US4856674A
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Cover for plastic container
Assignee: RELIANCE PRODUCTS DIVISION OF LARSON MARDON GROUP Ltd 1093 SHERWIN ROAD WINNIPEG MANITOBA CANADA R3H 1A4
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Filing: 1988-08-23
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Granted: 1989-08-15
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Expires: 2008-08-23
Abstract
Abstract A container has a mouth with a peripheral lip and a membrane seal extending across the mouth of the container and sealed to the top of the lip. A lid for the container has a flat central panel positioned above the membrane, an intermediate panel extending upwardly from the periphery of the central panel to an outer panel that slopes downwardly to the outside where it meets a peripheral flange at an inside corner resting on the upper outer corner of the container lip. A snap-on flange is provided on the inside of the peripheral flange at a distance normally providing a gap between the bottom of the lip and the top of the snap-on flange. The lid is useful for large size containers that are intended to be stacked.
Inventors
- 👤 Sheldon Berney
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 15:49
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D51/00; B65D51/18; B65D51/20; B65D21/00; B65D21/02; B65D21/0209; B65D21/0217; B65D21/0219; B65D43/00; B65D43/02; B65D43/0202; B65D43/0204; B65D43/0212; B65D2251/00; B65D2251/0003; B65D2251/0006; B65D2251/0018; B65D2251/0068; B65D2251/0093; B65D2543/00; B65D2543/00009; B65D2543/00018; B65D2543/00064; B65D2543/00074; B65D2543/00092; B65D2543/00259; B65D2543/00296; B65D2543/00444; B65D2543/00481; B65D2543/0049; B65D2543/00527; B65D2543/00537; B65D2543/00592; B65D2543/00601; B65D2543/00611; B65D2543/00657; B65D2543/00675; B65D2543/00685; B65D2543/00712; B65D2543/00722; B65D2543/0074; B65D2543/00787; B65D2543/00796
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A container lid comprising: a peripheral flange adapted to surround an upper edge of a container; an outer panel with an outer edge coincident with an upper edge of the peripheral flange and sloping upwardly and inwardly from the outer edge to an inner edge; a circular flat center panel within the outer panel and positioned below the inner edge thereof; and an intermediate panel with an inner edge coincident with a peripheral edge of the flat center panel and extending upwardly and outwardly from the peripheral edge of the center panel to the inner edge of the outer panel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
A container lid comprising: a peripheral flange adapted to surround an upper edge of a container; an outer panel with an outer edge coincident with an upper edge of the peripheral flange and sloping upwardly and inwardly from the outer edge to an inner edge; a circular flat center panel within the outer panel and positioned below the inner edge thereof; and an intermediate panel with an inner edge coincident with a peripheral edge of the flat center panel and extending upwardly and outwardly from the peripheral edge of the center panel to the inner edge of the outer panel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A container lid according to claim 1 wherein the flat center panel is positioned above the inside corner between the peripheral flange and the outer panel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
A container lid according to claim 2 wherein the lid is circular.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A container lid according to claim 3 wherein the outer panel is a circular ring.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
A container lid according to claim 4 wherein the center panel is circular.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
101 words
A circular container lid comprising: a cylindrical peripheral flange adapted to surround an upper edge of a container; an outer panel comprising a circular ring with an outer edge coincident with an upper edge of the peripheral flange and sloping upwardly and inwardly from the outer edge to an inner edge; a circular, flat center panel within the outer panel, positioned below the inner edge thereof and positioned above the inside corner between the peripheral flange and the outer panel; and an intermediate panel extending upwardly from the periphery of the center panel to the inner edge of the outer panel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
101 words
A circular container lid comprising: a cylindrical peripheral flange adapted to surround an upper edge of a container; an outer panel comprising a circular ring with an outer edge coincident with an upper edge of the peripheral flange and sloping upwardly and inwardly from the outer edge to an inner edge; a circular, flat center panel within the outer panel, positioned below the inner edge thereof and positioned above the inside corner between the peripheral flange and the outer panel; and an intermediate panel extending upwardly from the periphery of the center panel to the inner edge of the outer panel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A container lid according to claim 6 including a coupling flange projecting inwardly from the peripheral flange, below the upper edge thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A container lid according to claim 7 including a cam face on the bottom of the coupling flange, sloping upwardly towards the inside.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A container lid according to claim 8 including an outer lip on the peripheral flange, including a downwardly and outwardly sloping section and a terminal downwardly projecting section.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
124 words
A combined container and lid wherein: the container comprises a mouth with a peripheral lip thereabout, the lip having a bottom edge, and a membrane extending across the mouth of the container and sealed to the top of the peripheral lip; and the lid comprises: a peripheral flange adapted to surround the lip of the container; an outer panel having an outer edge extending along the top edge of the peripheral flange and sloping upwardly and inwardly from the outer edge to an inner edge; a flat center panel within the outer panel and positioned below the inner edge of the outer panel; and an intermediate panel extending upwardly from the periphery of the center panel to the inner edge of the outer panel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
124 words
A combined container and lid wherein: the container comprises a mouth with a peripheral lip thereabout, the lip having a bottom edge, and a membrane extending across the mouth of the container and sealed to the top of the peripheral lip; and the lid comprises: a peripheral flange adapted to surround the lip of the container; an outer panel having an outer edge extending along the top edge of the peripheral flange and sloping upwardly and inwardly from the outer edge to an inner edge; a flat center panel within the outer panel and positioned below the inner edge of the outer panel; and an intermediate panel extending upwardly from the periphery of the center panel to the inner edge of the outer panel.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
A combined container and lid according to claim 10 wherein the flat center panel is positioned above the inside corner between the peripheral flange and the outer panel.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
A combined container and lid according to claim 11 wherein the lid is circular.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
A combined container and lid according to claim 12 wherein the outer panel is a circular ring.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
A combined container and lid according to claim 13 wherein the center panel is circular.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
A combined container and lid according to claim 14 wherein the peripheral flange is cylindrical.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
A combined container and lid according to claim 15 including a coupling flange projecting inwardly from the peripheral flange.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
37 words
A combined container and lid according to claim 16 including a cam face on the bottom of the coupling flange sloping upwardly to the center, for engagement with the top of the peripheral lip of the container.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
45 words
A combined container and lid according to claim 17 wherein the coupling flange has an upper face spaced from the inside corner between the peripheral flange and the outer top panel a distance greater than the vertical height of the peripheral lip of the container.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
40 words
A combined container and lid according to claim 18 wherein the container lip comprises a flange with a first portion extending radially from the upper edge of the container and a second portion projecting towards the base of the container.
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