Patent ID: 7413100
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: B65F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A plastic lid for commercial and industrial solid waste containers, comprising: a central area having a single wall construction; a set of perimeter edges having a substantially closed configuration substantially surrounding the central area, the set of perimeter edges having a substantially hollow double wall cross-sectional configuration joined to the central area, the substantially hollow double wall cross-sectional configuration including a top wall and a bottom wall, the cross-sectional configuration having a predetermined vertical extent; a plurality of hinge lugs disposed along a rear edge of the set of perimeter edges, the hinge lugs having a height greater than the predetermined vertical extent; and a front edge of the set of perimeter edges disposed to provide vertical clearance for the hinge lugs on the rear edge when the lid is stacked in alternating engagement with the edges of adjacent lids, the front edge including at least one portion wherein the top wall and the bottom wall of the substantially hollow double wall cross-sectional configuration are pressed together.