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US5103993A
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Container lid having non-perpendicular reinforcement ribs
Assignee: Ropak Corp
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Filing: 1990-09-10
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Granted: 1992-04-14
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Expires: 2010-09-10
Abstract
Abstract A container lid is characterized by a flange having reinforcing ribs with their axes disposed non-perpendicularly to said flange. The reinforcing ribs may be relatively thin in comparison to prior art devices and permit an increased flexibility of the flange, providing improved shock absorption capabilities and ease of installation and removal of the lid, and improved automation thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Josef E. Bingisser
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:20
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D43/00; B65D43/02; B65D43/0235; B65D43/0237; B65D43/0256; B65D2205/00; B65D2205/02; B65D2401/00; B65D2401/15; B65D2401/25; B65D2543/00; B65D2543/00009; B65D2543/00018; B65D2543/00064; B65D2543/00074; B65D2543/00092; B65D2543/00259; B65D2543/00296; B65D2543/00342; B65D2543/00398; B65D2543/00407; B65D2543/00444; B65D2543/00481; B65D2543/0049; B65D2543/00518; B65D2543/00537; B65D2543/00555; B65D2543/00592; B65D2543/00601; B65D2543/00611; B65D2543/00629; B65D2543/00675; B65D2543/00685; B65D2543/00712; B65D2543/00722; B65D2543/0074; B65D2543/00787; B65D2543/00796
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A lid for a container, including, a centrally disposed cover portion having a flange depending therefrom, said flange defining a first plane, and a plurality of reinforcing ribs adjacent said flange and operatively attached between said flange and said cover portion, said reinforcing ribs being disposed in one or more planes other than said plane; in which said operative attachment occurs at a location on said first plane at which said first plane is substantially flat or curvilinear; further in which, as to any of said ribs for which said operative attachment occurs at a location on said first plane at which said first plane is substantially flat, said one or more other planes are disposed non-perpendicularly with respect to said first plane; and further in which, as to any of said ribs for which said operative attachment occurs at a location on said first plane at which said first plane is curvilinear, said one or more other planes are each non-perpendicular with respect to a plane substantially tangent to said first plane at said location of said operative attachment.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
A lid for a container, including, a centrally disposed cover portion having a flange depending therefrom, said flange defining a first plane, and a plurality of reinforcing ribs adjacent said flange and operatively attached between said flange and said cover portion, said reinforcing ribs being disposed in one or more planes other than said plane; in which said operative attachment occurs at a location on said first plane at which said first plane is substantially flat or curvilinear; further in which, as to any of said ribs for which said operative attachment occurs at a location on said first plane at which said first plane is substantially flat, said one or more other planes are disposed non-perpendicularly with respect to said first plane; and further in which, as to any of said ribs for which said operative attachment occurs at a location on said first plane at which said first plane is curvilinear, said one or more other planes are each non-perpendicular with respect to a plane substantially tangent to said first plane at said location of said operative attachment.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The lid of claim 1, in which said reinforcing ribs are of substantially right-triangular configuration.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The lid of claim 1 or claim 2, in which said container includes an upper edge, and said flange is disposed perimetrically inwardly from and adjacent to said upper edge of said container.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The lid of claim 1 or claim 2, in which said flange is operatively disposed in an annular groove on said cover portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The lid of claim 4 in which portions of said reinforcing ribs are operatively disposed in said groove.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
176 words
A container lid, including, a centrally disposed cover portion having an inverted generally U-shaped cover edge, said U-shaped edge forming a groove for receiving the upper edge of a side wall of a corresponding container, said lid further including a flange operatively disposed in said groove and reinforced by a plurality of rib members operatively attached to said flange and said groove and/or said cover portion, said flange defining a first curvilinear and/or non-curvilinear plane and said rib members being disposed in one or more planes other than said first plane, in which said respective one or more other planes for each of said rib members that is attached to said flange at non-curvilinear portions thereof is non-perpendicular with respect to said first plane at the location of said operative attachment, and in which said respective one or more other planes for each of said rib members that is attached to said flange at curvilinear portions thereof is non-perpendicular with respect to a plane tangent to said first plane at the location of said operative attachment.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
176 words
A container lid, including, a centrally disposed cover portion having an inverted generally U-shaped cover edge, said U-shaped edge forming a groove for receiving the upper edge of a side wall of a corresponding container, said lid further including a flange operatively disposed in said groove and reinforced by a plurality of rib members operatively attached to said flange and said groove and/or said cover portion, said flange defining a first curvilinear and/or non-curvilinear plane and said rib members being disposed in one or more planes other than said first plane, in which said respective one or more other planes for each of said rib members that is attached to said flange at non-curvilinear portions thereof is non-perpendicular with respect to said first plane at the location of said operative attachment, and in which said respective one or more other planes for each of said rib members that is attached to said flange at curvilinear portions thereof is non-perpendicular with respect to a plane tangent to said first plane at the location of said operative attachment.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The lid of claim 6 in which said rib members are of substantially right-triangular configuration.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1999-04-14 | 1999-10-14 | 2000-04-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2003-04-14 | 2003-10-14 | 2004-04-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |