Patent ID: 8777049
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A container closure for a container comprising: a disk shaped member including a circumferential rim extending about a periphery, the circumferential rim of the disk shaped member including an inner side wall, an outer side wall extending around the inner side wall, and a top wall interconnecting the inner side wall and the outer side wall; an indentation in the outer side wall forming a first rib with a generally convex profile facing opposite to the inner side wall; and second and third ribs disposed along the inner side wall and each of the second and third ribs having a generally convex profile for providing leakage prevention and sealing of the container closure with the container, the second rib positioned proximate to a top portion of the inner side wall and the third rib positioned below the second rib when the container closure has the top wall in an uppermost orientation, the second and third ribs configured such that both seal against a flat inner surface of the container; wherein the first rib is positioned higher than the third rib when the container closure has the top wall in an uppermost orientation, and wherein the sipping spout further comprises a first base member and a second base member, the first base member and the second base member forming a generally arcuate “C” shape for supporting a second container in a horizontal and vertical direction in conjunction with the container closure for stacking the second container on a first container.