Resealable moisture tight container assembly for strips and the like having a lip snap seal

Abstract

A substantially moisture tight container and lid assembly for storing and packaging moisture-sensitive items comprising an assembly with a container and a lid, the lid is attached by a hinge to an upper housing portion of the container, the lid includes a lip seal member that depends downwardly from the lid, the lip seal member is configured to abut at least a portion of the interior side of the container when the lid is in the closed position resulting in a substantially moisture tight seal between the lid and the lid, and the container assembly further comprising a base portion and an upper housing portion, the upper housing portion is capable of being snap-fit into the base portion by employing a lip seal mechanism to form a substantially moisture-tight seal.

1 . A substantially moisture tight container and lid assembly for storing and packaging moisture-sensitive items comprising an assembly with a container and a lid, the lid is attached by a hinge to an upper housing portion of the container, the container has a container base, and a sidewall depending upwardly from the base, a top container surface extends inward from the sidewalls, the top container surface is provided with an opening that permits access to the interior of the container, the lid portion has a lid base with an outer periphery that extends over at least a portion of the container portion, the lid base is provided with a skirt that depends downwardly from the base portion, the skirt is configured at a location on the base portion that allows the skirt to enter into a sealing relationship with the container portion, the lid includes a lip seal member that depends downwardly from the lid, the lip seal member is configured to abut at least a portion of the interior side of the container when the lid is in the closed position resulting in a substantially moisture tight seal between the lid and the lid, and the container assembly further comprising a base portion and an upper housing portion, the upper housing portion is capable of being snap-fit into the base portion by employing a lip seal mechanism to form a substantially moisture-tight seal. 
   
   
       2 . The container and lid assembly of  claim 1  wherein a portion of the lid serves as a tab for facilitating the opening and closing of the container assembly. 
   
   
       3 . The container and lid assembly of  claim 1  wherein at least a portion of the interior of the container base is composed of a desiccant entrained plastic. 
   
   
       4 . The container and lid assembly of  claim 1  wherein the container and lid assembly is resealable. 
   
   
       5 . The container and lid assembly of  claim 1  wherein the moisture ingress of the container, after three days, is less than about 1500 micrograms of water. 
   
   
       6 . The container and lid assembly of  claim 1  wherein the moisture ingress of the container, after three days, is less than about 500 micrograms of water. 
   
   
       7 . The container and lid assembly of  claim 1  wherein the moisture ingress of the container, after three days, is less than about 300 micrograms of water.