Patent ID: 7896185

Claim:
A plastic container comprising: a generally cylindrical main body having an open top end defined by a circumferential lip; a flexible sealing finger formed along the circumferential lip of the main body, wherein the flexible sealing finger has a width extending between a first sealing protrusion and a second sealing protrusion, the flexible sealing finger being joined to the container sidewall by a flexible neck such that the flexible sealing finger is pivotable relative to the container sidewall; and a lid adapted to be received on the open top end of the main body, the lid comprising: a top wall connected to an annular inner sidewall; an outer sidewall parallel to and joined to the inner sidewall by a connector portion to define an annular receiving cavity therebetween; and a gland seal extending from the connector portion and positioned between the inner sidewall and the outer sidewall, the gland seal defining a sealing chamber with the inner sidewall, the sealing chamber having a width less than the width of the flexible sealing finger such that the flexible sealing finger pivots about the flexible neck when the flexible sealing finger is received within the sealing chamber such that the first sealing protrusion engages the gland seal and the second sealing protrusion engages the outer surface of the container sidewall.