Patent ID: 7103944
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: A47J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A lid strap device for holding a lid onto a container wherein the container has opposing projecting handles, comprising an elongated elastic strap having fastening means formed at each end of the strap, said fastening means each having outer opposing openings encircling the handles of the container, and strap device being adapted to be attached over the top of the cover of the container with the strap stretched under tension over the top of the lid while the lid is attached to the container with the opposed openings of the strap encircling the opposed handles of the container to secure the cover to the container, said strap device having a covering for covering the strap with the strap covering having a circular panel portion which may serve as a hot pad, wherein said strap covering has end sleeves for attachment about the strap and for inserting the strap within the cover.