Patent ID: 7775395

Claim:
A hinged lid structure configured to be attached to a container having a free end, a sidewall depending therefrom, and a bottom, said lid structure comprising: a rim including a flange and a skirt, said flange configured to overlie said container free end and said skirt configured to be positioned outside of and circumscribe at least a portion of said container free end; a mount structure including an inner wall member and an outer wall member spaced apart from one another to form a channel therebetween configured to receive less than an entire periphery of an upper portion of said container sidewall; a hinge connecting said rim to the outer wall member of said mount structure such that substantially the entire container free end is uncovered when said rim is in an open position; a latch member attached to said rim having a tab and a lock undercut protrusion projecting from said tab configured for engaging an upper portion of a sidewall of said container; and wherein said tab is secured to at least one edge of said skirt at a fracture directing zone.