Patent ID: 8893911

Claim:
A container lid biasing means for urging a lid pivotally attached to a container member towards an open position, comprising: a flexible biasing pin having a first longitudinal end portion and a second longitudinal end portion; a pivot bar extending laterally across at least a portion of a bottom surface of the container lid; a first biasing pin anchor disposed on the container lid, the first end portion being held by the first biasing pin anchor; and a second biasing pin anchor disposed on one of the container member or the container lid, the second end portion of the biasing pin being held by the second biasing pin anchor, such that the biasing pin urges the container lid towards the open position, such that the biasing pin bends around the pivot bar and is held in tension along a length of the pin between the first and second biasing pin anchors when the container lid is in a closed position, the biasing pin in tension urging the container lid towards the open position.