Hinged container lid assembly
First Claim
1. A closure for an open mouth of a container, the closure comprising a rim adapted to be coupled to a top edge of a container at an open mouth of the container, the rim being formed to include an opening, a lid frame configured to mate with the rim, and a connector formed to include a cover portion coupled to the lid frame in order to form a lid and a hinge portion coupled to the rim and provided to support the lid for pivotable movement relative to the rim between a closed position wherein the lid closes the opening formed in the rim and an opened position wherein the lid lies away from the rim, the lid frame being made of a first material and the connector being made of a second material.
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Abstract
A closure for an open mouth of a container is provided. The closure includes a rim and a lid frame configured to mate with the rim. The rim includes an opening and is adapted to be coupled to a top edge of the open mouth of the container. The closure further includes a connector having a cover portion coupled to the lid frame in order to form a lid and a hinge portion coupled to the rim. The lid frame is made of a first material and the connector is made of a second material. The connector is provided to support the lid for pivotable movement relative to the rim between a closed position wherein the lid closes the opening formed in the rim and an opened position wherein the lid lies away from the rim.
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Citations
29 Claims
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1. A closure for an open mouth of a container, the closure comprising
a rim adapted to be coupled to a top edge of a container at an open mouth of the container, the rim being formed to include an opening, a lid frame configured to mate with the rim, and a connector formed to include a cover portion coupled to the lid frame in order to form a lid and a hinge portion coupled to the rim and provided to support the lid for pivotable movement relative to the rim between a closed position wherein the lid closes the opening formed in the rim and an opened position wherein the lid lies away from the rim, the lid frame being made of a first material and the connector being made of a second material.
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17. A closure for an open mouth of a container, the closure comprising
a rim adapted to be coupled to a top edge of a container at an open mouth of the container, the rim being formed to include an opening, a lid configured to mate with the rim to close the opening formed in the rim, and a hinge portion made of a plastic film substrate and coupled to the rim and lid to support the lid for pivotable movement relative to the rim between a closed position wherein the lid closes the opening formed in the rim and an opened position wherein the lid lies away from the rim, the lid including a lid frame made of a plastics material and a cover portion made of the plastic film substrate and integrally coupled to the hinge portion.
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23. A closure for an open mouth of a container, the closure comprising
a rim adapted to be coupled to a top edge of a container at an open mouth of the container, the rim being formed to include an opening, a lid frame configured to mate with the rim, and means for coupling the lid frame to the rim for pivotable movement of the lid frame relative to the rim, the closing means being made of a plastic film substrate.
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28. A method of coupling a lid frame to a rim adapted to be coupled to a container, the method comprising the steps of
providing a first mold cavity and a second mold cavity, inserting a connector into the first and second mold cavities and a linking cavity interconnecting the first and second mold cavities, and filling the first and second mold cavities with a plastics material to form a rim in the first mold cavity that is coupled to one portion of the connector and to form a lid frame in the second mold cavity that is coupled to another portion of the connector in order to form a closure for an open mouth of a container.
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29. A method of installing a lid assembly on a container to cover a top opening formed in the container, the method comprising the steps of
providing a lid assembly and a container, the lid assembly being formed to include a rim, a lid frame, and a connector having a first portion coupled to the rim and a second portion coupled to the lid frame such that the second portion of the connector and the lid frame form a lid movable between an opened position and a closed position relative to the rim, coupling a plastic membrane to the rim of the lid assembly when the lid is in the opened position to close a central opening formed in the rim, moving the lid from the opened position to the closed position in order to couple the lid to the rim and trap the plastic membrane in an interior position between the rim and the lid, and coupling the rim of the lid assembly to the container to cause the plastic membrane and the lid to cover a top opening formed in the container.
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