Patent ID: 8528778

Claim:
A substantially-moisture proof container and lid assembly for storing and packaging moisture-sensitive items comprising: an assembly with a container and a lid; a) the container has a container base, and a sidewall extending upwardly from the container base; i) a top of the container is provided with an opening that permits access to an interior of the container; ii) the opening is spaced away from an outer surface of the sidewall of the container” by at least a portion of the thickness of the sidewall of the container; iii) the container contains a desiccant; b) the lid is attached by a hinge to the container, the lid has an outer periphery that extends over at least a portion of the container, the lid is provided with a skirt that extends downwardly therefrom; i) the skirt of the lid is positioned at a location on the lid that allows the skirt of the lid to close over the top of the container, wherein the skirt of the lid fits over a periphery the top of the container; wherein the skirt of the lid includes an inwardly facing extension, a lip of the top of the container includes an outwardly facing extension, the inwardly facing extension of the skirt of the lid and the outwardly facing extension of the lip abut and interlock with each other in a snap-fit configuration when the lid is in the closed position; and ii) the lid further includes a flexible lip seal member that extends downwardly therefrom, the flexible lip seal member of the lid is configured to abut at least a portion of the interior side of the top container surface when the lid is in the closed position; wherein the flexible lip seal member is designed to be sufficiently deflective so as to provide a sealing position, when the skirt of the lid is closed over the top container, which results in a substantially moisture proof seal between the lid and the container.