Container having a pre-curved lid

摘要

A plastic container having a container body and a permanently attached container lid is provided. The container lid is attached to the container body by a living hinge such that the entire plastic container is a one-piece construction. The container lid is pre-curved such that in an open state the container lid is curved. However, when the container lid mates with the container body in a closed state, at least a portion of the container lid that was previously curved becomes substantially planar such that portions of the lid remain biased into the container body. The container can also incorporate a carrying feature for receiving and positioning articles therein, as well as a sealing chamfer for reducing the likelihood of the ingress of foreign matter into an interior cavity of the container.

主权项

1. A plastic container comprising:
a generally cup-shaped container body, having a bottom and a sidewall depending upwardly from the bottom, the bottom and the sidewall defining a storage area, the container body including a flange formed on the sidewall, the flange extending radially outward from the sidewall; a lid coupled to the container body by a living hinge, the lid adapted to rotate about the living hinge between an open and a closed position, the lid including a sealing flange and a skirt each depending downwardly from a bottom surface of the lid, wherein a receiving channel is formed between the sealing flange and the skirt; and a carrying feature formed in the bottom, the carrying feature interrupting the bottom such that the bottom is non-planar; wherein the carrying feature includes a skirt depending upwardly from the bottom of the container, the skirt depending upwardly within an internal cavity of the container body to cordon off a carrying region; and wherein the skirt is supported by a plurality of regularly spaced support ribs extending from the sidewall to an outer surface of the skirt.