Patent ID: 8783485

Claim:
Container for loosely stored products comprising a) a container body; b) a cover; and c) a hinge placed between the container body and the cover; characterized in that the cover comprises i. a cylindrical inner wall having an outwardly facing sealing portion with an apex forming a sealing line that seals against the inner surface of a flange of the container body when the cover is in a closed condition, and ii. a cylindrical outer wall having an inwardly facing projection that holds the cover in the closed condition on the container body wherein the cylindrical outer wall protects the sealing line of the apex of the sealing portion of the cylindrical inner wall; wherein the sealing line of the apex is vertically positioned between the projection and an end of the cylindrical outer wall and wherein the seal between the sealing line of the apex of the cylindrical inner wall and the inner surface of the container body provides the only seal between the container body and the cover when the cover is in the closed condition.