Patent ID: 8376181
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A storage container assembly having a generally fluid tight seal, the assembly comprising: a storage receptacle having a base and a sidewall connected to the base, the sidewall projecting upward from the base and terminating at a peripheral edge; and a removable lid having a rigid central cover portion having an outer edge defining a perimeter of the rigid central cover portion and a flexible seal portion traversing the perimeter of the rigid central cover portion, the flexible seal portion having a release tab disposed along at least a portion of a periphery of the flexible seal portion and a pocket disposed inward of the release tab, the flexible seal portion further having a ledge disposed generally at the periphery of the flexible seal portion, the ledge contacting the peripheral edge of the storage receptacle, the flexible seal portion further having a blade portion disposed below the ledge and extending in a outward direction away from the rigid central cover portion, the blade portion contacting the sidewall of the storage receptacle and forming a generally fluid-tight seal with the sidewall.