Patent ID: 6326543
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: H01M,H04M,Y02E

Abstract:
A self-sealing accessible container comprising:a receptacle having an opening surrounded by a receptacle edge and having a latch engagement feature accessible from inside said opening;a shell formed of a first material and having an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a shell edge extending between said exterior and interior surfaces, said shell being shaped so that said shell edge substantially conforms to said receptacle edge;a latch configured to engage said latch engagement feature, said latch being positioned inside said shell edge, and operable from outside said shell;a coating of a second material bonded to said shell and extending beyond said shell at said shell edge;wherein said shell is more rigid than said coating, and said coating forms a seal with said receptacle edge when said latch engages said latch engagement feature;said latch is integrally formed with said shell from said first material;said shell has a relief notch adjacent to said latch to impart a predetermined amount of resilience to said latch; andsaid coating substantially covers an entirety of said relief notch and at least a portion of said latch.