Patent ID: 11930962
Assignee: MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. The grinder device of claim 6, wherein
when the cap assembly is secured to the container, and the cap assembly is in the cap assembly locked position:
one of the plurality of protrusions provided on the inner circumferential surface of the grinder housing faces one of the plurality of lock beads in a position radially outward therefrom, and
the cap assembly and the container are configured to resist separation such that when separation forces are generated to separate the cap assembly from the container:
on a side of the cap assembly receiving the separation forces, the one of the plurality of lock protrusions contacts a lower surface of the upper annular shoulder and becomes wedged in the recessed groove between an upper surface of the one of the plurality of lock beads and the lower surface of the upper annular shoulder, and
on an opposite side of the cap assembly receiving the separation forces, another one of the plurality of lock protrusions is pressed downwardly and radially inwardly to contact another one of the plurality of lock beads, and a lower peripheral rim portion of the grinder housing is urged downward to abut into an upper surface of the lower annular shoulder thereby preventing the one of the plurality of lock protrusions on the side of the cap assembly receiving the separation forces sufficient space to slide upwardly and radially outward over the upper annular shoulder and permit separation of the cap assembly from the container.