Container kit with graspable lid

Abstract

A container assembly outfits a wide mouth container and thereby enables a user to single-handedly grasp and transfer the container. The container assembly comprises a lid portion and a content cover. The lid portion comprises at least one rim-locking portion and at least one hand-grippable flange. The rim-locking portion(s) are inwardly adjacent to the hand-grippable flange(s). A spillage basin may be formed inwardly adjacent to the rim-locking portion(s). The content cover contacts and covers container contents. The content cover also comprises a spillage basin and is displaceable intermediate a rim portion and a bottom portion of the container, and thus be said to ride upon the container contents as the volume of container contents changes. The spillage basins collect and retain spillage for easing spillage cleanup. The content cover is outfitted with certain structure for easing removal of the content cover and the container contents.

1 . A coffee container assembly for enabling a user to manually and single-handedly grasp a coffee container containing contact covered coffee, the coffee container assembly comprising, in combination: 
 a coffee container, the coffee container comprising a rim portion, a bottom portion, and a wall portion, the wall portion extending intermediate the rim portion and the bottom portion, the wall portion comprising an inner wall surface and an outer wall surface, the wall portion being cylindrical in form, the inner wall surface having a substantially uniform inner wall diameter and the outer wall surface having a substantially uniform outer wall diameter, the outer wall diameter being greater in magnitude than the inner wall diameter, the rim portion comprising a superior rim end, an inferior rim end, an inner rim surface, and an outer rim surface, the inner rim surface having a substantially uniform inner rim diameter and the outer rim surface having a substantially uniform outer rim diameter, the inner rim diameter being lesser in magnitude than the inner wall diameter and the outer rim diameter being greater in magnitude than the outer wall diameter;    a container lid portion for removably covering the coffee container and for enabling a user to manually and single-handedly grasp the coffee container, the container lid portion comprising an inner lid portion, an outer lid portion, two rim-locking portions, two radially opposite, radially-extending hand-grippable flanges, and an outer spillage basin, the rim-locking portions being radially inwardly adjacent to the hand-grippable flanges, the rim-locking portions comprising an outer lock diameter, the outer lock diameter being greater in magnitude than the outer rim diameter, the outer spillage basin being formed at the outer lid portion radially inwardly adjacent to the rim-locking portions for pooling spillage; and    a coffee lid portion, the coffee lid portion for covering coffee contained in the coffee container, the coffee lid portion comprising an inferior lid surface, a superior lid surface, an inner spillage basin, and a cover periphery, the cover periphery having an inner lid diameter, the inner lid diameter being lesser in magnitude than the inner rim diameter, the coffee lid portion thus being movable intermediate the rim portion and bottom portion adjacent the wall portion, the inferior lid surface for contacting and covering the coffee, the inner spillage basin being formed at the superior lid surface radially inwardly adjacent to the cover periphery for pooling spillage, the superior lid surface comprising inner lid removal means, the inner lid removal means for enabling a user to remove the coffee lid portion from contacting and covering the coffee thus enabling coffee removal from the coffee container.    
   
   
       2 . The container assembly of  claim 1  wherein each rim-locking portion comprises an axially extending inner rim flange, an axially extending outer rim flange, and a flex portion, the inner rim flange comprising a radially outwardly extending lock tab, the outer rim flange comprising a radially inwardly extending lock tab, the flex portion for flexing in superior adjacency to the superior rim end, the inner rim flange extendable adjacent the inner rim surface, the outwardly extending lock tab for engaging the inferior rim end adjacent the inner rim surface, the outer rim flange extendable adjacent the outer rim surface, the inwardly extending lock tab for engaging the inferior rim end adjacent the outer rim surface, the flex portion enabling the user to disengage the lock tabs from the inferior rim end for removing the container lid portion from the coffee container.  
   
   
       3 . The container assembly of  claim 2  wherein the coffee lid portion comprises an air gap structure, the air gap structure being radially outwardly adjacent to the inner spillage basin adjacent the inferior lid suface.  
   
   
       4 . The container assembly of  claim 3  wherein the coffee lid portion comprises coffee removal means for enabling the user to remove coffee from the coffee container.  
   
   
       5 . The container assembly of  claim 4  wherein the coffee removal means is defined by a coffee scoop cooperatively associated with the lid removal means, the lid removal means for positioning the coffee scoop when not removing coffee from the coffee container.  
   
   
       6 . A container assembly for enabling a user to manually grasp a container containing contact-covered container contents, the container assembly comprising, in combination: 
 a container, the container comprising a rim portion, a bottom portion, and a wall portion, the wall portion extending intermediate the rim portion and the bottom portion, the wall portion comprising an inner wall surface and an outer wall surface, the rim portion comprising a superior rim end, an inferior rim end, an inner rim surface, and an outer rim surface; and    a container lid, the container lid being removably attachable to the container for selectively covering container contents, the container lid comprising an inner lid portion, an outer lid portion, at least one rim-locking portion, and at least one hand-grippable flange, the rim-locking portion being inwardly adjacent to the hand-grippable flange, the rim-locking portion for removably locking the container lid to the rim portion, the hand-grippable flange for enhancing a user's ability to manually grasp the container.    
   
   
       7 . The container assembly of  claim 6  wherein the rim-locking portion comprises an inner rim flange, an outer rim flange, and a flex portion, the inner rim flange comprising an outwardly extending lock tab, the outer rim flange comprising a inwardly extending lock tab, the flex portion for flexing in superior adjacency to the superior rim end, the inner rim flange extendable adjacent the inner rim surface, the outwardly extending lock tab for engaging the inferior rim end adjacent the inner rim surface, the outer rim flange extendable adjacent the outer rim surface, the inwardly extending lock tab for engaging the inferior rim end adjacent the outer rim surface, the flex portion enabling the user to disengage the lock tabs from the inferior rim end for removing the container lid.  
   
   
       8 . The container assembly of  claim 7  comprising a content cover, the content cover for contact-covering container contents, the content cover comprising an inferior cover surface, a superior cover surface, and a cover periphery, the cover periphery being movable intermediate the rim portion and bottom portion adjacent the wall portion.  
   
   
       9 . The container assembly of  claim 8  wherein the container lid comprises an outer spillage basin and the content cover comprises an inner spillage basin, the outer spillage basin being formed at the outer lid portion inwardly adjacent to the rim-locking portion, the inner spillage basin being formed at the superior cover surface inwardly adjacent to the inner cover periphery, the outer and inner spillage basins for pooling spillage.  
   
   
       10 . The container assembly of  claim 9  wherein the content cover comprises an air gap structure, the air gap structure being outwardly adjacent to the inner spillage basin adjacent the inferior cover surface.  
   
   
       11 . The container assembly of  claim 10  wherein the superior cover surface comprises cover removal means, the cover removal means for enabling removal of the content cover from contact-covering container contents for enabling container contents removal from the container.  
   
   
       12 . The container assembly of  claim 11  wherein the content cover comprises content removal means for enabling the user to remove container contents from the container.  
   
   
       13 . The container assembly of  claim 12  wherein the content removal means is defined by a content removal tool cooperatively associated with the cover removal means, the cover removal means for positioning the content removal tool when not removing container contents from the container.  
   
   
       14 . A container kit for outfitting a container, the container comprising a rim portion, a bottom portion, and a wall portion, the rim portion comprising an inner rim surface and an outer rim surface, the container kit comprising: 
 a container lid for removably covering the container, the container lid comprising an inferior lid portion, a superior lid portion, at least one rim-locking portion, and at least one hand-grippable flange, the rim-locking portion being inwardly adjacent to the hand-grippable flange, the rim-locking portion for removably locking the container lid to the rim portion, the hand-grippable flange for enhancing a user's ability to manually grasp the container.    
   
   
       15 . The container kit of  claim 14  wherein the rim-locking portion comprises an inner rim flange, an outer rim flange, and a flex portion, the inner rim flange comprising an outwardly extending lock tab, the outer rim flange comprising a inwardly extending lock tab, the flex portion for flexing in superior adjacency to a superior rim end of the rim portion, the inner rim flange extending perpendicular to the inferior lid surface, the outwardly extending lock tab for engaging an inferior rim end of the rim portion adjacent the inner rim surface, the outer rim flange extending perpendicular to the inferior lid surface, the inwardly extending lock tab for engaging the inferior rim end adjacent the outer rim surface, the flex portion enabling the user to disengage the lock tabs from the inferior rim end for removing the container lid from the container.  
   
   
       16 . The container kit of  claim 14  comprising a content cover, the content cover for contact-covering container contents, the content cover comprising an inferior cover surface, a superior cover surface, and a cover periphery, the cover periphery being movable intermediate the rim portion and bottom portion adjacent the wall portion.  
   
   
       17 . The container kit of  claim 16  wherein the container lid comprises an outer spillage basin and the content cover comprises an inner spillage basin, the outer spillage basin being formed at the superior lid portion inwardly adjacent to the rim-locking portion, the inner spillage basin being formed at the superior cover surface inwardly adjacent to the cover periphery, the outer and inner spillage basins for pooling spillage.  
   
   
       18 . The container kit of  claim 17  wherein the content cover comprises an air gap structure, the air gap structure being outwardly adjacent to the inner spillage basin adjacent the inferior cover surface.  
   
   
       19 . The container kit of  claim 16  wherein the superior cover surface comprises cover removal means, the cover removal means for enabling the user to remove the content cover from contact-covering the container contents thus enabling container contents removal from the container.  
   
   
       20 . The container kit of  claim 19  comprising content removal means, the content removal means for enabling the user to remove container contents from the container.  
   
   
       21 . The container kit of  claim 20  wherein the content removal means is defined by a content removal tool cooperatively associated with the cover removal means, the cover removal means for retaining the content removal tool when not removing container contents from the container.