Patent ID: 8342354
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: B44D,B65D

Abstract:
1. The combination of a molded plastic container and a snap-on, snap ring attached to said container comprising: a molded plastic container having a continuous side wall defining an open top having an upper peripheral edge, said sidewall having an undercut formed on the outer surface thereof, an outwardly projecting upwardly facing substantially flat shoulder below the undercut, and an upwardly facing annular shoulder formed on the inner surface thereof opposite the undercut; a molded plastic snap-on, snap-ring attached to the peripheral edge for use in securing a lid to said container; said snap-ring comprising an annular plastic structure having an outer portion including an inverted u-shaped channel having an outer wall and an inner wall, which walls are spaced apart to receive the peripheral edge of said container fully there between; said outer wall having an annular inwardly extending projection on the lower edge thereof to cooperate with and fit into said container undercut; said outer wall defining below the projection an annular end surface which rests on said upwardly facing substantially flat shoulder when said snap-ring is in place on said container; and said inner wall having an annular stacking surface which rests on said upwardly facing annular shoulder when said ring is snapped onto said peripheral edge.