Container with metal body and plastic hinge
First Claim
1. A container having a body and a cover, said body being made of metal and having an upper lip portion defining an opening of predetermined size and shape, said cover being shaped as an inverted dish and having a top wall of the same general size and shape as said opening, and a peripheral skirt formed integrally with and depending from said top wall and adapted to telescope over the lip portion of said body when said cover is in a closed position, said container being characterized in that an intermediate section of said lip portion is offset inwardly from the adjacent sections of said lip portion so as to define a recess along the outer side of said lip portion, a hinge made of plastic and having a mounting leaf located within said recess, means for securing said leaf to said lip portion, and flexible web means molded integrally with the lower edge of said leaf, connected to the skirt of said cover and supporting said cover to swing upwardly and downwardly between open and closed positions about a hinge axis extending along said recess.
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Abstract
Lugs secure the mounting leaf of a plastic hinge within an inwardly offset recess formed in the upper lip portion of a metal container body. Flexible hinge straps are molded integrally with the mounting leaf and support a cover on the body for swinging between open and closed positions. In one embodiment, the cover is made of plastic and is molded integrally with the hinge straps. In a second embodiment, the cover is made of metal and is secured to a second mounting leaf which is molded integrally with the hinge straps.
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18 Claims
- 1. A container having a body and a cover, said body being made of metal and having an upper lip portion defining an opening of predetermined size and shape, said cover being shaped as an inverted dish and having a top wall of the same general size and shape as said opening, and a peripheral skirt formed integrally with and depending from said top wall and adapted to telescope over the lip portion of said body when said cover is in a closed position, said container being characterized in that an intermediate section of said lip portion is offset inwardly from the adjacent sections of said lip portion so as to define a recess along the outer side of said lip portion, a hinge made of plastic and having a mounting leaf located within said recess, means for securing said leaf to said lip portion, and flexible web means molded integrally with the lower edge of said leaf, connected to the skirt of said cover and supporting said cover to swing upwardly and downwardly between open and closed positions about a hinge axis extending along said recess.
- 5. A container having a body made of metal and having a cover made of plastic, said body having an upper lip portion defining an opening of predetermined size and shape, said lip portion having at least one substantially straight side, said cover being shaped as an inverted dish and having a top wall of the same general size and shape as said opening, and a skirt formed integrally with and depending from the periphery of said top wall and adapted to telescope over the lip portion of said body when said cover is in a closed position, said container being characterized in that an intermediate section of said one side of said lip portion is offset inwardly from the end sections of said one side of said lip portion so as to define a recess extending along the exterior of said one side of said lip portion, said recess being located in opposing relation with the inner side of said skirt when said cover is in said closed position, a hinge made of plastic and having a flat mounting leaf located within said recess and disposed in face-to-face relation with said lip portion, means for securing said leaf to said lip portion, and flexible web means molded integrally with said leaf and with said skirt and supporting said cover to swing upwardly and downwardly between open and closed positions about a hinge axis extending along said one side of said lip portion.
- 11. A container having a body and a cover both made of metal, said body having an upper lip portion defining an opening of predetermined size and shape, said lip portion having at least one substantially straight side, said cover being shaped as an inverted dish and having a top wall of the same general size and shape as said opening, and a skirt formed integrally with and depending from the periphery of said top wall and adapted to telescope over the lip portion of said body when said cover is in a closed position, said container being characterized in that an intermediate section of said one side of said lip portion is offset inwardly from the end sections of said one side of said lip portion so as to define a recess extending along the exterior of said one side of said lip portion, said recess being located in opposing relation with the inner side of said skirt when said cover is in said closed position, a hinge made of plastic and having a first flat mounting leaf located within said recess and disposed in face-to-face relation with said lip portion, means for securing said first leaf to said lip portion, said hinge having a second flat mounting leaf disposed in face-to-face relation with the inner surface of said skirt, means for securing said second leaf to said skirt, and flexible web means molded integrally with the lower edges of said first and second leafs and supporting said cover to swing upwardly and downwardly between open and closed positions about a hinge axis extending along said one side of said lip portion.
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