Patent ID: 8371483

Claim:
A lid for a container that has an opening with a peripherally disposed edge with an inner lip having a rolled inside edge, said lid comprising: a flange peripherally disposed about said lid, said flange having an outwardly disposed peripheral edge; a first rim projecting downwardly from said flange and positioned inward of said peripheral edge to define an internal area of said lid; and an edge engaging section at said first rim, said edge engaging section comprising one or more concentrically positioned snap rings, each of said snap rings having a concavely shaped contact surface facing outwardly of said internal area generally toward said peripheral edge of said flange, each of said contact surfaces shaped and configured to engage a curved surface of the rolled inside edge of the container, said first rim configured so as to be tapered inwardly from an upper end to a lower end thereof so as to incline said edge engaging section inwardly away from said peripheral edge of said flange so as to be received in the opening of said container.