US3589551A - Locking device for cover of containers - Google Patents

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US3589551A
US3589551A US822209A US3589551DA US3589551A US 3589551 A US3589551 A US 3589551A US 822209 A US822209 A US 822209A US 3589551D A US3589551D A US 3589551DA US 3589551 A US3589551 A US 3589551A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/02—Removable lids or covers
    • B65D43/0202—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element
    • B65D43/0214—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element secured only by friction or gravity
    • B65D43/0218—Removable lids or covers without integral tamper element secured only by friction or gravity on both the inside and the outside of the mouth of the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00018—Overall construction of the lid
    • B65D2543/00259—Materials used
    • B65D2543/00296—Plastic
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00444—Contact between the container and the lid
    • B65D2543/00481—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container
    • B65D2543/0049—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container on the inside, or a part turned to the inside of the mouth of the container
    • B65D2543/00509—Cup
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00444—Contact between the container and the lid
    • B65D2543/00481—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container
    • B65D2543/00537—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container on the outside, or a part turned to the outside of the mouth of the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00444—Contact between the container and the lid
    • B65D2543/00481—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container
    • B65D2543/00555—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container on both the inside and the outside
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00824—Means for facilitating removing of the closure
    • B65D2543/00833—Integral tabs, tongues, handles or similar
    • B65D2543/00842—Integral tabs, tongues, handles or similar outside of the lid

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  • This invention relates to a locking device for covers of containers with rim running at least partly around the opening.
  • the locking device consisting of flaps arranged in the edge of the cover.
  • Locking devices with a flap which can be bent around a rim have been known earlier, but in these the flap is in principle no longer than the width of the rim.
  • the material is in principle not elastic but in due course becomes subject to fracture.
  • a flap of common type is made of sheet metal. Locking with a flap of this kind is thus possible only a limited number of times before breakage of the flap occurs.
  • the object of the present invention is to eliminate the aforesaid drawbacks and to create a simple and reliable locking device for plasticcontainers with cover, the which locking device can be operated a virtually unlimited number of times.
  • each flap of the cover are elastic and that the outer end of the flap can be bent around the edge of the rim and pressed into the space between the inside of the rim and the wall of the container where it is held in locked position in engagement with said wall or a part projecting from it.
  • FIG. la shows a section through a plastic container with cover and locking device in accordance with the invention
  • FIG. 1b shows a section along the line A-A in FIG. la
  • FIG. 2a shows a modification of the embodiment in F IG. la
  • FIG. 2b shows a section along the line B-B in FIG. 2a.
  • a plastic container l has a rim 2 running along the edge of the container.
  • the plastic cover 3 of the container has a corresponding rim 4 with a flap 5 with a thinner folding section 6 in the transition between cover and flap.
  • the position of the flap 4 will be as indicated by the dashed line.
  • the folding section 6 lies below the lower edge 7 of the rim 2 and the flap is pressed up in the edge of the rim at the same time as the latter may be forced somewhat outwards, since the length D of the flap is greater than the width C of the rim. If the external influence of rim and flap is now removed, the state of equilibrium arises which is indicated by fully drawn lines in FIG. Ib.
  • the cover 3 is held in position merely by the influence of strong vertical forces, as the relatively stiff flap has no tendency to slide round the lower edge 7 of the rim.
  • the only possibility of releasing the flap 5 from the locked position is to force the container and the rim of the cover apart, for example by gripping under the rim of the container at the side of the flap, so that the outer end of the flap can pass the side of the container level with the folding section 6 of the flap, i.e. so that the lower width C of the rim of the container is equal to length D of the flap.
  • the elastic folding section will then automatically bring the flap back to the position indicated by the dashed line.
  • the force required for bending out the rim of the container, and which is an indication of the security of the lock can naturali be adapted for various functions and applications, from sma l household storage vessels to large industrial containers.
  • FIG. 2b shows a modification of the embodiment in FIGS. la and llb.
  • the flap 8 is given an extra secure hold in locked position by a projection 9 on the lower side of the rim.
  • a projection instead of a projection, however, one can also arrange a recess for the same function.
  • the folding section Il) of the flap lies in this case rather below the lower edge l2 of the rim.
  • the flap has a recess l1 in which a grip can be obtained with oneor more fingers, or possibly with a mechanical device, to get a better hold on the flap.
  • a bead or the like could be used for the same purpose.
  • At the bottom edge of the cover there is a bead 13 to hold the cover with some snap action as an additional locking effect.
  • a locking device for a cover of plastic material for a container having a rim running around the opening comprising a flap arranged in the edge of the cover, the improvement wherein at least part of the flap is elastic so as to enable the outer end of the flap to be bent around and pressed into the space between the inside of the rim and the wall of the container and to be held in locked position in engagement with said wall, the length D of the flap in the direction out from the edge of the cover being greater than the distance C between the wall of the container and the inside of the rim.
  • Locking device in accordance with claim l, wherein on the lower side of the rim of the container there is a recess and a projection for removably retaining the flap in locked position.
  • Locking device in accordance with claim 1 wherein the outer end of the flap, when pressed into the space between the inside of the rim and the wall of the container, is removably retained in locked position in engagement with a projection on said wall.

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US4333584A (en) * 1980-09-19 1982-06-08 Sears, Roebuck And Co. Container closure
US4376493A (en) * 1980-09-19 1983-03-15 Sears, Roebuck And Co. Lockable closure for containers
US4476993A (en) * 1983-10-06 1984-10-16 Krout Gerald R Tamperproof lid
US4574975A (en) * 1984-09-20 1986-03-11 Reynolds Metals Company Resealable container closure
US4793510A (en) * 1987-07-13 1988-12-27 Reynolds Metals Company Resealable container closure
USRE32927E (en) * 1983-10-31 1989-05-23 Reynolds Metals Company Resealable container closure
US5253772A (en) * 1991-05-21 1993-10-19 Sweetheart Cup Company, Inc. Tamper evident container assembly
US5348181A (en) * 1992-12-30 1994-09-20 James River Corporation Of Virginia Winged cup lid
US5490827A (en) * 1991-05-21 1996-02-13 Sweetheart Cup Company, Inc. Tamper evident container and related apparatus
GB2306161A (en) * 1995-10-14 1997-04-30 Pechiney Packaging Food & Gene Lid with deformable latching means
US5658228A (en) * 1992-04-30 1997-08-19 Sweetheart Cup Company, Inc. Tamper evident container and related apparatus
US5996833A (en) * 1997-11-05 1999-12-07 Sonoco Development, Inc. Tamper evident dust cover for a drum bung
US6070755A (en) * 1999-07-20 2000-06-06 Waddington North America, Inc. Lid with folding side tabs for hot beverage cup
US20040206766A1 (en) * 2003-04-18 2004-10-21 Law Chi Hung Container
US20080230507A1 (en) * 2004-03-31 2008-09-25 Alexander James Peacop Container and Closure Arrangement
US20100133272A1 (en) * 2007-01-12 2010-06-03 Waddington North America, Inc. One-piece splash and spill resistant lid
US20100170899A1 (en) * 2009-01-05 2010-07-08 Waddington North America, Inc. Lid featuring ease of use and improved release from a tray or container
US9387961B2 (en) 2013-04-05 2016-07-12 Waddington North America, Inc. Splash and spill resistant lid
US9850043B2 (en) 2009-01-05 2017-12-26 Waddington North America, Inc Lid featuring ease of use and improved release from a tray or container
US9944435B2 (en) 2015-01-14 2018-04-17 Waddington North America, Inc. Two-piece splash and spill resistant lid assembly and method therefor
US10271684B1 (en) 2015-07-30 2019-04-30 Columbia Insurance Company Adjustable lid for bakeware pan
US10405680B2 (en) 2015-01-14 2019-09-10 Waddington North America, Inc. Lid featuring improved splash and spill resistance and ease of flow

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US4376493A (en) * 1980-09-19 1983-03-15 Sears, Roebuck And Co. Lockable closure for containers
EP0048472B1 (en) * 1980-09-19 1986-01-15 Sears, Roebuck And Co. Lockable closure for containers
US4333584A (en) * 1980-09-19 1982-06-08 Sears, Roebuck And Co. Container closure
US4476993A (en) * 1983-10-06 1984-10-16 Krout Gerald R Tamperproof lid
USRE32927E (en) * 1983-10-31 1989-05-23 Reynolds Metals Company Resealable container closure
US4574975A (en) * 1984-09-20 1986-03-11 Reynolds Metals Company Resealable container closure
US4793510A (en) * 1987-07-13 1988-12-27 Reynolds Metals Company Resealable container closure
US5653382A (en) * 1991-05-21 1997-08-05 Sweetheart Cup Company, Inc. Tamper evident container and related apparatus
US5253772A (en) * 1991-05-21 1993-10-19 Sweetheart Cup Company, Inc. Tamper evident container assembly
US5490827A (en) * 1991-05-21 1996-02-13 Sweetheart Cup Company, Inc. Tamper evident container and related apparatus
US5658228A (en) * 1992-04-30 1997-08-19 Sweetheart Cup Company, Inc. Tamper evident container and related apparatus
US5348181A (en) * 1992-12-30 1994-09-20 James River Corporation Of Virginia Winged cup lid
GB2306161A (en) * 1995-10-14 1997-04-30 Pechiney Packaging Food & Gene Lid with deformable latching means
GB2306161B (en) * 1995-10-14 1999-03-10 Pechiney Packaging Food & Gene Improved container
US5996833A (en) * 1997-11-05 1999-12-07 Sonoco Development, Inc. Tamper evident dust cover for a drum bung
US6070755A (en) * 1999-07-20 2000-06-06 Waddington North America, Inc. Lid with folding side tabs for hot beverage cup
US20040206766A1 (en) * 2003-04-18 2004-10-21 Law Chi Hung Container
US20080230507A1 (en) * 2004-03-31 2008-09-25 Alexander James Peacop Container and Closure Arrangement
US20100133272A1 (en) * 2007-01-12 2010-06-03 Waddington North America, Inc. One-piece splash and spill resistant lid
US20100170899A1 (en) * 2009-01-05 2010-07-08 Waddington North America, Inc. Lid featuring ease of use and improved release from a tray or container
US8701930B2 (en) 2009-01-05 2014-04-22 Waddington North America, Inc. Lid featuring ease of use and improved release from a tray or container
US9850043B2 (en) 2009-01-05 2017-12-26 Waddington North America, Inc Lid featuring ease of use and improved release from a tray or container
US9387961B2 (en) 2013-04-05 2016-07-12 Waddington North America, Inc. Splash and spill resistant lid
US9944435B2 (en) 2015-01-14 2018-04-17 Waddington North America, Inc. Two-piece splash and spill resistant lid assembly and method therefor
US10405680B2 (en) 2015-01-14 2019-09-10 Waddington North America, Inc. Lid featuring improved splash and spill resistance and ease of flow
US10271684B1 (en) 2015-07-30 2019-04-30 Columbia Insurance Company Adjustable lid for bakeware pan

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