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Lidded container

US8157122B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

16Claims

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Assignee

Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V. · NL

Inventor

James Patrick Dale · Huntingdon, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 3, 2006
Grant date	Apr 17, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 18, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65D25/32
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A lidded container comprising a container body with side walls, a bottom, and a top end with an opening comprising means to retain a lid, and an upstanding edge around the opening having its outer sides in line with the side walls of the container. The upstanding edge is provided with at least one recess, which preferably inclines over the width of the upstanding edge from the opening downwardly to the edge's outer sides.

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