US 12,266,453 B2
Containers
James Hill, Sheffield (GB); and Mark Farrell, Sheffield (GB)
Assigned to CAPSA SOLUTIONS LIMITED, Sheffield (GB)
Appl. No. 17/596,790
Filed by CAPSA SOLUTIONS LIMITED, Sheffield (GB)
PCT Filed Jul. 3, 2020, PCT No. PCT/GB2020/051605
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 17, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/005342, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1909700 (GB), filed on Jul. 5, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0254534 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. G21F 5/12 (2006.01); B65D 45/24 (2006.01); B65D 45/34 (2006.01); B65D 51/16 (2006.01); B65D 51/24 (2006.01)
CPC G21F 5/125 (2019.01) [B65D 45/24 (2013.01); B65D 45/34 (2013.01); B65D 51/16 (2013.01); B65D 51/245 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A container comprising a lid (10) and a receptacle (20), the lid being arranged to close the receptacle and comprising:
a static portion (18) arranged to substantially match an opening of the receptacle to be closed;
a plurality of pivoting arms (11) coupled to the static portion;
means (12) for moving the plurality of pivoting arms between a first position wherein the plurality of pivoting arms lie within a perimeter of the static portion and a second position wherein the plurality of pivoting arms lie outside a perimeter of the static portion and engage with a complementary feature of the receptacle,
wherein the receptacle is arranged to receive the lid, having an opening for receiving the static portion (18) of the lid, proximal to the opening there is provided a relatively inward-facing projection (25) to support the lid, and the relatively inward-facing projection (25) comprises a plurality of springs (23) arranged to provide, in use, a relatively upward force to the lid (10).