Patent ID: 8579152
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: A45C,B65D

Abstract:
1. A lid for a container, the container having an internal region for carrying articles therein, the lid comprising: a lid body having a top wall; an opening formed through the top wall to allow removal of articles therethrough, and bounded by front and rear walls in opposed spaced relation and first and second sidewalls in opposed spaced relation and generally transverse to the front and rear walls; a door arranged over the opening and connected to the lid body, the door having a push section and a flip section connected by a hinge, the door movable relative to the lid body, wherein the flip section pivots about the hinge to transition the door from a closed position to an open position in response to downward pressure at the push section; a first and a second ledge disposed within the opening, the first ledge extending from the first sidewall and having a first shoulder projecting upwardly within the opening and the second ledge extending from the second sidewall and towards the first ledge, the second ledge having a second shoulder projecting upwardly within the opening such that a gap is formed between the first and second ledges at their respective shoulders within the opening; and wherein the flip section abuts each of the first and second shoulders and is held in a generally vertical orientation thereby in the open position to allow the removal of articles through the opening and through the gap.