Patent ID: 8479948

Claim:
A lid for sealing a container, the lid comprising: a closure having a circumferential rim extending about a periphery, wherein the circumferential rim is adapted for mating with a rim of the container; the circumferential rim further comprising a raised annular inner side wall, a raised annular outer side wall, wherein the outer side wall extends around the inner side wall and is generally parallel to and opposite the inner side wall, the outer side wall and inner side wall being interconnected by an annular top wall, the annular top wall being generally perpendicular to the outer side and inner side walls; wherein the combination of the raised annular inner side wall, the raised outer side wall and the annular top wall form a channel therebetween; the annular top wall further including a plurality of inverted dimples positioned along a top surface of the annular top wall; and the inverted dimples of the annular top wall projecting downward within the channel, the downwardly projecting dimples being at least partially enclosed within the channel, for engaging a container rim when the lid is positioned over the container.