Patent ID: 6202877
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A lid for use in connection with a container or container cap having an inwardly extending ledge that forms a valve seat and defines an opening for egress of container contents therethrough, the lid comprising:a gasket having a diameter that is larger than the opening, and havinga central panel that is made of a flexible elastomer, anda flange that is engageable with the valve seat; anda support that supports said central panel of said gasket, said support being sustainable by a surface of the container or container cap and, when so sustained, said support being capable of positioning said gasket against the valve seat of the cap,wherein said central panel of said gasket is capable of flexing and stretching to allow a portion of said flange to be displaced from the valve seat when downward pressure is applied against a portion of said gasket.