Patent ID: 9027775
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A lock ring for securing a lid to a container, the lock ring comprising: a ring shaped body having a first free end and a second free end; a clamping pin exposed near and carried by the first free end; and a lever connected to the body via a living hinge near the second free end, the lever having a hook thereon configured to engage the clamping pin, the lever pivotable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the hook is configured to selectively engage the clamping pin and draw the first and second free ends closely adjacent one another with the lever moved to the closed position and wherein the hook is capable of disengaging the clamping pin when the lever is in the open position, and wherein the body, lever, and clamping pin are integrally formed of a one-piece unitary structure, and wherein the lever pivots back onto the second end of the body in the closed position.