Claims
- 1. An easy-opening, leak-resistant liquid storage container, comprising:
- (a) a container body produced from a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer, said container body having pour-accommodating means, said container body having substantially upright walls, said walls having an upper rim portion and a bottom portion, said upper rim portion having an inner surface and an outer surface; and
- (b) a removable thermoplastic lid, said lid including:
- (i) a cover section having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- (ii) a plug section integral to said lower surface of said cover section, said plug section having an outer peripheral surface adapted to substantially conform to the inner surface of said upper rim portion of said container body walls for providing a close conforming fit when said lid is installed on said container body; and
- (iii) a lip integral to said cover section, said lip spaced apart from said outer peripheral surface of said plug section, wherein said lip combine with said lower surface of said cover section and said outer peripheral surface of said plug section to form a track, said track having a pair of rocker points;
- whereby said rocker points are effective to release said lid from a closed position when a downward force is exerted upon the upper surface of said cover section of said lid.
- 2. The container of claim 1, wherein the pour-accommodating means is a pourable spout located in an upper portion of a wall of said container body.
- 3. The container of claim 2, further comprising a handle affixed to a wall opposite to the wall having said pourable spout.
- 4. The container of claim 2, wherein said removable lid further comprises a peripheral bead means located about said outer peripheral surface of said plug section.
- 5. The container of claim 2, wherein said rocker points of said removable lid are formed by an upwardly inclined contour of said lower surface of said cover section.
- 6. The container of claim 2, further comprising a vent channel effective to permit a liquid to be poured from the container in a smooth and continuous manner when the container is in the open position.
- 7. The container of claim 2, wherein said lid further comprises a retaining locking plug effective to lock the lid in a fully open position.
- 8. The container of claim 2, wherein said lid is produced form a material selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, random copolymers of propylene and ethylene and polyethylene.
- 9. An easy-opening, leak-resistant liquid storage container, comprising:
- (a) a container body produced from a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer, said container body having substantially upright walls, said walls having an upper rim portion and a bottom portion, said upper rim portion having an inner surface and an outer surface; and
- (b) a removable thermoplastic lid having pour-accommodating means, said lid including:
- (i) a cover section having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- (ii) a plug section integral to said lower surface of said cover section, said plug section having an outer peripheral surface adapted to substantially conform to the inner surface of said upper rim portion of said container body walls of providing a close conforming fit when said lid si installed on said container body;
- (iii) a lip integral to said cover section, said lip spaced apart from said outer peripheral surface of said plug section, wherein said lip combines with said lower surface of said cover section and said outer peripheral surface of said plug section to form a track, said track having a pair of rocker points; and
- (iv) a pour orifice located in a portion of said plug section of said lid, said pour orifice positioned so as to be exposed when said lid is in a fully open position;
- whereby said rocker point are effective to release said lid from a closed position when a downward force is exerted upon the upper surface of said cover section of said lid.
- 10. The container of claim 9, further comprising a handle affixed to a wall of said container body.
- 11. The container of claim 9, wherein said removable lid further comprises a peripheral bead means located about said outer peripheral surface of said plug section.
- 12. The container of claim 9, wherein said rocker points of said removable lid are formed by an upwardly inclined contour of said lower surface of said cover section.
- 13. The container of claim 9, further comprising vent channel effective to permit a liquid to be poured from the container in a smooth and continuous manner.
- 14. The container of claim 9, wherein the lid further comprises a retaining locking plug effective to lock the lid in a fully open position.
- 15. The container of claim 9, wherein said lid is produced from a material selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, random copolymers of propylene and ethylene and polyethylene.
- 16. An easy-opening, leak-resistant food storage container, comprising:
- (a) a thermoplastic container body having substantially upright walls, said walls having an upper rim portion and a bottom portion, said upper rim portion having an inner surface and an outer surface; and
- (b) a removable thermoplastic lid, said lid including:
- (i) a cover section having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- (ii) a plug section integral to said lower surface of said cover section, said plug section having an outer peripheral surface adapted to substantially conform to the inner surface of said upper rim portion of said container body walls for providing a close conforming fit when said lid si installed on aid container body; and
- (iii) a lip integral to said cover section, said lip spaced apart from said outer peripheral surface of said plug section, wherein said lip combines with said lower surface of said cover section and said outer peripheral surface of sis plug section to form a track, said tack having a pair of rocker points;
- whereby said rocker points are effective to release said lid from a closed position when a downward force is exerted upon the upper surface of said cover section of said lid.
- 17. The container of claim 16, wherein said removable lid further comprises a peripheral bead mans located about said outer peripheral surface of said plug section.
- 18. The container of claim 16, wherein said rocker points of said removable lid fare formed by an upwardly inclined contour of said lower surface of said cover section.
- 19. The container of claim 9, wherein said lid is produced from a material selected form the group consisting of polypropylene, random copolymers of propylene and ethylene and polyethylene.
- 20. The container of claim 19, wherein said container body is produced form a material selected from the group consisting of a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer polypropylene, random copolymers of propylene and ethylene, polyethylene and polyethylene terephthalate.
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 07/636,519, filed on Dec. 31, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,086,956 which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 07/464,516, filed on Jan. 12, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,993,603.
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Continuation in Parts (2)
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