Patent ID: 6250494
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A plastic container adapted to be closed and sealed by a removable interlocking lid;said container comprising a bottom wall, a side wall formed integral with and extending upwardly from said bottom wall, and an open top, said side wall having inner and outer surfaces, said side wall having a circular configuration in cross-section and having at its top end a bifurcated annular rim that comprises an outer rim section that is an extension of said side wall and an inner rim section that is joined at its bottom end to said outer rim section, said outer and inner rim sections being spaced from one another so as to define an annular locking channel therebetween, with substantially all of said channel being disposed inwardly of said inner surface of said side wall, said outer rim section having a first upper edge facing away from said bottom wall and an inner annular surface, and said inner rim section having a second upper end edge facing away from said bottom wall and an outer annular surface that confronts said inner annular surface, said inner and outer annular surfaces extending lengthwise relative to said side wall and being spaced from one another with the spacing being greatest adjacent where they are joined, said outer annular surface extending to and terminating at said second upper end edge of said inner rim section.