Patent ID: 7086551
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A bucket and removable lid construction comprising, in combination: a bucket having a side wall with an open top, said top including a first, radially outwardly extending top rib, said top rib including a top side and an underside, said top side including an upwardly projecting tongue, said bucket including a second radially outwardly extending rib spaced downwardly from the first rib; and a lid including a center panel for covering the open top of the bucket, said lid further including a peripheral section with a depending side skirt, said skirt including a first inwardly extending flange for engaging the underside of the bucket top rib and a second inwardly extending flange for engagement with the second rib to retain the lid on the bucket, said lid further including a downwardly projecting groove in the peripheral section for engaging the tongue and generally sealing the lid on the bucket, said lid further including a tear strip on the skirt, said tear strip including portions removable from the first flange, said first flange including remaining portions for engaging the bucket rib, said tear strip further including the total second flange.