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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2005
Gerald J. Van Handel, Neenah, WI (US);
Margaret P. Hoks, Neenah, WI (US);
Mark B. Littlejohn, Appleton, WI (US);
Kevin E. Lutz, Jr., Laureldale, PA (US);
John A. C. Kohout, Fleetwood, PA (US);
Rebecca E. Whitmore, Chilton, WI (US);
Gerald J. Van Handel, Neenah, WI (US);
Margaret P. Hoks, Neenah, WI (US);
Mark B. Littlejohn, Appleton, WI (US);
Kevin E. Lutz, Jr., Laureldale, PA (US);
John A. C. Kohout, Fleetwood, PA (US);
Rebecca E. Whitmore, Chilton, WI (US);
Dixie Consumer Products LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A domed lidfor a food containeris configured for ease of engagement and removal from a container baseThe lid characteristically includes: (a) a dome portionwith a top walland a sidewall; (b) a flange portionextending outwardly away from a lower portion of the sidewall; and (c) a tab portionextending outwardly from the flange. The flange portion is provided with a rimhaving a variable profile around the rim characterized in that: (i) the rim is provided with a securing undercut portionextending around the majority of its periphery adapted to secure the lid to an outer border of baseand (ii) the rim has a pair of relatively passive engagement profile portionson either side of tab, extending to the securing undercut portion of the rim, the passive engagement profile portions are configured so that they are undercut less than the securing undercut portion of the lid, thereby facilitating engagement of the lid with, or removal of the lid from, base