A metal lid for a tobacco can is provided. The metal lid includes a circular lid top having a central recess and a shoulder. The shoulder extends radially outwardly from and vertically above the central recess. The side wall is unitarily formed with the shoulder, depends downwardly from the shoulder
A metal lid for a tobacco can is provided. The metal lid includes a circular lid top having a central recess and a shoulder. The shoulder extends radially outwardly from and vertically above the central recess. The side wall is unitarily formed with the shoulder, depends downwardly from the shoulder, and is disposed below the central recess of the lid top. The side wall includes a bead and a hem. The bead extends circumferentially around the side wall. The hem is formed from a distal portion of the side wall folded over onto an intermediate portion of the side wall. The hem functions as a guide, forms a safety edge, and permits the lid to be more easily grasped by a consumer.
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1. A metal lid for a tobacco can, comprising: a circular lid top including a central recess and a shoulder, the shoulder extending radially outwardly from and vertically above the central recess; anda circumferential side wall unitarily formed with the lid top at the shoulder, the side wail dependin
1. A metal lid for a tobacco can, comprising: a circular lid top including a central recess and a shoulder, the shoulder extending radially outwardly from and vertically above the central recess; anda circumferential side wall unitarily formed with the lid top at the shoulder, the side wail depending downwardly from and disposed below the central recess of the- lid top, the side wall including a bead and a hem, the bead extending circumferentially around the side wall, the hem formed from a distal portion of the side wall folded over onto an intermediate portion of the side wall, wherein the distal and intermediate portions of the sidewall forming the hem are generally parallel to one another;wherein the distal portion of the side wall forming the hem is folded inwardly toward the central recess;wherein the bead projects inwardly toward the central recess further than the distal portion of the hem such that the lid is adapted to be repeatedly manually pressed onto and removed from the tobacco can with the bead resiliently snapping into engagement with an annular rib of the can to secure the lid to the can; andwherein a thickness of the hem is between about 0.01 of an inch and about 0.02 of an inch such that the hem will not interfere with the annular rib of the can when the lid is repeatedly pressed onto and removed from the can and a height of the hem is between about 0.04 of an inch and about 0.05 of an inch, the height being less than a height of the intermediate portion such that the hem does not interfere with the bead. 2. The metal lid of claim 1, wherein the intermediate portion extends generally parallel to a center axis of the lid, and the distal portion is in contact with or almost in contact with the intermediate portion. 3. The metal lid of claim 1, wherein an interior surface of at least one of the lid top, the shoulder, and the side wall are coated with a gold phenolic finish. 4. The metal lid of claim 1, wherein an annular portion of the lid top is spaced apart from a center point of the lid top between about 0.75 of an inch and about 1.25 inches and flat in order to support bead and hem formation. 5. The metal lid of claim 1, wherein the bead projects inwardly toward the central recess further than the distal portion of the hem to define a snap fit wherein the lid is adapted to be repeatedly manually pressed onto and removed from the tobacco can with the bead resiliently snapping onto the annular rib of the tobacco can. 6. A metal lid for a tobacco can, comprising: a circular lid top including a central recess and a shoulder, the shoulder extending radially outwardly from and vertically above the central recess; anda circumferential side wall unitarily formed with the lid top at the shoulder, the side wall depending downwardly from and disposed below the central recess of the lid top, the side wall including a bead and a hem, the bead extending circumferentially around the side wall, the hem formed from a distal portion of the side wall folded over onto an intermediate portion of the side wall, wherein the distal and intermediate portions of the sidewall forming the hem are generally parallel to one another;wherein the distal portion of the side wall forming the hem is folded inwardly toward the central recess; andwherein an embossing portion of a top surface of the lid top extends radially outwardly from a center point of the lid top up to about one inch, the embossing portion projecting above the top surface between about 0.01 of an inch and about 0.02 of an inch. 7. A metal lid for a tobacco can, comprising: a circular lid top including a central recess and a shoulder, the shoulder extending radially outwardly from and vertically above the central recess; anda circumferential side wall unitarily formed with the lid top at the shoulder, the side wall depending downwardly from and disposed below the central recess of the lid top, the side wall including a bead and a hem, the bead extending circumferentially around the side wall, the hem formed from a distal portion of the side wall folded over onto an intermediate portion of the side wall, wherein the distal and intermediate portions of the sidewall forming the hem are generally parallel to one another;wherein the distal portion of the side wall forming the hem is folded inwardly toward the central recess; andwherein the bead projects inwardly toward the lid top between about 0.02 of an inch and about 0.05 of an inch, wherein the lid is adapted to be manually repeatedly pressed onto and removed from the tobacco can with the bead resiliently snapping into engagement with an annular rib of the tobacco can to secure the lid to the can. 8. The metal lid of claim 7, wherein the bead intermittently circumferentially extends around the side wall. 9. The metal lid of claim 7, wherein an outer diameter of the metal lid is between about two inches and about three inches and a vertical height of the metal lid measured between an apex of the shoulder and a bottom of the hem is between about one tenth of an inch and about half an inch whereby the metal lid is configured for a hand held pocket size smokeless tobacco container. 10. A metal lid for a tobacco can comprising: a circular lid top including a central recess and a shoulder, the shoulder extending radially outwardly from and vertically above the central recess; anda circumferential side wall unitarily formed with the lid top at the shoulder, the side wall depending downwardly from and disposed below the central recess of the lid top, the side wall including a bead and a hem, the bead extending circumferentially around the side wall, the hem formed from a distal portion of the side wall folded over onto an intermediate portion of the side wall, wherein the distal and intermediate portions of the sidewall forming the hem are generally parallel to one another;wherein the distal portion of the side wall forming the hem is folded inwardly toward the central recess; andwherein an apex of the shoulder is rounded and extends above a top surface of the central recess between about 0.2 of an inch and 0.04 of an inch. 11. A tobacco container, comprising: a tobacco can including an annular can sidewall, the can sidewall including a radially outward extending rib; anda lid comprising: a lid top including a recessed portion and a circumferential shoulder; anda circumferential side wall unitarily formed with and depending from the shoulder, the side wall including a bead and a hem, the hem formed by a distal portion of the side wall folded radially inward and adjacent to an intermediate portion of the side wall, the bead progressing around the side wall and projecting radially inwardly toward the lid top further than the hem such that when the bead seats against the tobacco can in engagement with the radially outward extending rib to secure the lid to the tobacco can, the hem is spaced apart from the tobacco can; andwherein the distal portion is between about 0.02 of an inch and about 0.06 of an inch and folded inwardly toward the lid top and a gap formed between the hem and the can sidewall of the tobacco can when the lid is secured to the tobacco can is between about 0.005 of an inch and about 0.015 of an inch. 12. The tobacco container of claim 11, wherein the hem on the side wall functions as a guide when fitting the metal lid onto the tobacco can due to the hem being disposed radially outwardly of the bead. 13. The tobacco container of claim 11, wherein the bead is non-symmetrical in axial cross section and the distal portion directly contacts the intermediate portion. 14. The tobacco container of claim 11, wherein only a single fold is provided between the intermediate portion and a terminating free end of the sidewall, the single fold directly connecting the intermediate portion with the distal portion of the sidewall such that the terminating free end axially faces the bead and axially away from the single fold. 15. The tobacco container of claim 11, further comprising tobacco stored therein. 16. A container of tobacco, comprising: a can including an annular can sidewall extending from a side of a bottom, the can sidewall including a radially outward extending rib, the radially outward extending rib having an outer diameter;a lid comprising: a unitary lid body formed from metal, the lid body including a round lid top, a shoulder, and a side wall, the shoulder extending circumferential around and radially outwardly and upwardly away from a central recess of the lid top, the side wall depending downwardly from the shoulder and away from the central recess of the lid top, a hem formed from a distal portion of the side wall folded to be substantially parallel to an intermediate portion of the side wall, the hem having an inner diameter; andwherein the side wall further includes a bead formed between the shoulder and the hem, the bead projecting radially inwardly further than the hem, the bead releasably engaging the radially outward extending rib for releasably securing the lid to the can;the inner diameter of the hem being greater than the outer diameter of the radially outward extending rib to prevent interference between the hem and the radially outward extending rib during repeated opening and closing of the tobacco container;the hem being dimensioned such that the hem does not engage the can when the lid is secured to the rib; and tobacco stored within the can. 17. The container of tobacco of claim 16, wherein only a single fold is provided between the intermediate portion and a terminating free end of the sidewall, the single fold directly connecting the intermediate portion with the distal portion of the sidewall such that the terminating free end axially faces the bead and axially away from the single fold. 18. The container of tobacco of claim 16, wherein a gap is formed between the intermediate portion and the distal portion. 19. A tobacco container storing tobacco comprising: a can including an annular can sidewall extending from a side of a bottom, the can sidewall including a radially outward extending rib;a metal lid comprising: a lid top including a recessed portion and a circumferential shoulder; anda circumferential side wall unitarily formed with and depending from the shoulder, the side wall including a bead and a hem, the hem formed by a distal portion of the side wall folded radially inward and adjacent to an intermediate portion of the side wall, the distal and intermediate portions of the sidewall being generally parallel to one another, the bead progressing around the side wall and projecting radially inwardly toward the lip top further than the hem such that when the bead seats against the can the hem is spaced apart from the can forming a radial gap therebetween such that the hem does not engage the can when the lid is mounted to the can, the bead axially engaging the rib to axially releasably secure the lid to the can;an interior surface of the metal lid having a coating thereon;the can sidewall having a stepped portion, the lid and canforming a seam axially between the hem and the stepped portion when the lid is releasably secured to the can, the seam being an axial gap formed between the hem and the stepped portion;a band-type label adhesively secured to a portion of the lid and a portion of the can and over lapping the seam;wherein the tobacco container has a maximum outer diameter of between about 2 inches and 3 inches whereby the medal lid is configured for a hand held pocket size tobacco container sized to be held in the palm of the hand;wherein an outer diameter of the portion of the lid directly adjacent the seam and an outer diameter of the portion of the portion of the lid adjacent the seam are substantially equal allowing the band-type label to be adhesively secured to the portion of the lid and the portion of the can as the band-type label over laps the seam; andtobacco stored within the can; andwherein the distal portion is between about 0.02 of an inch and about 0.06 of an inch and folded inwardly toward the lid top and the radial gap formed between the hem and the can is between about 0.005 of an inch and about 0.015 of an inch. 20. The tobacco container of claim 19, wherein the intermediate portion extends generally parallel to a center axis of the lid, and the distal portion is radially spaced from the intermediate portion. 21. The tobacco container of claim 19, wherein only a single fold is provided between the intermediate portion and a terminating free end of the sidewall, the single fold directly connecting the intermediate portion with the distal portion of the sidewall of the lid such that the terminating free end axially faces the bead and axially away from the single fold, such that the hem is formed solely by two parallel portions of the sidewall of the lid connected by the single fold. 22. The tobacco container of claim 21, wherein the terminating free end of the sidewall is spaced axially apart from the bead such that the bead is positioned axially between the terminating free end and the entire lid top exposing the terminating free end to the interior of the lid when the lid is removed from the can such that the terminating free end faces the lid top. 23. The tobacco container storing tobacco of claim 19, wherein an interface between the can and metal lid is configured to provide breathability between the metal lid and can when the metal lid is attached to the can. 24. The tobacco container storing tobacco of claim 19, wherein an inner diameter of the hem is greater than an outer diameter of the radially outward extending rib to prevent interference between the hem and the radially outward extending rib during repeated manual attachment of the metal lid to and removal of the metal lid from the can. 25. The tobacco container storing tobacco of claim 24, wherein the hem provides a guide when fitting the metal lid onto the can due to the hem being disposed radially outwardly of the bead and because the hem does not interfere with the radially outward extending rib. 26. The tobacco container storing tobacco of claim 19, wherein the hem, bead and radially outward projecting rib are configured for a snap fit such that the tobacco container may be repeatedly manually opened and closed.
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