Patent · US Expired

Plastic cover for container

US5145088A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 12, 1991
Grant dateSep 8, 1992
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Expiry dateAug 12, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D43/169
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A plastic cover for a container including a central cover plate having a peripheral flange in a U-shaped cross-section having outer and inner arms connected by a joining portion, the inner arm being integral with the central cover plate, the peripheral flange adapted to snap onto a complementary rim of the mouth of a container, the joining portion of the peripheral flange including a slot around substantially the entire periphery of the cover and defining two opposite lips; a plurality of integral tab-spots spaced around the length of the slit and connecting the two lips; a gripping tab integral with the inner arm; and hinge segments integral with the two lips at locations on the cover substantially opposite the gripping tab.

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