HINGED PLASTIC CLOSURE FOR SHEET METAL CANS

摘要

The open end of a tubular sheet metal container of rectangular cross-section is closed by telescoping down over an outwardly and downwardly turned flange near the container lip a cover of resilient plastic having a depending peripheral skirt with a tab depending from one shorter end thereof and secured against the outer side of the container wall by integral projections pressed through holes in such wall. The cover is held releasably in closed position by nibs projecting inwardly from the skirt near the free end thereof and interlocked beneath the edge of the hem flange.