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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2016
Currier Plastics, Inc., Auburn, NY (US);
Gary John Kieffer, Moravia, NY (US);
Steven Michael Faes, Canisteo, NY (US);
Currier Plastics, Inc., Auburn, NY (US);
Abstract
Presented is a closure assembly and a method for opening. The closure assembly includes a body, the body defining an opening and a body locking portion, and a lid, the lid moveably affixed to the body and comprising a lid locking portion, the lid locking portion configured to engage the body locking portion to releasably lock the lid in the closed position. The closure assembly also includes a hinge, the hinge being affixed to the lid and the body, the hinge configured to move the lid from a closed position occluding the opening of the body to an open position permitting passage through the opening, the hinge further configured to urge the lid into the open position, and at least one spring member.