Title: Container and lid of molded plastic material

Abstract: A container and lid of molded plastic material having a fastener structure integral with the container and lid to connect the lid onto the container. The fastener comprises two complementary series of element, one projecting axially upwardly on the wall of the container, the other downwardly on the rim of the lid, interengage when the cover is pressed down. The elements having head portions wider than the base portions, so that when interengaged, they may not be separated without stressing or distorting the material.

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Inventors: Underwood, J. Larry (Woodstock, GA, US)

Application Number: 917588
Filing Date: 1978-06-21
Publication_date: 1980-05-06
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Primary Class(es): 220/780 220/789
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US Patent Ref:

1157041	Oct, 1915	Reynolds	220/307.
3046853	Jul, 1962	Legendre	220/284.
3149747	Sep, 1964	Burgess	220/306.
3589552	Jun, 1971	Fitzgerald	220/307.
3902628	Sep, 1975	Schurman	220/306.
3966074	Jun, 1976	Hotchkiss et al.	220/306.
4112979	Sep, 1978	Widdicombe	220/306.

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Primary Examiner: Moy, Joseph Man-Fu
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Quaintance, Murphy & Richardson