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Reclosable lid having a slidable closure panel

US7850037B2 · kind B2 · utility

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84References

20Claims

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Assignee

Dixie Consumer Products LLC · US

Inventors

Alois A. Schmidtner · Lower Saucon Township, US
Jonathan E. Rush · Phillipsburg, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 2, 2007
Grant date	Dec 14, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 18, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65D2543/00796
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A reclosable cup lid thermoformed from a polymeric material. The lid includes a closure panel and a lid member having a sidewall and a top wall. The top wall can have an upper and lower side and a drinking aperture at a periphery of the top wall. The top wall can define a pair of engagement tracks disposed on the lower side of the top wall. The engagement tracks can include a scalloped configuration and an undercut depth. The closure panel can be insertable into the scalloped engagement tracks by application of a bending force to the lid member suitable to widen the distance between the tracks.

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