CONTAINER WITH LID WALL LOCKING MECHANISM

Abstract: a container includes a base and a lid. a wall of the base includes a first flexible tab that can be moved between first relaxed and flexed positions by a first force in a first direction. the lid includes a second flexible tab that can be moved between second relaxed and flexed positions. the container is movable between a closed, locked position and an open, unlocked position. in the closed, locked position, the first flexible tab is in the first relaxed position, the second flexible tab is in the second relaxed position, and the first flexible tab can engage the lid to retain the container in the closed, locked position. the container can be moved from the closed, locked position to the open, unlocked position by a second force to the lid in a second direction while the first flexible tab is in the first flexed position.

Inventor(s): Stephen J. BELLAMAH, William J. BOGDZIEWICZ, Bipin PATIL

CPC Classification: B65D43/12 (guided for removal by sliding)

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