Patent ID: 9132942
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. container comprising: a. a base portion defining an interior space for holding solid or liquid goods, the interior space having an upwardly facing opening having a perimeter, the base portion having an upwardly projecting male member extending substantially about the perimeter of the opening, the male member having a top and having inner and outer surfaces extending downward from the top, each surface having a height, the outer surface of the male member having a guard lip extending horizontally outwardly below the top of the male member to an outer edge, the guard lip extending substantially about the perimeter of the opening, wherein the guard lip is flat and has no upwardly or downwardly members projecting from or attached to the outer edge of the guard lip; b. a cover portion having a perimeter and a female member extending substantially about the perimeter of the cover portion, the female member having a top and having inner and outer portions extending downward from the top for frictionally engaging the inner and outer surfaces of the male member respectively to form a seal when the container is closed, each portion having a height, the outer portion of the female member having a lower edge, wherein, when the container is closed, the guard lip renders the lower edge of the outer portion of the female member relatively inaccessible; and c. a hinge connecting the outer portion of the female member to the outer surface of the male member, the hinge having a portion that is removable to facilitate opening the container, wherein the outer surface of the male member and the outer portion of the female member are substantially vertical and the guard lip extends substantially horizontally from the outer surface of the male member, and wherein no portion of the cover portion extends outward beyond the substantially vertical outer portion of the female member, and wherein the outer surface of the male member has a lower edge and the guard lip extends outwardly from the lower edge of the outer surface of the male member, and wherein the height of the outer portion of the female member is approximately equal to the height of the outer surface of the male member so that the lower edge of the outer portion of the female member abuts the guard lip when the container is closed and the top of the male member abuts the top of the female member when the container is closed, and wherein the outer portion of the female member contains no apertures or holes therethrough.