Claims
- 27. A lid for a container, comprising
a closure surface; a circumferential rim extending about a periphery of said closure; a plurality of cut outs formed in said circumferential rim, at least one cut out being formed in each of said quadrants of said circumferential rim, and at least one access opening formed in said closure surface for permitting access to contents of the container; wherein at least a portion of a brim of the container is visible through each of said plurality of cut outs when the lid is positioned on the container.
- 28. The lid of claim 27, wherein said plurality of cut outs are mutually spaced about said circumferential rim of the lid.
- 29. The lid of claim 27, wherein said circumferential rim includes at least an outer wall and a transition wall extending between said outer side wall and said closure surface.
- 30. The lid of claim 29, wherein said plurality of cut outs are formed in said transition wall of said circumferential rim.
- 31. The lid of claim 29, wherein said plurality of cut outs are formed in said outer wall of said rim.
- 32. The lid of claim 29, wherein said cut outs are formed in both said outer wall and said transition wall of said lid.
- 33. The lid of claim 27, wherein there are two diametrically opposed pairs of cut outs formed in said circumferential rim of the lid.
- 34. A lid for a container comprising:
a closure surface; a circumferential rim extending about a periphery of said closure surface; and a plurality of cut outs formed in said circumferential rim, at least two of said plurality of cut outs being spaced apart a circumferential distance equal to or greater than a respective quadrant of said closure surface; wherein at least a portion of a brim of the container is visible through each of said plurality of cut outs where the lid is positioned on the container.
- 35. The lid of claim 34, wherein said plurality of cut outs are mutually spaced about said circumferential rim of the lid.
- 36. The lid of claim 34, wherein said circumferential rim includes at least an outer wall and a transition wall extending between said outer side wall and said closure surface.
- 37. The lid of claim 36, wherein said plurality of cut outs are formed in said transition wall of said circumferential rim.
- 38. The lid of claim 36, wherein said plurality of cut outs are formed in said outer wall of said rim.
- 39. The lid of claim 36, wherein said cut outs are formed in both said outer wall and said transition wall of said lid.
- 40. The lid of claim 34, wherein there are two diametrically opposed pairs of cut outs formed in said circumferential rim of the lid.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. application Ser. No. 337,033 filed Jun. 29, 1999.
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