Patent ID: 9457941
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: B65D

Claim Text:
1. A multipurpose elastic loop gasket including: said elastic loop gasket formed by a base with an upper leg and a lower leg extending from said base; said elastic loop gasket upper leg and said elastic loop lower leg are essentially parallel to each other and form an inwardly opening elongated narrow recess there-in-between so as to be capable of receiving a horizontally outwardly extending flange of a container; a raised ridge extending upwardly from said elastic loop gasket upper leg along the extent of said elastic loop gasket for positioning a container lid or foil; a bead extending upwardly from said elastic loop gasket lower leg along the extent of said elastic loop gasket for positioning and retaining the flange of a container; said elastic loop gasket being stretchable by more than 2% of its unstretched length with the ability to return to its unstretched length, so as to be able to elastically deform and be held in place over a container flange; said elastic loop gasket has four sides that intersect each other at right angles; corner webs are formed inwardly at the areas said upper legs intersect to rigidity the corners and provide easy insertion and removal of said elastic loop gasket.