Patent ID: 6044993
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A sealable container comprising a container body, a cap, and an annular gasket, said container body having a pivot base fixed on an outer upper surface near a top edge on a first side of said container body, said pivot base having a horizontal pivot, and said container body further including a projecting-out ridge formed in a second side of said container body opposite said first side, said cap closing on said container body and having an annular groove in an inner surface for receiving said annular gasket and a pivotal base having two pivot grooves arranged to engage said pivot of said pivot base of said container body to let said cap swing up and down by means of said pivot, a projecting edge extending inwardly from a wall of said annular groove of said cap for engaging said projecting ridge, said projecting ridge extending into said annular groove between said gasket and said inwardly extending projecting edge to establish a seal and keep said cap from moving.