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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2006
Applicant:
James Patrick Dale, Huntingdon, GB;
Inventor:
James Patrick Dale, Huntingdon, GB;
Assignee:
Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V., Arnhem, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 53/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lidded container comprising a container body with side walls, a bottom, and a top end with an opening comprising means to retain a lid, and an upstanding edge around the opening having its outer sides in line with the side walls of the container. The upstanding edge is provided with at least one recess, which preferably inclines over the width of the upstanding edge from the opening downwardly to the edge's outer sides.