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A storage container with self-retaining lid includes a lid and a storage container. The structure for attaching the lid can be molded on to the bottom of the storage container, molded to the top of the lid, or molded to the lid and the bottom of the storage container. There are several preferred emb

A storage container with self-retaining lid includes a lid and a storage container. The structure for attaching the lid can be molded on to the bottom of the storage container, molded to the top of the lid, or molded to the lid and the bottom of the storage container. There are several preferred embodiments of the self-retaining lid. In a first preferred embodiment, the lid has a rim with a recessed cavity for firmly receiving a lip of the storage container. In a second preferred embodiment, a bottom of the storage container has a lip which is sized to be firmly inserted into a sealing cavity of the lid. In a third preferred embodiment, a bottom of the storage container has a plurality of balls which are disposed to mate with a plurality of sockets on the lid. In a fourth preferred embodiment, a plurality of hooks are molded into at least two sides of the container and sized to receive the peripheral edge of the lid. In a fifth preferred embodiment, the bottom of the storage container has a plurality of corner lips which are sized to be firmly inserted into the sealing cavity of the lid. In a sixth preferred embodiment, the lid has a plurality of blocks with recessed cavities for firmly receiving a lip of the storage container. A lid of a styrofoam cup may be attached to the bottom thereof by molding a recessed cavity in the lid. A lid of a glass jar may be attached to the bottom thereof by molding a lip with thread projections in the bottom of the jar.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A storage container with self-retaining lid comprising:a storage container having a bottom, a plurality of corner lips, and a sealing lip, said corner lips being disposed on said bottom, said sealing lip being disposed on an end opposite said bottom; anda lid having a sealing cavity

[ I claim:] [1.] A storage container with self-retaining lid comprising:a storage container having a bottom, a plurality of corner lips, and a sealing lip, said corner lips being disposed on said bottom, said sealing lip being disposed on an end opposite said bottom; anda lid having a sealing cavity, said sealing cavity mating with said sealing lip to seal said storage container, said sealing cavity further mating with said plurality of corner lips to store said lid on said bottom of said container in a non-sealed, storage position, said lid being firmly retained by said plurality of corner lips in said non-sealed, storage position.