Patent ID: 6047819
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A container comprising:a base having a bottom wall with side walls which extend upwardly and terminate at an outwardly extending peripheral lip, wherein a skirt extends downwardly from the peripheral lip and wherein a plurality of detents extend inwardly from the skirt toward the side walls;a lid connected to the base by a hinge, the lid having a flat continuous top wall with downwardly extending side walls, wherein the lid is pivotable between an open position and a closed position in which the lid side walls surround and engage the base skirt;portions of the lid side walls which extend inwardly toward the base skirt to define a plurality of detents which extend into and engage the base skirt detents to retain the lid in a closed configuration on the base; anda stiff card of about the dimensions of the lid top wall positioned adjacent and beneath the flat lid top wall within the lid side walls, the stiff card being supported on the lid detents when the lid is disengaged from the base, such that the detents retain the card on the lid, and wherein the card is clasped between the base peripheral lip and the lid top wall when the lid is closed upon the base.