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A re-usable container for storing and transporting food products, comprises an open-ended body with a mouth ring attached to an open end. The mouth ring is thicker than the container body wall, and its internal surface is shaped to receive and to latch over a flange on a closure for that open end.

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In a combination of a re-usable container having an open-ended body with a mouth ring attached to an open end of the body and a closure, the improvement comprising: said ring being substantially thicker than the body wall of the container and the closure, a continuous internal surface of the mouth r

In a combination of a re-usable container having an open-ended body with a mouth ring attached to an open end of the body and a closure, the improvement comprising: said ring being substantially thicker than the body wall of the container and the closure, a continuous internal surface of the mouth ring being shaped in a generally U-shaped configuration to receive and to lock in position an upstanding peripheral flange on said closure for the open end of the container body, said closure and said ring having generally parallel sealing surfaces and a resilient seal disposed between said parallel sealing surfaces for compression therebetween.