Magnetically sealable container

Claim 1

An openable and selectively resealable container including wall members defining an internal storage cavity and a flap member hingedly connected thereto and movable between a closed and opened position, one of said wall members and said flap member defining closure members, at least a portion of said flap member having a contact surface in overlying contact with a contact surface of one wall member of said container when said flap member is in its closed position, magnetic sealing means in association with said closure members for retaining said flap member in its closed position, said magnetic sealing means comprising a strip of permanent magnetic material on the contact surface of one of said closure members and a thin layer of ferromagnetic material beneath the contact surface of said other closure member, said other closure member being formed of a baseboard and at least one receiving surface thereof being covered with an overwrap material, said ferromagnetic material being impressed into the receiving surface of said baseboard with the outer surface of said ferromagnetic material being substantially coplanar with the receiving surface of said baseboard and said overwrap material secured thereover substantially concealing the appearance and location of said ferromagnetic material, baseboard in the area of said ferromagnetic material being free from cut outs, means securing said ferromagnetic material to and into the receiving surface of said baseboard, said ferromagnetic material and said permanent magnetic material being located on said closure members to coact and overlie when said flap member is in its closed position.