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A metal container cover is swingably connected to a metal container body by a hinge which consists of a single-piece extrusion of resiliently yieldable plastic. The hinge is generally S-shaped in transverse cross-section and includes upper and lower hook sections adapted to be snap-assembled with th

A metal container cover is swingably connected to a metal container body by a hinge which consists of a single-piece extrusion of resiliently yieldable plastic. The hinge is generally S-shaped in transverse cross-section and includes upper and lower hook sections adapted to be snap-assembled with the body and the cover, respectively. A slot in the cover accommodates the lower hook section to enable the cover to swing to an open position.

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A container having a box-like body and having a cover for closing said body, said body having an upper lip portion defining an opening of predetermined size and shape, said cover being shaped as an inverted dish and having a top wall of the same general size and shape as said opening, a peripheral s

A container having a box-like body and having a cover for closing said body, said body having an upper lip portion defining an opening of predetermined size and shape, said cover being shaped as an inverted dish and having a top wall of the same general size and shape as said opening, a peripheral skirt formed integrally with and depending from said top wall and adapted to telescope over the lip portion of said body when said cover is in a closed position on said body, the lower end of said skirt being defined by an outwardly protruding peripheral bead, and a hinge for mounting said cover for swinging between open and closed positions on said body, said container being characterized in that said hinge consists of a singlepiece extrusion of resiliently yieldable plastic, said hinge being substantially S-shaped in transverse cross-section and having an upright intermediate section which lies substantially face-to-face with the outer side of said body adjacent the lip portion thereof, said hinge having an upper hook section formed integrally with the upper end of said intermediate section and curved inwardly and then downwardly therefrom, said upper hook section having a lower end portion which lies substantially face-to-face with the inner side of said lip portion and which coacts with said intermediate section to resiliently grip said lip portion and to hold said hinge on said body with a snap fit, said hinge having a lower hook section formed integrally with the lower end of said intermediate section and curved outwardly and then upwardly therefrom, said lower hook section being snapped resiliently around said bead and pivotally receiving said bead to support said cover for swinging between said positions, and a slot formed through said skirt above said bead and accommodating said lower hook section as said cover is swung to said open position thereby to prevent interference between said skirt and said lower hook section during such swinging.