Container lid
First Claim
1. A lid for a container having a sidewall and a lip protruding radially outwardly from the sidewall and extending about the periphery of the upper end of the container sidewall, the lid being formed from resilient plastic material and comprising:
- a top wall;
a relatively thin sidewall web segment extending downwardly from the periphery of the top wall;
a relatively thick skirt integral with and extending downwardly from the lower end of the web, said skirt and web being dimensioned so that the skirt will display a greater resistance to radial expansion than the web;
the inner surface of the web defining a greater diameter than the inner surface of the skirt portion, thereby to define an inwardly-facing shoulder, the shoulder being spaced from the underside of the lid top wall by an amount substantially equal to the height of the container lip;
whereby the lid may be snap-fitted onto the container;
said web being sufficiently thin, and being dimensioned with respect to the container lip so that snap-fitting of the lid onto the container will require the web to stretch heightwise and to deform to and wrap around the outer periphery of the container lip when the shoulder is engaged with the underside of the container lip, said skirt portion being disposed below the container lip and being constructed and arranged as to retain web portion into firm and snug sealing engagement with the container lip.
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Abstract
A one-piece molded plastic lid for a container is provided with a surrounding depending sidewall having a thin web portion which deforms as the lid is snap-fitted onto the container. The lid is intended to be used with containers having a protruding lip extending about the mouth of the container such as a paint can. The deformable web stretches into close conformity and sealing engagement with the lip, the lower regions of the skirt serving to maintain the web in a tightly constricted configuration about the lip.
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7 Claims
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1. A lid for a container having a sidewall and a lip protruding radially outwardly from the sidewall and extending about the periphery of the upper end of the container sidewall, the lid being formed from resilient plastic material and comprising:
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a top wall; a relatively thin sidewall web segment extending downwardly from the periphery of the top wall; a relatively thick skirt integral with and extending downwardly from the lower end of the web, said skirt and web being dimensioned so that the skirt will display a greater resistance to radial expansion than the web; the inner surface of the web defining a greater diameter than the inner surface of the skirt portion, thereby to define an inwardly-facing shoulder, the shoulder being spaced from the underside of the lid top wall by an amount substantially equal to the height of the container lip; whereby the lid may be snap-fitted onto the container; said web being sufficiently thin, and being dimensioned with respect to the container lip so that snap-fitting of the lid onto the container will require the web to stretch heightwise and to deform to and wrap around the outer periphery of the container lip when the shoulder is engaged with the underside of the container lip, said skirt portion being disposed below the container lip and being constructed and arranged as to retain web portion into firm and snug sealing engagement with the container lip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A lid for a container having a sidewall and a lip protruding radially outwardly from the sidewall and extending about the periphery of the upper end of the container sidewall, the lid being formed from resilient plastic material and comprising:
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a top wall; a relatively thin sidewall web segment extending downwardly from the periphery of the top wall; a relatively thick skirt integral with an extending downwardly from the lower end of the web, said skirt and web being dimensioned so that the skirt will display a greater resistance to radial expansion than the web; the inner surface of the web defining a greater diameter than the inner surface of the skirt portion, thereby to define an inwardly-facing shoulder, the shoulder being spaced from the underside of the lid top member by an amount substantially equal to the height of the container lip; the skirt portion being formed with an interruption; and latch means mounted to the skirt on opposite sides of the interruption, the latch means being constructed and arranged to draw the skirt on opposite sides of the interruption circumferentially toward each other thereby to effect a circumferential constricting force on the skirt, the latch means being constructed and arranged to secure the skirt in its constricted configuration; whereby the lid may be fitted onto the container and upon operation of the latch to constrict the skirt, the web will deform to the cross sectional contour of the container lip with the shoulder being urged into engagement with the underside of of the lip, said web being sufficiently thin, and being dimensioned with respect to the container lip so that upon operation of the latch, the web will stretch heightwise and will wrap around the outer periphery of the container lip.
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Specification