Patent ID: 7121420
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: A45D,B65D

Abstract:
1. A container comprising: a container body having an outwardly facing rim delimiting an aperture and an inwardly facing wall partially defining said aperture; and a protective element having a perimeter, a first side and a second side, said first side having at least one rib extending about said perimeter and at least one interrupted area disposed at said perimeter of said protective element, at least a portion of said at least one interrupted area confronting said outwardly facing rim of said container body, and said at least one rib abutting said outwardly facing rim, said protective element further including a gripping element located on said second side and aligned with said at least one interrupted area, wherein said protective element is adapted to separate from said container body at a location corresponding to said at least one interrupted area in response to an upward force to said gripping element.