Patent ID: 6796430
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A container and lid combination, comprising:a container including: a bottom surface, an opening, a top edge surrounding the opening, and a first attachment mechanism comprising a plurality of first attachment projections provided on the bottom surface, the first attachment projections having respective first engagement surfaces that each form an acute angle with respect to the bottom surface, each first attachment projection comprising a proximal end attached to the bottom surface, a distal end opposite the proximal end, an outer side surface, an inner side surface opposite the outer side surface, and two end surfaces connecting the inner side surface and the outer side surface, the end surfaces of each first attachment projection being spaced from the end surfaces of adjacent first attachment projections; and a lid engageable with the top edge of the container to cover the opening, the lid including: an inside surface that faces an interior of the container when the lid is engaged with the top edge of the container, an outside surface that faces away from the interior of the container when the lid is engaged with the top edge of the container, a second attachment mechanism provided on the inside surface and engageable with the first attachment mechanism, the lid being attachable to the bottom surface of the container in a nested state via engagement of the first and second attachment mechanisms, and a third attachment mechanism provided on the outside surface and engageable with the first attachment mechanism, the third attachment mechanism comprising an inner set of inner attachment projections and an outer set of outer attachment projections, the inner attachment projections and the outer attachment projections having respective third engagement surfaces that each form an acute angle with respect to the outside surface, each third attachment projection comprising a proximal end attached to the outside surface, a distal end opposite the proximal end, an outer side surface, an inner side surface opposite the outer side surface, and two end surfaces connecting the inner side surface and the outer side surface, the end surfaces of each third attachment projection being spaced from the end surfaces of adjacent third attachment projections, wherein the lid is attachable to the bottom surface of the container in an inverted state via engagement of the each first attachment projection with a respective one of the and third attachment projections.