Patent ID: 11896976
Assignee: EPPENDORF AG
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A lidded vessel assembly comprised of plastic and configured for laboratory use, the lidded vessel assembly comprising:
a tubular vessel having a top end and a bottom end, the tubular vessel comprising,
a vessel base at the bottom end,
a vessel opening defined at the top end,
an inner wall, and
a sealing area and a parking area both defined on the inner wall and both below the vessel opening;

a lid comprising,
a lid base having an outside surface and an inside surface, and
a plug projecting from the inside surface of the lid base and configured to be inserted through the vessel opening to engage the parking area to define a parking position, and configured to be further inserted through the vessel opening out of the parking area to bias against a portion of the sealing area to define a sealing position; and

a first latching device comprising,
a first latching element positioned on the inner wall of the vessel, and a second latching element positioned on an outside of the plug provided for releasably latching the lid to the vessel in the parking position,

wherein the first latching element comprises a radially inwardly projecting first latching projection positioned on the inner wall of the vessel and pointing radially inwardly into the inner wall of the vessel.