Abstract:
The present invention relates to a lid for a container, which lid is capable of sealing and being removed from the container through simply rotating a handle mounted on the lid. The lid comprises two parts to provide the ease of cleaning of the lid. The two parts of the lid can be conveniently disassembled by pushing at least one locking plate provided on the lid, and can be easily re-assembled. The present invention also provides a sealing ring which provides better sealing effect and easier mounting. A container comprising the sealable lid and the sealing ring is also provided.

Description:
RELATED APPLICATION 
       [0001]    This non-provisional application claims priority from provisional application no. 61/804,260 filed on Mar. 22, 2013, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. 
     
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
       [0002]    The present invention relates to the field of lids for containers. More specifically, the present invention relates to a lid capable of forming an air-tight and water-tight seal for a container. 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0003]    Containers usually come with a cover or lid. Some containers for stuff that needs to be kept fresh, such as food, have a lid that can form an air-tight and/or water-tight seal with the container. Such a seal can be achieved by a friction-fit lid. However, both the closing and opening of the lid are difficult due to the tight friction between the lid and the container wall. Another way to seal a container with a sealable lid is to use latches. However, the use of latches adds to the production cost of the lid, and latches are often easily broken. 
         [0004]    U.S. Pat. No. 3,750,822 provides a closure for containers, and more particularly for jars, bottles, cans and the like. The closure includes a seal pressing against the inner wall of the container, in which the sealing pressure may be quickly and reliably produced and relieved, thereby making possible a quick operation of the closure. 
         [0005]    EP 20080461 discloses a cover for a storage container, comprising a button movably carried by the cover and a seal carried by the cover and shiftable between a compressed condition for sealingly engaging the wall structure of the container when the cover is disposed in the closed position, and an uncompressed condition for disengaging from the wall structure. 
         [0006]    Some container lids need to be cleaned from time to time, especially those for storing foods. Due to the structures of existing container lids including those lids disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,750,822 and EP 20080461, it is difficult to clean the inside of the lids as it is very difficult, if not impossible, to disassemble the lids without causing damages to them. 
         [0007]    Therefore, there is a need for a sealable container lid which can be easily attached to and removed from the container, and which has a simple structure. There is also a need for a container lid that can be easily disassembled and re-assembled for cleaning purpose. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0008]    The present invention has been developed to fulfill the needs noted above and therefore has a principle object of the provision of a container lid which is structurally simplified but creates the air-tight and fluid-tight seal for the container. 
         [0009]    Another object of the invention is to provide a container lid which provides the ease and convenience of disassembling all the parts thereof for cleaning operation. 
         [0010]    A yet object of the invention is to provide a sealing ring adapted for use with the container lid to provide the better sealing effect. These and other objects and advantages of the invention are satisfied by providing a container lid according to the present invention, which comprises: 
         [0011]    a lid body having a receiving chamber and a hollow barrel extending downwardly from a bottom of the receiving chamber; 
         [0012]    a handle assembly having a handle received in the receiving chamber of the lid body, said handle having a undercut portion formed thereon; and a neck member projecting downwardly from a bottom of the handle and displaceable between a first position where the neck member is engaged with a first section of the hollow barrel of the lid body and a second position where the neck member is engaged with or disengaged from a second section of the hollow barrel of the lid body, and the neck member having a passage formed therethrough for a locking means to pass through; 
         [0013]    at least one locking plate recessed in the undercut portion of the handle and having a window formed therethrough for the locking means to pass through to be restrained in the locking plate when the neck member of the handle assembly is in the first position and to be releasable from the locking plate when the neck member of the handle assembly is in the second position; 
         [0014]    a base plate having a central hub member extending from a top surface thereof and engageable with the locking means and detachably coupled to the lid body; and 
         [0015]    a sealing ring provided between the lid body and the base plate, said sealing ring being biased against an inner wall of the container to create a seal between the lid and the container when the neck member of the handle assembly is in the first position, and moving away from the inner wall of the container to allow removal of the lid from the container when the neck member of the handle assembly is in the second position. 
         [0016]    Preferably, the hollow barrel has internal threads for mating engagement with corresponding threads formed on an outside of the neck member of the handle assembly. 
         [0017]    In one embodiment of the present invention, the handle assembly further comprises two opposite tabs extending downwardly from a free end of the neck member; and a rotation stopper secured to the lid body is provided and has an opening formed through the rotation stopper, and two opposite blocks extend inwardly from an inner wall surface of the opening to prevent the respective tabs and thus in turn the handle assembly from further movement after the handle assembly is actuated to move to a predetermined position. For example, the handle assembly may be actuated to rotate by an angle in the range of 0 to 90 degrees. 
         [0018]    In one embodiment of the present invention, a protrusion may be formed on the inner wall surface of the opening at each of two sides separated by the two blocks, so that application of force on the handle assembly is required to enable the respective tab to override the protrusion, thereby allowing the handle assembly to move. 
         [0019]    In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the threaded outside of the neck member has a plurality of longitudinal grooves, and a pair of hooks secured to the lid body are provided, each hook having a hook head engagable with one of the plurality of longitudinal grooves and movable from the one groove to the other by application of rotatory force on the handle assembly, thereby allowing the handle assembly to move. 
         [0020]    In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the lid may comprise two locking plates having a respective window for allowing the locking means to pass therethrough, said two locking plates are superimposed over each other facing in opposite directions in a manner that one of the locking plates is slidable horizontally with respect to the other, and the superimposed windows of the two locking plates are sized and shaped to permit the upper locking plate to restrain the locking means therein when the two locking plates are held in place, and the superimposed windows vary in size and shape to permit the releasing of the locking means when the two locking plates are forced to move in approximation with each other. 
         [0021]    Preferably, the upper locking plate is shorter in length than the lower locking plate, the two locking plates being in alignment on one side and spaced apart in a distance on the opposite side; and a resilient means is provided to hold them in place. In one embodiment of the invention, the resilient means is formed as a spring disposed in the spacing defined by the two locking plates, with two ends of the spring connecting the two locking plates to hold them in place. A respective spring holder may be provided in the two locking plates to hold at least one part of the spring respectively. A bulge may be formed on the side of the lower locking plate opposite to the spring and abuts against an inner wall surface of the window of the upper locking plate. 
         [0022]    In another embodiment of the invention, the resilient means is formed in the form of a resilient member for each of the locking plates, the resilient member having one end fixed to the locking plate and the other end being in abutment with an inner wall of the undercut portion of the handle so as to hold the two locking plates in place. 
         [0023]    In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, at least one slide knob extend vertically from the respective locking plate, and the two locking plates are actuated to move in approximation with each other by pushing the slide knobs inwardly. 
         [0024]    In another embodiment of the present invention, the locking means comprises a locking stud having a stud body provided with a cavity and having a flange on a top of the body, said stud body being engageable with the central hub member of the base plate, said flange being sized and shaped to cooperate with the window of the locking plate to enable the restraint and releasing of the locking means; a pressing rod, at least a part of the pressing rod being mounted within the cavity of the stud body; and a spring member retained within the central hub member of the base plate and attached to a free end of the pressing rod. Preferably, the central hub member has internal threads for mating engagement with corresponding threads formed on an outside of the stud body. 
         [0025]    A handle cap may be provided to cover the handle assembly. 
         [0026]    A second aspect of the present invention provides a sealing ring which has a cross section comprising a horizontal part, a first oblique part extending upwardly and outwardly from the horizontal part, a second oblique part extending upwardly and inwardly from the first oblique part, and a vertical part extending upwardly from the second oblique part. Preferably, the vertical part is made of a plastic material and the other three parts are made of silicon. 
         [0027]    In one embodiment, a strengthening ring is provided on the lid body and of flute configuration for insertion of a top portion of the vertical part of the sealing ring to create a better sealing effect. Preferably, the strengthening ring has a first extension and a second extension extending from two opposite side walls of the flute, the first extension extends outwardly such that it is intimately in abutment against the lid body and the container, and the second extension extends inwardly such that it is in abutment with the bottom of the lid body. 
         [0028]    In one embodiment, the horizontal part of the sealing ring is attached to a peripheral edge of the base plate with glue. 
         [0029]    In another preferred embodiment, a plurality of apertures are formed on the horizontal part of the sealing ring, and a plurality of bulges are provided perimetrically on the base plate, such that the plurality of bulges extend through the plurality of apertures to thereby form a lock therebetween. 
         [0030]    A third aspect of the present invention provides a container comprising a housing including an open-top wall structure defining a receptacle for receiving a material to be store, and a lid according to the present invention. 
         [0031]    Other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed disclosure, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like numerals refer to like parts, elements, components, steps and processes. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         [0032]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a sealable lid constructed according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0033]      FIG. 2  is a perspective view of the sealable lid shown in  FIG. 1  placed over the container. 
           [0034]      FIG. 3  is an exploded perspective view of the sealable lid and the container shown in  FIG. 2 . 
           [0035]      FIG. 4  is a perspective view of the sealable lid shown in  FIG. 1  illustrating the lid is disassembled into a lid body and a base plate with the sealing ring. 
           [0036]      FIG. 5  is a perspective view of a base plate with the locking mechanism. 
           [0037]      FIG. 6  is an exploded perspective view of the base plate with the locking mechanism. 
           [0038]      FIG. 7  is a perspective view of a pair of locking plates constructed according to the present invention. 
           [0039]      FIG. 8  is a perspective view of a rotation stopper constructed according to the present invention. 
           [0040]      FIG. 9A  is a perspective view of a sealing ring constructed according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0041]      FIG. 9B  is a perspective view in cross-section of the sealing ring taken along line I-I of  FIG. 9A . 
           [0042]      FIG. 10  is a cross sectional view of the base plate. 
           [0043]      FIG. 11A  is a perspective view of the sealable lid with a part thereof being removed. 
           [0044]      FIG. 11B  is a cross-sectional view of the sealing ring in an unsealed state. 
           [0045]      FIG. 11C  is a cross-sectional view of the sealing ring in a sealed state. 
           [0046]      FIG. 12  is a perspective view of a sealing ring with apertures formed in the horizontal part and a base plate with corresponding bulges provided on its peripheral edge according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0047]      FIG. 13  is a perspective view of a pair of hooks engaged with longitudinal grooves on the threaded outside of the neck member of the handle assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0048]      FIG. 14  is a perspective view of a rotation stopper constructed according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
       [0049]    While this invention is illustrated and described in preferred embodiments, the container lid and the sealing ring may be produced in many different configurations, sizes, forms and materials. 
         [0050]    Referring now to the drawings,  FIG. 1  illustrates a sealable lid for a container constructed according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The sealable lid comprises a lid body  2  and a handle assembly  3 . The handle assembly  3  can be rotated around an axis A in order to seal or unseal the container.  FIG. 2  illustrated the sealable lid according to the present invention attached to a container  1 , which is substantially in the shape of a cuboid. The lid has a shape and size corresponding to an opening  101  defined by the top of the container  1 . The lid is loosely seated in the opening  101  of the container  1 . To seal the lid and the container  1  together, a user rotates the handle assembly  3  around an axis A from a second position to a first position. Rotating the handle assembly  3  causes a sealing ring  7  ( FIG. 3 ) inside the lid to expand and form a seal between the lid and the container  1 . The sealing ring  7  between the lid and the container  1  helps to preserve items, such as food items, stored in the container  1 . To remove the item stored in the container  1 , the user rotates the handle assembly  3  back to the second position to release the sealing ring  7 , causing the sealing ring  7  to return to its original non-compressed form, and thereby release the lid from the container  1 . The user now is able to easily remove the lid from the container  1  to access the contents of the container. 
         [0051]    The lid therefore allows a user to easily and quickly seal a container and alternatively to release the seal and remove contents from the container  1 . The illustrated embodiment shows the lid and the container  1  having a particular size and shape. However, it should be appreciated that the lid and the container  1  may have any suitable sizes and/or shapes to accommodate different storage items. 
         [0052]    Referring to  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the lid comprises a lid body  2 , which has a receiving chamber  201  and a hollow barrel  202  extending downwardly from the bottom of the receiving chamber  201 . The hollow barrel  202  is preferably cylindrical and has internal threads formed on its inner surface. On top of the lid body  2  there is a handle assembly  3 , which comprises a handle assembly  301  and a neck member  302  projecting downwardly from the bottom of the handle assembly  301 . The handle assembly  301  has an undercut portion  301   a  and is received in the receiving chamber  201  of the lid body  2 . Corresponding to the shape of the hollow barrel  202  of the lid body  2 , the neck member  302  is also preferably cylindrical and has outer threads on its outer surface, said outer threads cooperating with the inner threads on the inner surface of the hollow barrel  202  of the lid body  2 . The neck member  302  is displaceable between a first position where the neck member is engaged with a first section of the hollow barrel of the lid body and a second position where the neck member is engaged with or disengaged from a second section of the hollow barrel of the lid body. A vertical passage  302   a  is provided through the handle assembly  301  and the neck member  302 . Extending downwardly from the neck member  302  are two tabs  303 , placed opposite to each other on the circumference of the neck member  302 . 
         [0053]    Now referring to  FIGS. 3 ,  5  and  6 , two locking plates  4  and  8  are recessed in the undercut portion  301   a  of the handle assembly  301 , one above the other. Each of the locking plates  4  and  8  has a window  401  and  801  formed therethrough in line with the hollow barrel  202  of the lid body  2  and the passage  302   a  in the neck member  302  and the handle assembly  301 . Each of the windows  401  and  801  in the locking plates  4  and  8 , as shown in  FIG. 7 , has two parallel straight edges and two opposite curved edges. A bulge  403  is formed on one of the curved edges of the window  401  in the locking plate  4 . A first spring  11  is provided horizontally between the two locking plates  4  and  8 . A spring holder  402 ,  802  (see  FIG. 7 ) is formed respectively on each of the locking plates  4  and  8  to accommodate the first spring  11 . A slide knob  404 ,  804  is formed on each of the locking plates  4  and  8 , which is pushed inwardly to actuate to move the locking plates  4  and  8  to move in approximation with each other. 
         [0054]    Still referring to  FIG. 3 , a handle cap  10  is provided on top of the locking plates  4  and  8  and secured to the handle assembly  301  through common means such as clamps. Two rectangular holes  1001  (see  FIG. 1 ) are formed in the handle cap  10  for the slide knobs  404  and  804  to extend through and slide therein. Below the lid body  2 , there is a rotation stopper  5 , the shape of which is shown in  FIG. 8 . The rotation stopper  5  has an opening therethrough, and two blocks  501  extend inwardly opposite to each other from the inner wall surface of the opening of the rotation stopper  5 . The blocks  501  prevent the tabs  303  and thus in turn the handle assembly  3  from further movement after the handle assembly  3  is actuated to move to a predetermined position. In other words, the blocks  501  in cooperation with the tabs  303  limit the rotation of the handle assembly  3  by a range of 0 to 90 degrees. Furthermore, a protrusion  502  is formed on the inner wall surface of the opening at each of two sides separated by the two blocks  501 , so that application of force on the handle assembly  3  is required to enable the respective tab to override the protrusion  502 , thereby allowing the handle assembly  3  to move. The rotation stopper  5  is secured to the bottom of the lid body  2  through screwing means  503 . 
         [0055]    Alternatively, as shown in  FIG. 13 , the threaded outside of the neck member  302  has a plurality of longitudinal grooves  17 , and a pair of hooks  15 ,  16  secured to the lid body  2  are provided, each hook having a hook head engagable with one of the plurality of longitudinal grooves  17  and movable from the one groove to the other by application of rotatory force on the handle assembly  3 , thereby allowing the handle assembly  3  to move. As shown in  FIG. 14 , the rotation stopper with the blocks  501  can also be provided in the form of a rectangular cover, which is secured to the bottom of the lid body  2  through screwing means  503 . 
         [0056]    At the bottom of the lid is a base plate  6 , on the top surface of which there is formed a central hub member  601  (see  FIG. 10 ), which has inner threads on its inner surface. Placed inside the central hub member  601  sequentially from bottom to top are a second spring  13 , a pressing rod  12  and a locking stud  9 . The locking stud  9  has a stud body  901  provided with a cavity  902 , and a flange  903  on top of the stud body  901 . The stud body  901  has threads on its outside surface, and is secured to the central hub member  601  through mating engagement with corresponding threads formed inside the central hub member  601 . The pressing rod  12  extends through the cavity  902  and is able to slide vertically relative to the locking stud  9 . The pressing rod  12  further comprises a widened bottom which presses against the second spring  13  and which limits itself within the central hub member  601 . The locking stud  9  extends through the hollow barrel  202  of the lid body  2 , the passage  302   a  in the neck member  302  of the handle assembly  3  and the windows  401  and  801  of the locking plates  4  and  8 . In the original state, the flange  903  of the locking stud  9  rests on the locking plates  4  and  8 . Thus, the base plate  6  is coupled to the handle assembly  3 . 
         [0057]    A sealing ring  7  is provided between the lid body  2  and the base plate  6 . The shape of the sealing ring  7  is shown in  FIG. 9 . The cross section of the sealing ring  7  comprises a horizontal part, a first oblique part extending upwardly and outwardly from an end of the horizontal part, a second oblique part in continuation of the first oblique part, said second oblique part extending upwardly and inwardly, and a vertical part in continuation of the second oblique part and extending upwardly. The vertical part is preferably made of plastics, so that the sealing ring  7  can be easily attached to the lid body  2  by inserting the vertical part into an annular slot formed on the edge of the lid body  2 . The horizontal part is secured to the edge of the base plate  6  through common means such as adhesive bonding. Alternatively, as shown in  FIG. 12 , a plurality of apertures  701  are formed on the horizontal part of the sealing ring  7 , and a plurality of bulges  602  are provided perimetrically on the base plate  6 , such that the plurality of bulges  602  extend through the plurality of apertures  701  to thereby form a lock therebetween. Preferably, a strengthening ring  14  is provided on the lid body  2  and of flute configuration for insertion of a top portion of the vertical part of the sealing ring  7  to create a better sealing effect. More preferably, the strengthening ring  14  has a first extension and a second extension extending from two opposite side walls of the flute, the first extension extends outwardly such that it is intimately in abutment against the lid body and the container, and the second extension extends inwardly such that it is in abutment with the bottom of the lid body. 
         [0058]    Referring to  FIGS. 11A to 11C , the mechanism of sealing the container  1  by rotating the handle assembly  3  of the lid according to the present invention will now be elaborated. When the user wants to place and seal the lid over the container  1 , he rotates the handle assembly  3  around axis A from the second position to the first position. Through the interaction between the outer threads of the neck member  302  of the handle assembly  3  and the inner threads of the hollow barrel  202  of the lid body  2 , the handle assembly  3  is lifted relative to the lid body  2 . As a result, because the base plate  6  is coupled to the handle assembly  3  as described above, the base plate  6  is also lifted, that is, brought towards the lid body  2 , compressing the sealing ring  7 , which is forced to bias towards and press against the wall  102  of the container  1 , thereby sealing the container ( FIG. 11C ). The container  1  can also be easily detached from the lid by simply rotating the handle assembly  3  back to the second position, which lowers the base plate  6 , releasing the sealing ring  7  to its un-compressed state ( FIG. 11B ). In the un-compressed state, the sealing ring  7  stays away at a small distance from the wall  102  of the container  1 , therefore allowing the lid to be removed from the container  1  with little effort. 
         [0059]    In addition to the ease of sealing and opening the container, the lid of the present invention has a further advantage of easy disassembly. Referring to  FIG. 4 , the lid can be disassembled into two parts by simply pushing the two slide knobs  404  and  804  towards each other. This function is a result of the design of the shapes of the windows  401  and  801  in the locking plates  4  and  8 , as well as the shape of the flange  903  of the locking stud  9  (see  FIG. 5  and  FIG. 6 ). The windows  401  and  801  in the locking plates  4  and  8  are only partially superimposed, and their relative positions define the superimposed area of the windows  401  and  801 . In the original state, the superimposed area is smaller than the size of the flange  903  of the locking stud  9 , which is the reason why the flange  903  of the locking stud  9  can rest on the locking plates  4  and  8 , coupling the base plate  6  to the handle assembly  3 . When the two slide knobs  404  and  804  are pushed towards each other, the superimposed area of the windows  401  and  801  becomes larger than the flange  903  of the locking stud  9 , allowing the locking stud  9  to be released from the handle assembly  3 , and therefore allowing the base plate  6  and the sealing ring  7  to be detached from the lid body  2 . 
         [0060]    As described above, a first spring  11  is provided between the locking plates  4  and  8 , pushing them away from each other all the time. This feature ensures that when the slide knobs  404  and  804  are not forced to come towards each other (that is, when there is no intention to disassemble the lid  101 ), the flange of the locking stud  9  is safely kept above the locking plates  4  and  8  and the base plate  6  is safely coupled to the handle assembly  3  and the lid body  2 . Also, when the user wants to re-assemble the lid  101 , the first spring  11  makes it possible to attach the base plate  6  to the lid body  2  by simply forcing the locking stud  9  upwardly through the windows  401  and  801  of the locking plates  4  and  8 . It should be noted that instead of a spring, any other suitable resilient means can be used to maintain the locking plates  4  and  8  to their original positions in place. For example, a tail-shaped resilient member can be formed integrally on each of the locking plates  4  and  8  and in abutment with the inner wall of the undercut portion  301   a  of the handle  301  to play the same role as the first spring  11 . 
         [0061]    Still another advantage of the lid of the present invention is that it can be disassembled only after the lid is removed from the container  102 , that is, only after the handle assembly  3  is rotated to the second position. This is a result of the shapes of the windows  401  and  801  of the locking plates  4  and  8  and the flange  903  of the locking stud  9 . With the handle assembly  3  in the second position, when the slide knobs  404  and  804  are pushed towards each other, the length of the superimposed area of the windows  401  and  801  of the locking plates  4  and  8  is increased in the direction parallel to the long edge of the flange  903  of the locking stud  9 , therefore allowing said flange  903  to be released. When the handle is in the first position, said superimposed area is elongated in a direction orthogonal to the long edge of the flange  903  of the locking stud  9  and is sized to restrain the flange  903 , therefore said flange  903  will not be released. This feature reduces the possibility of unintentional disassembling of the lid. 
         [0062]    The second spring  13  in a compressed state applies an upwardly pushing force on the pressing rod  12 , which in turn presses against the handle cap  10 . As a result, when the lid is assembled, there is a constant downward pressure from the handle cap  10  applied on the pressing rod  12 , which in turn applies a downward pressure on the second spring  13  and the base plate  6 . This constant downward pressure facilitates the detachment of the base plate  6  from the lid body  2  when the locking stud  9  is released from the handle assembly  3 . Besides, as the locking stud  9  is secured to the base plate  6  through the threads in the central hub member  601 , a constant downward force is also applied on the locking stud  9 , increasing the pressure between the flange  903  of the locking stud  9  and the bearing locking plates  4  and  8 , which enforces the locking effect and makes the whole structure more stable. 
         [0063]    Although two locking plates are provided in the above described embodiment, it is conceivable that one or more than two locking plates can be provided for the same purpose of the two locking plates described above. 
         [0064]    In the embodiment described above, the components of the lid and the container are preferably made of a polymer or plastic which can be washed and stored. Preferably, the locking plates  4  and  8 , the neck member  302  and the rotation stopper  5  are made of polyoxymethylene (POM), while the handle cap  10 , the handle assembly  3 , the lid body  2 , the locking stud  9 , the pressing rod  12  and the base plate  6  are made of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). It should be appreciated however that the lid and the other components of the container may be made of any suitable material or materials. It should also be appreciated that the components of the container may be connected or manufactured in any suitable order other than that described above. 
         [0065]    While the present invention is described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it should be appreciated that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiment, and is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the claims. Modifications and variations in the present invention may be made without departing from the novel aspects of the invention as defined in the claims, and this application is limited only by the scope of the claims. 
       NUMERICAL REFERENCES 
       [0000]    
       
           1  container 
           101  opening 
           102  inner wall 
           2  lid body 
           201  receiving chamber 
           202  hollow barrel 
           3  handle assembly 
           301  handle 
           301   a  undercut portion 
           302  neck member 
           302   a  passage 
           303  tab 
           4  locking plate 
           401  window 
           402  spring holder 
           403  bulge 
           404  slide knob 
           5  rotation stopper 
           501  block 
           502  protrusion 
           503  screwing means 
           6  base plate 
           601  central hub member 
           602  bulge 
           7  sealing ring 
           701  aperture 
           8  locking plate 
           801  window 
           802  spring holder 
           804  slide knob 
           9  locking stud 
           901  stud body 
           902  cavity 
           903  flange 
           10  handle cap 
           1001  hole 
           11  first spring 
           12  pressing rod 
           13  second spring 
           14  strengthening ring 
           15  hook 
           16  hook 
           17  groove