A lid for outfitting a container is provided. The lid includes a cover shell defining a first cavity, a clamp including a frustum portion, a clamp horizontal plateau, and an upstanding lip, a hinge member constructed to pivotally interconnect the clamp with the cover shell.
1. A lid for outfitting a container, the lid comprising:
a cover shell defining a first cavity, the cover shell including a downstanding lip extending from a cover shell horizontal plateau;
a clamp including a frustum portion, a clamp horizontal plateau, and an upstanding lip, the upstanding lip extending from the clamp horizontal plateau; and
a hinge member constructed to pivotally interconnect the clamp with the cover shell;
wherein when the cover shell is closed over the clamp, the downstanding lip operates as a skirt surrounding the upstanding lip.
2. The lid according to claim 1 , wherein the frustum portion includes at least one of (i) a pyramidal frustum portion, (ii) a conical frustum portion, (iii) a spherical frustum portion, or (iv) any combination of (i), (ii) and (iii).
3. The lid according to claim 1 , wherein the clamp is constructed to support a dish.
4. The lid according to claim 1 , the clamp further comprising:
a clamp top opening; and
a clamp bottom opening.
5. The lid according to claim 1 , wherein the clamp top opening is formed in any one of a radial shape, an oval shape, a round shape, or a rounded shape.
6. The lid according to claim 1 , wherein the clamp top opening generally conforms to a shape of a portion of a dish that is inserted through the clamp.
7. The lid according claim 1 , wherein the clamp horizontal plateau has a shape corresponding generally to the shape of the cover shell horizontal plateau.
8. The lid according to claim 1 , wherein the clamp further includes a dish coupler constructed to releasably engage with a dish.
9. The lid according to claim 1 , wherein the dish coupler is located above the clamp horizontal plateau.
10. The lid according to claim 9 , wherein the dish coupler is a protrusion integrally formed on the upstanding lip.
11. The lid according to claim 1 , the cover shell being releasably secured to the clamp using a locking mechanism.
12. The lid according to claim 11 , the locking mechanism including a male element formed on the clamp horizontal plateau and adapted to be received in female element formed on a corresponding location on the cover shell horizontal plateau of the cover shell.
13. The lid according to claim 12 , the male element and the female element constructed to be in snap engagement to securely lock the cover shell to the clamp.
14. The lid according to claim 1 , wherein the lid is made of a first material and the dish is made of a second material, wherein the first material and the second material have different thermal expansion properties.