defining an interior chamber adapted to contain food or small items;
- a lid detachably connected to the container, the lid including a flexible portion extending across and covering the open top of the container and an annular flange surrounding the open top and removably engaging an outer surface of the container;
- the flexible portion of the lid being constructed of a material including one of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), thermoplastic polyesters (TPE), and polyolefin Elastomers (POE);
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- the flexible portion of the lid including at least a plurality of diametrically extending slits forming a plurality of flaps in the flexible portion to permit access to the interior chamber in the container, the flaps being sufficiently soft to allow insertion and withdrawal of a hand into the interior chamber without injury or obstruction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.