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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2011
Edward P. Cronin, Brodhead, WI (US);
George Solowiejko, Rockford, IL (US);
Joseph P. Valley, Iii, Roscoe, IL (US);
Edward P. Cronin, Brodhead, WI (US);
George Solowiejko, Rockford, IL (US);
Joseph P. Valley, III, Roscoe, IL (US);
J.L. Clark, Inc., Rockford, IL (US);
Abstract
A container having a container lid and container bottom as well as a method of assembling the same is provided. In one aspect, the container lid and container bottom have cooperating locking catch portions that inhibit rotational motion therebetween. In one embodiment, the locking catch portion of the container lid is provided by a segment of a thread thereof. In another aspect, an attachment rib is provided by the container bottom that is interposed between adjacent threads. The attachment rib is used to axially engage a thread of the container lid when axially snapping the container lid to the container bottom. A method of assembling the container lid to the container bottom is provided that includes axially snap engaging the thread of the container lid with the attachment rib of the container bottom.