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Patent US9783345
Issued 2017-10-10
Sliding Lid For Food Container
A sliding lid for a food container which has first and second flanged edge portions on opposing sides of its opening. The sliding lid includes a main lid panel with first and second flange-receiving channels configured to slidably receive the flanged edge portions of the food container from an open position, in which the opening of the container is uncovered, to a closed position, in which the main lid panel covers the opening of the container. The first and second flange-receiving channels are configured to retain the lid on the container. The sliding lid may include a backstop provided between the two flange-receiving channels and configured to restrict further sliding of the lid beyond the closed position. The sliding lid may include a front flap which can be sealed onto the container to further restrict sliding of the lid.
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- 1. A sliding lid for an associated food container having first and second flanged edge portions on opposing sides of an opening, the sliding lid comprising:
a main lid panel having first and second flange-receiving channels configured to slidably receive the flanged edge portions of the container from an open position in which the opening of the container is uncovered to a closed position in which the main lid panel covers the opening of the container, the first and second flange-receiving channels being configured to retain the lid on the container; and a backstop provided between the two flange-receiving channels, the backstop being configured to restrict further sliding of the lid beyond the closed position, wherein the backstop comprises a stopping portion and a backstop guide, wherein said backstop guide is configured to direct a third edge portion of the container extending between the first and second flanged-edge portions towards the stopping portion of the backstop as the lid is slid towards the closed position.
- 8. A sliding lid for an associated food container having first and second flanged edge portions on opposing sides of an opening, the sliding lid comprising:
a main lid panel having first and second flange-receiving channels configured to slidably receive the flanged edge portions of the associated container from an open position, in which the opening of the container is uncovered, to a closed position, in which the main lid panel covers the opening of the container, the first and second flange-receiving channels being configured to retain the lid on the container, a front flap extending from the main lid panel and a first fold line positioned between the front flap and the main lid panel, the first fold line extending at least partway between the first and second flange-receiving channels, the front flap having a front flap open position when folded in a first sense along said first fold line such that sliding of the first and second flanged edge portions of the container into, out of and along the first and second flange-receiving channels between the open and closed positions is permitted, the front flap also having a front flap closed position when folded in a second opposite sense along said first fold line, in which sliding of the lid from the closed position to the open position is restricted, wherein each of the first and second flange-receiving channels comprises a line of adhesive extending longitudinally within the channel.
