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A container assembly includes a container member having an open end, and a lid threadably engagable with the container member for closing the open end of the container member. A locking member is provided on the lid which is engagable with a latch member located on an upper surface of the container

A container assembly includes a container member having an open end, and a lid threadably engagable with the container member for closing the open end of the container member. A locking member is provided on the lid which is engagable with a latch member located on an upper surface of the container member. The locking member is pivotable about a horizontal axis and prevents rotation of the lid with respect to the container member when the locking member is engaged with the latch member. A seal is provided between the lid and the container member. The seal is located between wall members of the lid and the container member such that the seal is gradually compressed as the lid is threadably secured to the container member. The lid and the container member each include opposing rims which abut one another when the lid is secured to the container member to maintain the seal in a horizontally compressed state, and to prevent the lid from being blown off of the container member if the container assembly is dropped and large pressures develop inside of the container assembly.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A container assembly comprising:a container member having an open end, said container member including a first thread, said container member further including an inwardly facing wall member, an upwardly-directed rim adjacent a lower portion of said inwardly facing wall me

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A container assembly comprising:a container member having an open end, said container member including a first thread, said container member further including an inwardly facing wall member, an upwardly-directed rim adjacent a lower portion of said inwardly facing wall member, with a channel being formed between said inwardly facing wall member and said upwardly-directed rim;a lid for closing said open end of said container member, said lid including a second thread engageable with said first thread on said container member, said lid further including an outwardly facing wall member having a downwardly-directed rim; anda seal located on one of said inwardly facing wall member and said outwardly facing wall member for engaging the other of said outwardly facing wall member and said inwardly facing wall member, respectively, when said lid is assembled with said container member,whereby application of said lid to said container member by rotatably threading said lid onto said container member gradually applies pressure to said seal between said inwardly facing wall member and said outwardly facing wall member to gradually compress said seal therebetween, and said downwardly-directed rim is located in said channel between said inwardly facing wall member and said upwardly-directed rim, with a sidewall of said downwardly-directed rim abutting a sidewall of said upwardly-directed rim to maintain said seal in a compressed state, andwherein said inwardly facing wall member and said outwardly facing wall member are free of threads along their entire length, and a path between said seal and an interior of said container member is free of threads when said lid is threadably engaged with said container member.