Patent ID: 8657138
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A plastic container comprising: a generally cup-shaped container body, having a bottom and a sidewall depending upwardly from the bottom, the bottom and the sidewall defining a storage area, the container body including a flange formed on the sidewall, the flange extending outward from the sidewall; a lid coupled to the container body by a living hinge, the lid adapted to rotate about the living hinge between an open and a closed position, the lid including a sealing flange and a skirt each depending downwardly from a bottom surface of the lid, wherein a receiving channel is formed between the sealing flange and the skirt; a carrying feature formed on at least one of the container body and the lid, the carrying feature configured to receive and position an article carried within an internal cavity provided by the container body in a fixed location; wherein at least a portion of the carrying feature is formed on the bottom of the container body wherein the carrying feature includes a plurality of detents depending upwardly from the bottom of the container; wherein the plurality of detents are regularly spaced in a circular pattern, and wherein each of the plurality of detents includes an undercut; and wherein another portion of the carrying feature is formed on an interior side of the lid and wherein the other portion of the carrying feature is provided by a sealing ring depending downwardly from the interior side of the lid, and further comprising a cup, the cup having a rib formed at a bottom portion thereof, the rib received by the plurality of detents via a snap connection such that the cup is separable from a remainder of the plastic container, wherein the sealing ring extends into an interior of the cup and sealingly engages an internal surface of the cup when the container is in the closed position.