Patent ID: 9493733
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: B01L,C12M,G01N,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A container assembly comprising: a base member having a bottom wall, and a continuous side wall; a lid having a substantially planar top wall, a side wall depending from a peripheral outer edge of said top wall having a distal edge and an inner surface with an inner dimension complimenting an outer dimension of said side wall of said base member; and a snap fit locking mechanism for securing said base member to said lid in locking engagement in response to a compressive force but not a rotational force, said snap fit locking mechanism including at least one pair of locking members, each said pair of locking members including: a lid key member and a base latch member, wherein, said lid key member is located on said distal edge of said lid, wherein, said base latch member is located radially outwardly from said side wall of said base member so as to define a gap therebetween, said base latch member being fixed at one end to said base member so as to be resiliently deflectable, wherein, said lid is emplaceable on said base member with said side wall of said lid encircling said side wall of said base member, and wherein, with emplacement of said lid on said base member, each said lid key member is caused to pass through corresponding said gap as the lid is advanced into contact with the base member with resilient displacement of corresponding said base latch member, interengagement between said lid key member and said base latch member causing said lid to be maintained on said base.