| 摘要 |
A venting container including a lid and base having an inner cavity and a si de wall that terminates in a rim, the lid including a central panel and a peripheral sealing lip that surrounds the panel, the peripheral sealing lip having a generally inverted U-shaped cross section that defines a lid channe l into which the container rim fits, the sealing lip including at least one venting feature in the form of a flexible venting button that is adapted to transition from a first position to a second position upon application of an actuation force, the venting button being further adapted and positioned whereby when the container rim is positioned in the lid channel and the venting button is in the first position, sealed engagement of the lid to the container is effectuated and when the venting button is in the second positi on a venting air passage is provided from the container cavity to the container surroundings. In a second embodiment, the venting feature is in the form of a downwardly protruding venting boss provided to the lid closure and a boss se at formed in the base closure whereby the venting boss is received with the bos s seat when the lid is oriented in a first non venting attachment position and the venting boss abuts against a surface of the base closure to provide a ve nt passage between the lid and base upon removal and repositioning of the lid t o a second venting attachment position.
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