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Container having a relockable lid provided with a resilient ring

US8955712B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 21, 2010
Grant dateFeb 17, 2015
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Expiry dateJul 25, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D2543/00972
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A container includes (i) a metal receiving body having a peripheral upper edge delimiting an upper opening and provided with an one-piece outwardly projection and (ii) a relockable lid including a metallic cover provided with a resilient ring having a locking part with a lower free edge, and divided into two annular portions separated by an annular folding line, whose lower portion is foldable around the folding line between two stable positions. The locking part has:—locking elements including a plurality of beads arranged around the inner surface of the lower portion and at a distance from each other, and—a plurality of orifices, arranged around the locking part at a distance from each other and extending at a distance from the lower free edge, wherein the orifices extend through the locking part, at least over a part of the height of the upper and lower portions thereof.

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