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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 1988
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Andrew W Snyder, Beatrice, NE (US);
Assignee:
Hoover Group, Inc., Roswell, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ; B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220295 ; 220293 ;
Abstract
A lid closure assembly for a bin having a top wall and a circular passage through the top wall, the lid assembly comprising a generally circular lid member having a central portion and cylindrical rim portion with an outer diameter less than that of the passage, an outwardly open annular retaining groove in the rim portion having an O-ring seal disposed in the groove, and coacting means on the lid member and on the top wall of the bin for retaining the lid within the passage when the cylindrical rim portion of the lid member extends downwardly into the passage compressing the O-ring to maintain a seal.