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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
May. 21, 2010
Ken Lundgreen, Algonquin, IL (US);
Steve Grider, West Dundee, IL (US);
Arif Sitabkhan, Chicago, IL (US);
John Gephart, Corning, NY (US);
Paul Katz, New York, NY (US);
Tara Marchiona, New York, NY (US);
Kirsten Climer, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Davin Stowell, New York, NY (US);
Ken Lundgreen, Algonquin, IL (US);
Steve Grider, West Dundee, IL (US);
Arif Sitabkhan, Chicago, IL (US);
John Gephart, Corning, NY (US);
Paul Katz, New York, NY (US);
Tara Marchiona, New York, NY (US);
Kirsten Climer, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Davin Stowell, New York, NY (US);
WKI Holding Company, Inc., Rosemont, IL (US);
Abstract
A storage container assembly comprises a storage receptacle and a removable lid. The storage receptacle has a base and a continuous sidewall connected to the base. The sidewall projects upward from the base to a peripheral edge. The removable lid has a rigid central cover portion and a flexible seal portion that traverses a perimeter of the rigid central portion. The flexible seal portion has a release tab disposed along its periphery, and a pocket disposed inward of the release tab. The flexible seal portion further has a ledge disposed generally at the periphery of the flexible seal portion. The ledge contacts the peripheral edge of the storage receptacle. The flexible seal portion further has and a blade portion disposed below the ledge. The blade portion contacts the side wall of the storage receptacle and forms a generally fluid-tight seal with the sidewall.