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Container and lid means which resist removal after emplacement

US4671423A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 9, 1986
Grant dateJun 9, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 9, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D2543/00472
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention discloses a container apparatus wherein said container apparatus includes a receptacle portion having an opened top and a closed bottom. The container apparatus further comprises a lid adapted to be inserted over the opened top in combination with an apparatus for assuring that when said lid is enplaced upon said receptacle to cover the opened top, the lid cannot be easily removed. The container apparatus comprises a peripheral flange located about the receptacle portion near said opened top. The lid includes a corresponding depending flange which is substantially surrounded by the peripheral flange when said lid is enplaced upon the receptacle portion.

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