Patent ID: 6499619
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: B44D,B65D

Abstract:
A device for securely holding a lid on a container having a handle, the device comprising:a base having an upper surface and a lower surface; and an expander means engaging both the base and the part of the container wherein the expander means can be arranged for engaging the handle of the container applying a downward pressure to the base for pressing a lid against the container; the expander means further comprising a domed top surface disposed above the base, the domed top surface comprising two grooves for receiving the handle, one of the grooves passing over an apex of the domed surface, the other of the grooves being perpendicular to the groove passing over the apex and offset from the apex, receipt of the handle in one of the grooves resulting in downward pressure being applied to the expander means and base to the lid.