Patent · US Expired

Closure for a resealable container

US5020686A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 29, 1989
Grant dateJun 4, 1991
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Expiry dateNov 29, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D2543/00851
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A closure for a resealable container comprising an annular container engaging member fixedly attached to the edge of the container and a lid having an end wall and an annular skirt, the lid being attached to and separable from the container engaging member at a failure zone. In one embodiment the lid is adapted to reseal the container after it is separated from the container engaging member by turning the lid upside down and positioning it such that the annular skirt engages the container engaging member and the end wall covers at least a portion of the opening of the container. In another embodiment, the lid is also adapted to reseal the container after it is separated from the container engaging member by positioning the lid such that the annular skirt engages the container engaging member and the end wall covers at least a portion of the opening of the container. The invention also includes a stackable container having the closure described above.

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