Container with detachable, selectively vented lid
US6868980B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2543/00555
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A container (100) includes a bowl (200) and a lid (300) for the bowl (200). The lid (300) includes at least one opening (330). The lid (300) can be sealed to the bowl (200) in a plurality of orientations, including (i) an open orientation and (ii) a closed orientation. In the open orientation, the opening (330) is arranged over the bowl (200) such that flow is allowed from the interior of the container (100) to the exterior of the container (100), and vice versa. In the closed orientation, no flow is allowed between the interior of the container (100) and the exterior of the container (100).
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