Patent ID: 11866239
Assignee: BURST OUT INNOVATIONS, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A lid assembly for closing an opening of a container, the container having a storage area for storing a content that is accessed through the opening when the lid is removed, the opening having an internal wall, comprising:
a locking member having an outer periphery, the locking member having a first locking portion connected at one end to a first tab member and a second locking portion connected at one end to a second tab member, in a fully extended position an outer end of the first locking portion and an outer end of the second locking portion are both positioned beyond the outer periphery of the locking member, the first locking portion and the second locking portion are retractable by squeezing the first tab member and the second tab member inward towards each other;
a bottom member having an outer periphery wall, the outer periphery wall having a first opening or cutout (“first opening”) and a second opening or cutout (“second opening”,), the locking member is received within an area of the bottom member defined by the outer periphery wall such that in the fully extended position the outer end of the first locking portion is positioned beyond the outer periphery wall through the first opening and the outer end of the second locking portion is positioned beyond the outer periphery wall through the second opening;
a first locking section disposed on an internal wall of a container at a container opening; and
a second locking section disposed on the internal wall of the container at the container opening;
wherein in a container closed position the lid assembly is secured to the container at the container opening.