Patent ID: 7694845
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A removable and selectively openable lid for closing an opening of a jar having a rim surrounding the opening and a protuberance projecting outwardly from the rim, the lid comprising: a flexible base attachable to the periphery rim of the jar, the base having a planar surface with a periphery edge and an opening, a skirt depending from the periphery edge of the planar surface a distance selected to extend beyond the protuberance projecting outwardly from the rim of the jar when mounted on the jar, the skirt having an outer side and an inner side, the outer side of the skirt having a pull tab projecting outwardly therefrom, the inner side of the skirt having a raised bead extending substantially around the entirety of the inner side of the skirt, the raised bead being positioned on the inner side of the skirt at a location selected to be adjacent the protuberance of the rim of the jar on an opposite side from the opening when attached to the periphery rim of the jar, the skirt of the base being outwardly flexible to permit the raised bead to slide past the protuberance of the jar to both attach and remove the lid from the jar; the bead projecting outward a distance selected to engage the protuberance of the periphery rim when attached to the jar to restrict removal of the base from the jar, the bead having at least one interruption, the interruption of the bead being positioned opposite the pull tab; and a flexible cover connected to the base, the cover having a planar surface with a periphery edge and a skirt depending from the periphery edge of the planar surface, the cover being pivotable relative to the base about a hinge having a first hinge part connected to the skirt of the base and a second hinge part connected to the skirt of the cover, the cover being pivotable about the hinge to selectively cover the opening in the planar surface of the base.