Container having fixable cover

Abstract

A container includes a container body which defines a volume wherein a product is to be held and a cover that engages the container body to provide sufficient sealing in conjunction with the container body for the product contained therein. The container body defines an opening to the volume and the opening defines a throat of the container. The cover is configured to act as a plug in the throat of the container which provides an interference fit. The cover has an outer flange which defines tabs and the container body has an outer flange which defines notches which are configured to mechanically interlock with the tabs when the tabs are bent to engage the notches and thereby secure the cover to the container.

1 . A container for storing a product, comprising:
 a base member formed to define and interior cavity in which the product is situated, the base member having a base member side wall defining a throat through which the product is introduced, the base member being formed as a molded fiber product having a rough side resultant from molding fibers on a screen, and a smooth side which is smoother than the rough side, and the rough side facing the interior cavity such that the throat presents the rough side in an inward direction;   a cover member formed as a molded fiber product having a rough side resultant from molding fibers on a screen, and a smooth side which is smoother than the rough side, the cover member having a cover member side wall and a cover interior portion from which the cover member side wall extends to define a concavity, the cover member side wall being dimensioned to create an interference fit in the throat of the base member when the cover member is press fit into the throat of the base member such that the cover member side wall presents the rough side of the cover member to the rough side presented by the throat of the base member;   at least one tab extending from one of the cover member and the base member, said tab having a tab width at an exterior portion thereof;   at least one notch defined by another one of the cover member and the base member, said at least one notch having a notch width at an interior portion thereof;   said at least one tab and said at least one notch being situated such that when the cover member is press fit in the throat, the at least one tab is deflectable to be situated in said at least one notch and the at least one tab has a composition permitting the at least one tab to remain in an at least partially deflected state such that said tab width is situated to engage said notch width in the event the cover member moves in a direction to exit said throat; and   said tab width being greater than said notch width such that engagement of said tab width with said notch width prevents displacement of said cover member from said throat.   
     
     
         2 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the base member includes a flange projecting radially outward from the side wall defining the throat, and the flange defines said at least one notch; and   the cover member includes said at least one tab extending radially outward from the cover member prior to deflection of said at least one tab, and said deflection of said at least one tab engages said at least one tab with said at least one notch opening.   
     
     
         3 . The container of  claim 2 , wherein:
 said cover member side wall is inclined relative to a plane normal to an axis of the throat such that said cover member side wall tapers inward; and   said base member side wall is inclined relative to said plane such that said throat tapers inward with further progression into said throat.