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US4601403A
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Container with invertible lid
Assignee: TELEFLORA CORP
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Filing: 1984-09-04
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Granted: 1986-07-22
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Expires: 2004-09-04
Abstract
Abstract A container having an open upper end, combined with a mating lid that can be inserted into the container's open upper end in either of two alternative orientations. In one orientation, a recess in the lid faces upwardly such that the lid can support a floral arrangement. In an inverted orientation, a closed end of the lid faces upwardly such that the lid has a decorative shape that harmonizes with that of the container.
Inventors
- 👤 Hilda S. Pollitz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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2026-11-04 22:09
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D51/00; B65D51/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
339 words
In combination: a container having a circular, flared lip that defines an open upper end, the lip having a substantially uniform vertical radius; and a cup-shaped lid having an open end, a closed end, a side wall located between the two ends, and a circular rim projecting outwardly from the side wall, approximately midway between the lid's open end and closed end, the lid being selectively placeable in the open upper end of the container in either of two orientations, one orientation with the open end facing upwardly and with the circular rim of the lid conformably engaging the circular, flared lip of the container, to seal the container's interior, and the other orientation with the closed end facing upwardly and with the circular rim of the lid conformably engaging the circular, flared lip of the container, to seal the container's interior, wherein when the open end of the lid faces upwardly, the lid is adapted to hold a floral arrangement, and wherein when the closed end of the lid faces upwardly, the lid provides a decorative appearance, wherein the side wall is substantially cylindrical, with a uniform inner surface and with a height at least as large as its diameter, wherein the closed end is defined by a flat wall of uniform thickness and substantially peripendicular to the cylindrical side wall such that the lid can be supported on a level surface with its open end facing upwardly, and wherein the outwardly-projecting circular rim is defined by a first vertically-curved surface having a uniform vertical radius substantially equal to the uniform vertical radius of the container's lip and blending smoothly with the portion of the side wall adjacent to the open end and further defined by a vertically-curved second surface having a uniform vertical radius substantially equal to the uniform vertical radius of the container's lip and blending smoothly with the portion of the side wall adjacent to the closed end, whereby the lid conformably rests in the container's open upper end in either of its two orientations.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
339 words
In combination: a container having a circular, flared lip that defines an open upper end, the lip having a substantially uniform vertical radius; and a cup-shaped lid having an open end, a closed end, a side wall located between the two ends, and a circular rim projecting outwardly from the side wall, approximately midway between the lid's open end and closed end, the lid being selectively placeable in the open upper end of the container in either of two orientations, one orientation with the open end facing upwardly and with the circular rim of the lid conformably engaging the circular, flared lip of the container, to seal the container's interior, and the other orientation with the closed end facing upwardly and with the circular rim of the lid conformably engaging the circular, flared lip of the container, to seal the container's interior, wherein when the open end of the lid faces upwardly, the lid is adapted to hold a floral arrangement, and wherein when the closed end of the lid faces upwardly, the lid provides a decorative appearance, wherein the side wall is substantially cylindrical, with a uniform inner surface and with a height at least as large as its diameter, wherein the closed end is defined by a flat wall of uniform thickness and substantially peripendicular to the cylindrical side wall such that the lid can be supported on a level surface with its open end facing upwardly, and wherein the outwardly-projecting circular rim is defined by a first vertically-curved surface having a uniform vertical radius substantially equal to the uniform vertical radius of the container's lip and blending smoothly with the portion of the side wall adjacent to the open end and further defined by a vertically-curved second surface having a uniform vertical radius substantially equal to the uniform vertical radius of the container's lip and blending smoothly with the portion of the side wall adjacent to the closed end, whereby the lid conformably rests in the container's open upper end in either of its two orientations.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A combination as defined in claim 1, and further including: a block of floral foam located within the lid; and an arrangement of flowers disposed with the stems of the flowers projecting into, and supported by, the block of floral foam.
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