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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bryan L. Ackerman, Midland, MI (US);
Leland J. Smith, Midland, MI (US);
Assignee:
S.C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc., Racine, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 5/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 5/100 ;
Abstract
An ovate-shaped container cover includes one layer of cover material that substantially covers a container, while a second layer of cover material adapted with an elastic border for gripping the walls of a container is substantially adjacent to the walls of the container. The container cover, when placed atop a container, is capable of forming a dome. Further disclosed is an automated method for manufacturing container covers of the ovate design described above.