Patent ID: 6039197
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
The method of employing, selectively, an adapter of a series of different adapters, with the same molded hinged lid assembly functioning as a closure for each of a group of selectable different containers, each of the containers having an integrally-formed, open-top neck, each container being characterized in that it has a different body shape and physical configuration,said method comprising the steps of:providing a different adapter for each of the different containers, each adapter having the same upper zonal sector, but each adapter having a different base sector,configuring each adapter at the base sector thereof so as physically to conform to one of the shapes and configurations of the different containers, for surmounting and coupling functionally with the open-top neck of one of the different containers, thereby lockingly establishing a fluid-tight seal therewith,configuring each adapter to define an identical top wall surmounting the upper zonal sector of each adapter, and forming the top wall of each adapter with a through opening communicating with the open-top neck of each container and establishing a passageway for discharging therethrough material stored in and to be dispensed from the container,further configuring each adapter at its upper zonal sector thereof for lockingly receiving therewithin and for pivotally supporting thereon the same molded hinged lid assembly for selectively sealing and opening the opening in the top wall of each said adapter,providing the lid assembly with a lid and hinge assembly for surmounting and coupling with each said adapter of the different adapters at each upper zonal sector thereof in fluid-tight interlocking engagement therewith,the method being characterized in that the same, hinged lid assembly is used, without modification, with each container of the series of differently configured containers through each said adapter of the series of different adapters, each said adapter being interposed between to couple each corresponding specific container with the same hinged lid assembly.