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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Silgan Plastics Llc, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Inventors:
David A. Hayward, Suwanee, GA (US);
Laura Flanagan-Kent, Decatur, GA (US);
Gary Mengeu, Wheeling, WV (US);
Assignee:
Silgan Plastics LLC, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 7/40 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 7/40 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A container and an attachment configured to couple an accessory to the container are provided. The container includes a projection. The attachment defines a slot including a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to allow rotation of the attachment relative to the projection with a top portion of the projection in the first portion of the slot. The attachment is configured to retain the projection in a second portion of the slot.