Patent ID: 7377203
Filing Date: 2008-05-27
Classification: B65F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A lid for a storage device having a storage film, the lid comprising: a lid body, said lid body being secured to the storage device and movable between open and closed positions to provide selective access into the storage device, the storage film being housed in the storage device; and a cutting member having a cutting surface, said cutting member movably secured to said lid body, wherein said cutting surface moves in a first direction and a second direction to cut the storage film when said lid body is in said closed position, wherein said lid body seals the storage film in the storage device when said cutting member cuts the storage film and wherein said first direction is a downward linear motion and said second direction is rotational about an axis parallel to said first direction, said cutting member having a blade sheathed in a blade finger such that the film is not cut when the cutting member is moved in the first direction, and the film is cut when the cutting member is moved in the second direction.