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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2010
Applicant:
Keith S. Everson, Hartford, WI (US);
Inventor:
Keith S. Everson, Hartford, WI (US);
Assignee:
Sussex IM, Inc., Sussex, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 43/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A plastic container having a container body and a permanently attached container lid is provided. The container lid is attached to the container body by a living hinge such that the entire plastic container is a one-piece construction. The container lid is pre-curved such that in an open state the container lid is curved. However, when the container lid mates with the container body in a closed state, at least a portion of the container lid that was previously curved becomes substantially planar such that portions of the lid remain biased into the container body.