Patent ID: 9725214
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A lid adapted for removable attachment to a container having a rim, said lid comprising: a top contiguous surface forming a plateau and having a periphery, an annular side wall contiguous to said periphery of said top surface and extending substantially downward from said top surface, wherein said annular sidewall is adapted to removably attach in a closed position to said container having a rim, and a first arcuate protuberance and a second arcuate protuberance extending from said plateau, wherein said first arcuate protuberance and said second arcuate protuberance are disposed so as to form an arcuate lid retaining channel between them, said lid retaining channel having a first side wall formed by a portion of said first protuberance, a second side wall formed by a portion of said second protuberance and a bottom wall connecting said first side wall and said second side wall such that said first side wall, second side wall and bottom wall form a contiguous surface, said lid retaining channel able to receive said container rim in a press fit; wherein said top surface further comprises an aperture formed therethrough, through which a flowable substance held by said container may be dispensed when said lid is attached to said container in a closed position; and such that, when said lid is removed from said closed position and placed on a container having a rim by pressing said channel onto said container rim, said lid is removably attached to said container rim.