US 11,939,110 B2
Container lid with nest segment
Axel Sommer, Tacoma, WA (US)
Assigned to MONOFLO INTERNATIONAL, INC., Winchester, VA (US)
Filed by Monoflo International, Inc., Winchester, VA (US)
Filed on May 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/326,657.
Prior Publication US 2022/0371776 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 21/02 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 21/0219 (2013.01) [B65D 21/0233 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stackable container lid comprising:
a top surface defining a flat surface plane, the top surface being without an upward protrusion, wherein the top surface extends across a majority of the container lid in the flat surface plane;
at least one recess in the top surface;
a bottom surface including a rib structure adjacent the perimeter of the lid; and
at least one nest segment integrated with the rib structure and protruding from the rib structure,
wherein the rib structure comprises corner sections at each corner thereof and support sections connected between the corner sections, wherein the corner sections are positioned closer to the perimeter than the support sections.
 
13. A container assembly comprising:
a container body including an upper perimeter; and
a container lid securable on the upper perimeter of the container body and comprising:
a top surface defining a flat surface plane, the top surface being without an upward protrusion, wherein the top surface extends across a majority of the container lid in the flat surface plane,
at least one recess in the top surface,
a bottom surface including a rib structure adjacent the perimeter of the lid, and
at least one nest segment integrated with the rib structure and protruding from the rib structure,
wherein dimensions of an outer perimeter of the container lid do not exceed dimensions of the upper perimeter of the container body.