US 12,122,557 B2
Container and lid
Michele M. Dziaba, Mundelein, IL (US); Andrew Thomas Tilton, Grand Rapids, MI (US); Jeffrey A. Johnson, Lake Forest, IL (US); and Joseph M. Miskovic, Bonita Springs, FL (US)
Assigned to Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Jun. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/205,869.
Application 18/205,869 is a continuation of application No. 17/521,575, filed on Nov. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,702,245.
Application 17/521,575 is a continuation of application No. 16/597,652, filed on Oct. 9, 2019, granted, now 11,192,687, issued on Dec. 7, 2021.
Application 16/597,652 is a continuation of application No. 14/917,151, granted, now 10,479,554, issued on Nov. 19, 2019, previously published as PCT/US2014/054476, filed on Sep. 8, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/875,595, filed on Sep. 9, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0322440 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65D 1/34 (2006.01); B65B 55/02 (2006.01); B65B 55/10 (2006.01); B65D 21/02 (2006.01); B65D 43/02 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 21/0219 (2013.01) [B65B 55/027 (2013.01); B65B 55/103 (2013.01); B65D 43/0204 (2013.01); B65D 43/0212 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00027 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00083 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00296 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00398 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00527 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00537 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00657 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00685 (2013.01); B65D 2543/0074 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00796 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A removable lid for a container, the lid comprising:
a top wall configured to cover an open mouth of a container base, the top wall having a perimeter including contiguous side edges and end edges;
a skirt depending downwardly from the perimeter to a bottom free edge;
at least one raised rib extending upwardly from the top wall, the at least one raised rib having opposing ends and a raised central portion between the opposing ends, each of the opposing ends having an end portion tapering downwardly from the raised central portion to a respective one of the opposing ends; and
the at least one raised rib of the top wall surrounding at least a portion of a planar label region of the top wall,
wherein the at least one raised rib forms at least one cavity on a bottom surface of the lid, and the lid further comprises a plurality of spanning braces spanning the at least one cavity.