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A plastic container for storing articles such as surgical pads, gauze pads or bandages comprising a generally rectangular, upstanding hollow main body and a hinged closure. The main body includes at least one slotted portion along the rear wall with an irregularly shaped crossbar extending there acr

A plastic container for storing articles such as surgical pads, gauze pads or bandages comprising a generally rectangular, upstanding hollow main body and a hinged closure. The main body includes at least one slotted portion along the rear wall with an irregularly shaped crossbar extending there across. A plastic, generally rectangular, hollow closure is attached to the main body by a hinge of complementary geometry to the crossbar. The hinge includes at least one straight rigid downwardly depending leg spaced apart from a hinge back. The hinge back includes a downwardly depending flexible web portion terminating in a jaw-like inwardly curving crossbar engaging portion.

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A hinge assembly for a two-part container having a body and a lid comprising: a first hinge element including an elongate, rigid shaft having a first and second end, having a flat front surface, a flat top surface, a flat bottom surface and a C-shaped rear surface spaced apart from said front surfac

A hinge assembly for a two-part container having a body and a lid comprising: a first hinge element including an elongate, rigid shaft having a first and second end, having a flat front surface, a flat top surface, a flat bottom surface and a C-shaped rear surface spaced apart from said front surface by a distance D1 and having a radius of curvature R1; means on each said first and second end of said rigid shaft to secure said shaft to and space said shaft apart from said container body; a second hinge element including a rigid, elongate first member depending downwardly from said lid and having a generally rectangular, cross-sectional area in registry with said first hinge element; and a second member depending downwardly from said lid and having a flexible first portion and terminating in a generally C-shaped jaw portion corresponding with said C-shaped rear surface having a radius of curvature R1, said jaw portion spaced apart from said first member a distance D1.