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A closure for a resealable container comprising an annular container engaging member fixedly attached to the edge of the container and a lid having an end wall and an annular skirt, the lid being attached to and separable from the container engaging member at a failure zone. In one embodiment the li

A closure for a resealable container comprising an annular container engaging member fixedly attached to the edge of the container and a lid having an end wall and an annular skirt, the lid being attached to and separable from the container engaging member at a failure zone. In one embodiment the lid is adapted to reseal the container after it is separated from the container engaging member by turning the lid upside down and positioning it such that the annular skirt engages the container engaging member and the end wall covers at least a portion of the opening of the container. In another embodiment, the lid is also adapted to reseal the container after it is separated from the container engaging member by positioning the lid such that the annular skirt engages the container engaging member and the end wall covers at least a portion of the opening of the container. The invention also includes a stackable container having the closure described above.

대표청구항 ▼

A closure for a container, said container having an opening defined by an edge of said container, said closure comprising: an annular container engaging member, fixedly attached to said edge of said container and having an inner surface of a first diameter; a lid having an end wall and an annular sk

A closure for a container, said container having an opening defined by an edge of said container, said closure comprising: an annular container engaging member, fixedly attached to said edge of said container and having an inner surface of a first diameter; a lid having an end wall and an annular skirt, said annular skirt having an outer surface of a second diameter which is no greater than said first diameter, said lid being attached to and separable from said container engaging member at a failure zone extending generally radially between said inner surface of the annular container engaging member and said outer surface of said annular skirt; said lid being adapted to reseal said container after said lid is separated from said container engaging member by positioning said lid such that said annular skirt engages said container engaging member and said end wall covers at least a portion of said opening of said container; and cooperating sealing means on said outer surface of said annular skirt and on said inner surface of said container engaging member which are separate from said failure zone and which radially overlap said failure zone and each other, said sealing means being engaged when said lid is used to reseal said container.