Claims
- 1. A plastic container comprising:
a generally cylindrical main body having a closed end defined by a bottom wall, and an open end defined by a circumferential lip at an upper end thereof; a rim assembly connected to the main body, the rim assembly including a first continuous, annular channel defined along an inner edge by a flexible finger having a locking tab, and defined along an outer edge by a sidewall joined to the lip; and a lid adapted to be connected to the rim assembly, the lid including a central planar section having an outer structure in the form of a second continuous annular channel formed with a locking notch on a solid, annular, downward projection having a shoulder outwardly projecting therefrom, the second annular channel receiving the flexible finger on the rim assembly such that the locking tab on the rim assembly engages the locking notch and forms a liquid tight interference fit therebetween, the first channel on the rim assembly receiving the downward projection on the lid, and the sidewall supporting the shoulder.
- 2. The plastic container of claim 1, wherein the rim assembly is snap fit and adhesively secured to the main body.
- 3. The plastic container of claim 1, wherein the first channel is upwardly facing.
- 4. The plastic container of claim 1, wherein the second channel is downwardly facing.
- 5. The plastic container of claim 1, wherein the locking tab on the rim assembly engages the locking notch on the lid in a snap fit.
- 6. The plastic container of claim 1, wherein the sidewall of the first channel is joined to a generally horizontally extending connector integrally attached to an outer peripheral edge formed with a groove for receiving the lip on the main body.
- 7. The plastic container of claim 6, wherein the second channel includes an inner wall, a roof portion and an outer wall having the locking notch formed on an inner surface thereof.
- 8. A plastic container comprising:
a generally cylindrical main body having a closed end defined by a bottom wall, and an open end defined by a circumferential lip at an upper end thereof; a rim assembly connected to the main body, the rim assembly including a continuous, annular channel connected to an outer peripheral edge having a top surface and a bottom surface formed with a groove for receiving the lip on the main body; and a lid adapted to be connected to the rim assembly, the lid including a downward projection received in the channel, the downward projection having an outer annular shoulder supported on the outer peripheral edge of the rim assembly when the downward projection is engaged in the channel, the bottom wall on the main body including structure for stacking containers one on top of the other, the bottom wall having an annular flange received between the outer annular shoulder and the outer peripheral edge, the bottom wall further having a support leg which rests upon the top surface of the outer peripheral edge to provide support for the bottom wall.
- 9. The plastic container of claim 8, wherein the annular flange and the support leg are formed on a bottom edge of the bottom wall.
- 10. The plastic container of claim 8, wherein the rim assembly includes a flexible finger and the lid includes a locking notch which receives the finger in a snap fit.
- 11. The plastic container of claim 8, wherein the bottom wall of a stacked container is further supported on a curved roof portion of the lid positioned inwardly of the outer annular shoulder.
- 12. The plastic container of claim 8, wherein the support leg extends outwardly and downwardly from the main body.
- 13. A plastic container comprising:
a generally cylindrical main body having a closed end defined by a bottom wall, and an open end defined by a circumferential lip at an upper end thereof; a rim assembly connected to the main body, the rim assembly including a first continuous annular channel provided with a flexible finger and joined to an outer peripheral edge by a connector, the outer peripheral edge being connected to the lip on the main body; and a lid adapted to be connected to the rim assembly, the lid including a second continuous, annular channel having a locking notch engaged in a snap fit with the flexible finger, and a solid, annular downward projection integrally attached to the second channel and received in the first channel, the downward projection having an outer annular shoulder separated laterally by a spacing from the outer peripheral edge on the rim assembly, wherein a tool may be introduced through the spacing to pry the locking notch out of snap engagement with the finger and move the downward projection from the channel, thereby releasing the lid from the rim assembly.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is based on and claims priority to provisional U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 60/362,462, filed Mar. 7, 2002, and non-provisional U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/174,890 filed Jun. 19, 2002 the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60362462 |
Mar 2002 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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10174890 |
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10278318 |
Oct 2002 |
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