Patent ID: 8308021

Claim:
A disposable storage container having a base and a composite lid of disposable plastic and paper comprising: a plastic base having a side wall, bottom wall, an open top for receiving and removing a material to be stored in the container and an inverted U-shaped rim, said rim having a top wall, an inner side wall and an outer side wall and constructed and arranged for mating with said lid to provide a closure for said container, a composite lid made of disposable plastic and paper comprising an inverted U-shaped plastic ring having a top wall, an inner side wall and an outer side wall, said ring constructed and arranged for mating with said rim of said base to provide a closure for said container, said ring further comprising a ledge and seat extending from said inner side wall and constructed and arranged for receiving a paper center panel, and a center panel made of disposable paper secured to said ledge and seat by heat sealing or bonding, wherein said center panel includes graphics or decoration, wherein said ledge includes a plurality of corners wherein at least one of said corners has a shape which mates with a corresponding portion of said center panel so as to provide a predetermined orientation of said center panel when received by said ring.