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A hingeless lid for use with a container can be closed by a child while reducing the likelihood of a freefalling lid. The hingeless lid can be used with a toy box or any application that includes a horizontal and vertical lid position, and especially where it is desirable to reduce the likelihood of

A hingeless lid for use with a container can be closed by a child while reducing the likelihood of a freefalling lid. The hingeless lid can be used with a toy box or any application that includes a horizontal and vertical lid position, and especially where it is desirable to reduce the likelihood of a freefalling lid. The hingeless lid of the invention includes a plurality of hingeless couplers, each coupler including a container portion having a plurality of ridges and pivots and a lid portion having a plurality of W-shaped members depending downwardly from the bottom surface of the lid. The W-shaped members include a first plurality of saddles for engaging the ridges and a second plurality of saddles for engaging the pivots. The engagement of the saddles and the ridges retains the lid against back-and-forth horizontal movement when the lid is in a closed position. The engagement of the saddles with the pivots provides a lever action and urges the lid into a frictional engagement with the container to retain the lid in an open position. The hingeless lid permits a substantially frictionless movement from a closed position to an open position, while frictionally resisting movement from an open position to a closed position.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] In combination with a container having an opening and an interior region, a hingeless lid comprising:at least one coupler including a first saddle engagable with a ridge formed on the container to limit forward and backward movement of the lid when the lid is in a closed

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] In combination with a container having an opening and an interior region, a hingeless lid comprising:at least one coupler including a first saddle engagable with a ridge formed on the container to limit forward and backward movement of the lid when the lid is in a closed position, and a second saddle engagable with a pivot formed on the container when the lid is in an open position; anda back edge that rests in a slot formed in the container when the lid is in the open position, the back edge extending into the interior region.