Patent ID: 8919593
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A lid assembly, comprising: a lid for covering a container, the lid comprising a top surface having a periphery, an annular flange extending upward from the periphery of the top surface, a recess extending diametrically across the top surface and having two opposing ends and two openings formed through the top surface proximal the two ends respectively, and protrusions extending upward from the top surface within the recess, the protrusions defining at least one guide channel; and an elongate closure body engaging the lid above the recess, the closure body comprising two downward extending protrusions that correspond respectively with the two openings, and a resiliently deformable member positioned within the guide channel, the closure body defining a unitary structure that includes the protrusions and the resiliently deformable member such that movement of the closure body relative to the lid includes movement of the protrusions and the resiliently deformable member relative to the lid; wherein the closure body is movable between a first position in which the two openings and two protrusions are aligned to form a closed configuration of the lid, and a second position in which the resiliently deformable member is resiliently deformed within the guide channel biasing the closure body toward the first position and the openings and protrusions are misaligned to form an open configuration of the lid.