Container and lid
View Patent ↗A lid for a container includes a central portion; a channel at a periphery of the central portion configured to form a substantially liquid-tight gasketless seal with the container, the channel including an inner skirt for contacting an inner surface of the container and an outer skirt; and a protrusion protruding from the inner skirt and being configured to form an interference fit with the inner surface of the container.
1. A lid for a container, comprising:
a central portion for covering an opening of the container;
a channel at a periphery of the central portion configured to form a substantially liquid-tight gasketless seal with the container, the channel including an inner skirt for contacting an inner surface of the container, an outer skirt for extending around an outside surface of the container and a wall connecting the inner skirt and the outer skirt; and
an angled protrusion protruding from the inner skirt and being configured to form an interference fit with the inner surface of the container, wherein a substantial surface portion of an underside of the wall is configured to abut the container to form the substantially liquid-tight gasketless seal;
a protruding ridge comprising substantially parallel ribs protruding from the outer skirt toward the inner skirt, wherein an upper edge of the protruding ridge is discontinuous; and
a second protrusion on the inner skirt.
2. The lid of claim 1 , further comprising a tearline on the outer skirt for separating an upper portion of the outer skirt and a lower tearstrip portion of the outer skirt, wherein a portion of the tearline is below a portion of the protruding ridge.
3. The lid of claim 2 , wherein another portion of the tearline is above another portion of the of the protruding ridge.
4. The lid of claim 1 , wherein the inner skirt angled protrusion of the inner skirt extends around the central portion and forms a complete loop such that a starting and ending point of the loop are the same.
5. The lid of claim 1 , wherein the inner skirt angled protrusion of the inner skirt extends around the central portion and forms an incomplete loop such that a starting and ending point of the loop are different.
6. The lid of claim 5 , wherein the inner skirt angled protrusion of the inner skirt extends around the central portion is a helical shape.
7. The lid of claim 1 , wherein the angled protrusion of the inner skirt includes a first surface extending upwardly and toward the central portion and a second surface below the first surface extending downwardly and toward the central portion.
8. The lid of claim 7 , wherein the first and second surfaces have an angle with respect to one another of between approximately 60 degrees and 170 degrees.
9. The lid of claim 7 , wherein the first and second surfaces have an angle with respect to one another of between approximately 90 degrees and 160 degrees.
10. The lid of claim 1 , wherein the substantially parallel protruding ribs are separated by a predetermined distance.
11. The lid of claim 10 , wherein the predetermine distance is greater than a thickness of at least one of the protruding ribs.
12. A lid for a container, comprising:
a central portion;
an u-shaped channel extending at least partially around the central portion, the u-shaped channel having first and second generally vertical sidewalls;
an outer skirt separated from the second sidewall via a wall at a periphery of the u-shaped channel;
a first angled protrusion protruding from a side of the second sidewall closest to the outer skirt and being configured to form an interference fit with an inner surface of the container;
a second angled protrusion on the side of the second sidewall that is substantially parallel to the first angled protrusion and
a protruding ridge on an inner surface of the outer skirt, wherein the protruding ridge includes a plurality of ribs, wherein a substantial surface portion of an underside of the wall is configured to abut the container to form a substantially liquid-tight gasketless seal and an upper edge of the protruding ridge is discontinuous.
13. The lid of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of ribs are substantially parallel to each other.
14. The lid of claim 12 , wherein each rib includes a lower surface that tapers towards the inner surface of the outer skirt.
15. The lid of claim 12 , wherein a thickness of an upper portion of each rib is greater than a thickness of a lower portion of each rib.
16. The lid of claim 12 , wherein the ribs are separated by a predetermined distance.
17. The lid of claim 16 , wherein the predetermine distance is greater than a thickness of at least one of the ribs.
18. A container and lid,
wherein the container comprises:
a base;
a sidewall extending upwardly from the base to an upper rim, wherein the sidewall surrounds an inner cavity, and wherein the sidewall tapers away from the inner cavity while extending upwardly from the base;
a satellite ring extending outwardly from the container sidewall; and
a bead protruding outwardly from the container sidewall;
wherein the lid comprises:
a central body portion;
a channel around a periphery of the central body portion configured to form a substantially liquid-tight gasketless seal with the upper rim of the container, the channel including an outer skirt and an inner skirt, wherein the inner skirt is configured to contact an inner surface of the container sidewall, the inner skirt including a first angled inner skirt protrusion protruding outwardly from the inner skirt and extending around the central body portion and a second inner skirt angled protrusion substantially parallel to the first angled inner skirt protrusion, wherein the first and second angled inner skirt protrusions are configured to form an interference fit with the inner surface of the sidewall, wherein the channel includes a wall connecting the inner skirt and the outer skirt;
a tearline for separating an upper portion of the outer skirt and a lower tearstrip portion, wherein a lower edge of the lower tearstrip portion is configured to lie adjacent the satellite ring of the container; and
a first protruding ridge on the upper portion of the outer skirt and a second protruding ridge on the lower tearstrip portion, wherein the first and second protruding ridges are configured to lie below the container bead, wherein a substantial surface portion of an underside of the wall abuts the upper rim to form the substantially liquid-tight gasketless seal and wherein an upper edge of the first protruding ridge is discontinuous and wherein and upper edge of the second protruding ridge is discontinuous.
19. The lid of claim 18 , wherein the first angled protrusion of the inner skirt includes a first surface extending upwardly and toward the central portion and a second surface below the first surface extending downwardly and toward the central portion.
20. The lid of claim 19 , wherein the first and second surfaces have an angle with respect to one another of between approximately 60 degrees and 170 degrees.
21. The lid of claim 19 , wherein the first and second surfaces have an angle with respect to one another of between approximately 90 degrees and 160 degrees.
22. The lid of claim 18 , wherein the first protruding ridge and the second protruding ridge comprise a plurality of substantially parallel protruding ribs separated by a predetermined distance.
23. The lid of claim 22 , wherein the predetermine distance is greater than a thickness of at least one of the substantially parallel protruding ribs.
24. A lid for a container, comprising:
a central portion for covering an opening of the container;
a channel at a periphery of the central portion configured to form a substantially liquid-tight gasketless seal with the container, the channel including an inner skirt for contacting an inner surface of the container, an outer skirt for extending around an outside surface of the container and a wall connecting the inner skirt and the outer skirt;
an angled protrusion protruding from the inner skirt and being configured to form an interference fit with the inner surface of the container, wherein a substantial surface portion of an underside of the wall is configured to abut the container to form the substantially liquid-tight gasketless seal; and
a second inner skirt protrusion.
25. The lid of claim 24 , wherein the second inner skirt protrusion is substantially parallel to the first inner skirt protrusion.
26. The lid of claim 24 , wherein the inner skirt angled protrusion extends around the central portion and forms a complete loop such that a starting and ending point of the loop are the same.
27. The lid of claim 26 , wherein the second inner skirt protrusion is parallel to the angled protrusion and extends around the central portion and forms a complete loop such that a starting and ending point of the loop are the same.
28. The lid of claim 26 , wherein the second inner skirt protrusion is parallel to and below the angled protrusion and extends around the central portion and forms an incomplete loop such that a starting and ending point of the loop are different.
29. The lid of claim 24 , wherein the inner skirt angled protrusion extends around the central portion and forms an incomplete loop such that a starting and ending point of the loop are different.
30. The lid of claim 29 , wherein the second inner skirt protrusion is parallel to the angled protrusion and extends around the central portion and forms a complete loop such that a starting and ending point of the loop are the same.
31. The lid of claim 29 , wherein the second inner skirt protrusion is parallel to and above the angled protrusion and extends around the central portion and forms a complete loop such that a starting and ending point of the loop are the same.
32. The lid of claim 24 , wherein the inner skirt angled protrusion and the second inner skirt protrusion extends around the central portion in a helical shape.
33. The lid of claim 24 , wherein the angled protrusion of the inner skirt includes a first surface extending upwardly and toward the central portion and a second surface below the first surface extending downwardly and toward the central portion.
34. The lid of claim 33 , wherein the first and second surfaces have an angle with respect to one another of between approximately 60 degrees and 170 degrees.
35. The lid of claim 33 , wherein the first and second surfaces have an angle with respect to one another of between approximately 90 degrees and 160 degrees.