A plastic container with a rim and a lid, the rim and lid each having channels which, upon installation, produce a liquid-tight fit by means of three complementary pairs of projections from the walls of the channels.
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1. A plastic container and lid, said container comprising an open end with a rim on the top and a closed end on the bottom, said lid at its periphery comprising an inner channel facing toward the bottom and the rim comprising an outer channel slightly larger than the inner channel and facing in the
1. A plastic container and lid, said container comprising an open end with a rim on the top and a closed end on the bottom, said lid at its periphery comprising an inner channel facing toward the bottom and the rim comprising an outer channel slightly larger than the inner channel and facing in the same direction as the open end, the inner and outer channels each comprising a first and second interior wall and one exterior wall and further comprising a projection from each of the three walls so that, when the inner and outer channels are pressed together, each of said projections on the inner channel slides past and engages a complementary projection on the outer channel, and said complementary pairs of projections are capable of movement in relation to the other and produces three seal/latch combinations. 2. The plastic container as is claim 1, wherein the container is a cylinder. 3. The plastic container and lid is in claim 1, wherein the inner and outer channels are not damaged substantially when the projections in each of the complementary pairs slide past and engage the other. 4. The plastic container and lid as in claim 1, wherein the first and second interior walls of the inner channel define a first interior space, and the first and second interior walls of the outer channel define a second interior space. 5. The plastic container and lid as in claim 4, wherein when the lid is pressed into the rim there is an over-travel in the first and second interior spaces. 6. The plastic container and lid as in claim 1, the outer channel further comprising, from outside in and adjacent to one another end to end, a shoulder projecting from the first interior wall, a bottom, a flexible finger and a locking tab between and defined by the second interior wall and the exterior wall of the outer channel, the locking tab comprising a head projecting from the exterior wall and a knob projecting from the second interior wall of the outer channel, and the inner channel further comprising, from inside out and adjacent end to end, a first interior wall of the inner channel having a first surface and a second surface defining a cleft, a top and a channel foot and a heel between and defined by a second interior wall and exterior wall of the inner channel, the inner channel further comprising a locking notch projecting from the second interior wall and a ridge projecting from the exterior wall. 7. The plastic container and lid as in claim 6, wherein the projections from the outer channel are the shoulder on the first interior wall, the knob of the locking tab on the second interior wall, and the head of the locking tab on the exterior wall, and wherein the projections from the inner channel are the cleft on the first interior wall, the locking notch on the second interior wall, and the ridge on the exterior wall. 8. The plastic container and lid as in claim 7 wherein, when the lid is pressed into the rim, the cleft slides by and engages the head of the locking tab, the locking notch slides by and engages the knob of the locking tab, and the ridge slides by and engages the shoulder, producing a liquid-tight fit. 9. The plastic container and lid as in claim 6, further comprising the heel of the channel foot having at least one curved surface. 10. The plastic container and lid as in claim 6, further comprising the apex of the ridge of the channel foot having an angle ranging from 65-95 degrees. 11. The plastic container and lid as in claim 6, further comprising the apex of the ridge of the channel foot having a curved surface. 12. The plastic container and lid as in claim 6, wherein the locking tab is set at an offset angle to the flexible finger. 13. The plastic container and lid as in claim 6, wherein the channel foot is solid. 14. The plastic container and lid as in claim 6, wherein the shoulder further comprises a curve or a compound curve. 15. A plastic container and a lid having a pre-installed position and an installed position, said container comprising a bottom, a body and an open end with a rim having an outer channel and said lid comprising an inner channel on its periphery, said outer and inner channels each having two interior walls and an exterior wall and all of said walls having projections therefrom, each of said projections being sized to slide by and engage one of said projections from the other channel to define said installed position, so that in said installed position three complementary pairs of said projections create a liquid tight fit and there is flexibility between the rim and the lid. 16. The plastic container and lid in claim 15, wherein the first and second interior walls of the inner channel define a first interior space, and the first and second interior walls of the outer channel define a second interior space, and in the installed position there is an over-travel in the first and second interior spaces. 17. A plastic container and lid, said container comprising an open end with a rim on the top and a closed end on the bottom, said lid at its periphery comprising an inner channel facing toward the bottom and the rim comprising an outer channel slightly larger than the inner channel and facing in the same direction as the open end, the inner and outer channels each comprising a first and second interior wall and one exterior wall, each of the interior walls of the channels defining a first and a second interior space, and further comprising a projection from each of the three walls so that, when the inner and outer channels are pressed together, each of said projections on the inner channel slides past and engages a complementary projection on the outer channel, and each of said complementary pairs of projections produces three seal/latch combinations and an over-travel in the first and second interior spaces. 18. The plastic container and lid as in claim 17 wherein, after the rim and lid are pressed together, there is flexibility between the rim and the lid.
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Straub Roy (14917 La Cuarta St. Whittier CA 90605), Closure assembly for container.
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