Package formed by container and overcap

Abstract

A closure lid is provided for use in covering an opening in a container and engaging a peripheral rim defining the opening. The closure lid includes a body for covering the container opening and a plurality of projecting portions that extend from a periphery of the body. The projecting portions are spaced from one another around the periphery of the body, with each formed to surround a portion of the container rim. A ring is frangibly connected to the projecting portions and surrounds container rim. A plurality of retaining fingers or tabs are provided, with each finger spaced from one another and interleaved within the spacing between adjacent projecting portions. The fingers project inwardly from the ring and engage the external sidewall of the container rim. The engagement of the fingers with the container is visible through the spacing between the projecting portions.

1 . A closure lid for use in covering an opening, the opening defined by a peripheral rim having an external sidewall and an outwardly projecting peripheral bead, the closure lid comprising:
 a body adapted to cover the opening;   a plurality of projecting portions extending from a periphery of the body, the projecting portions spaced from one another around the periphery, each projecting portion having an upper surface portion and a connected side surface portion, the upper portions and side portions of the projections adapted to overlap and surround the adjacent portion of a container rim and a corresponding portion of a peripheral bead on the rim;   a ring frangibly connected to the side portions of the plurality of projecting portions, the ring adapted to surround in a spaced relationship with the external sidewall; and   a plurality of retaining fingers, the fingers spaced from one another and interleaved within the spacing between adjacent projecting portions, the fingers projecting inwardly from the ring and having projected ends adapted to engage the external sidewall and the peripheral bead associated with the container rim,
 wherein the projected ends of the fingers are vertically exposed through the spacing between the upper portions of the projecting portions during formation of the closure lid, 
 wherein the engagement of the fingers with the external sidewall and the bead is laterally exposed through the spacing between the side portions of the projecting when the lid is mounted on the container rim, and 
 wherein the fingers are removed along with the ring upon frangible disconnection of the ring from the projecting portions. 
   
     
     
         2 . A closure lid as in  claim 1  wherein the projecting portions further comprise an inwardly facing surface formed on the side portions, and wherein one or more of said inwardly facing surfaces having an inwardly projecting ridge for engaging the peripheral bead of the container rim. 
     
     
         3 . A closure lid as in  claim 1  wherein the upper portions of the projecting portions are curved, with the curvature conforming to the dimensions of the container rim for wrapping around at least a portion of the container rim. 
     
     
         4 . A closure lid as in  claim 1  wherein the body comprises an inner wall formed for contacting an internal sidewall of the container rim. 
     
     
         5 . A closure lid as in  claim 1  wherein the body comprises a measuring well having a defined volume for measuring product stored within the container. 
     
     
         6 . A closure lid as in  claim 5  wherein the measuring well is formed on an inside surface of the body. 
     
     
         7 . A closure lid as in  claim 6  wherein the body further comprises an inner wall formed for engagement with the internal sidewall of the container rim, and the measuring well being spaced inwardly from the inner wall. 
     
     
         8 . A closure lid as in  claim 7  wherein the measuring well comprises a plurality of sidewalls formed in a rectangular profile. 
     
     
         9 . A closure lid as in  claim 8  wherein two opposing sidewalls of the rectangular profile of the measuring well are spaced inwardly from the inner wall at a greater distance than the other two opposing sidewall portions of the rectangular profile. 
     
     
         10 . A closure lid as in  claim 7  wherein the inner wall portion forms a nesting shoulder, the nesting shoulder dimensioned to receiving a corresponding nesting shoulder of a secondary lid for a nested stacking of the lid and the secondary lid. 
     
     
         11 . A closure lid as in  claim 1  further comprising a stacking ridge formed on an upper surface of the lid for retaining a secondary package stacked on an upper surface of the lid. 
     
     
         12 . A closure lid as in  claim 11  wherein the stacking ridge is formed by a plurality of ridge members, with individual ridge members formed on a corresponding projecting portion. 
     
     
         13 . A package comprising
 a container having a defined container opening, the container opening providing access to an interior volume formed by the container, the container opening further defined by an upstanding peripheral rim; and   a lid removably covering container opening and engaging the peripheral rim on the container; the lid comprising
 a body portion dimensioned to cover the container opening, 
 a rim engagement structure formed by a plurality of projecting portions, the projecting portions each formed to engage the peripheral rim of the container to removably retain the lid in a covering relation with the container opening, the projections having a planer portion for engaging an upper surface of the peripheral rim, a wrapping portion extending around the peripheral rim, and a side portion extending below the peripheral rim, 
 a ring frangibly affixed to the side portions of the projecting portions, the ring adapted to substantially encircle the container adjacent the peripheral rim, and 
 a plurality of tamper-evident tabs projecting from an inside surface of the ring, each tab angled inwardly and having a projected end aligned within the spacing between both the side portions and the planer portions of the projecting portions, the projected ends of the tabs engaging the peripheral rim when the lid is positioned to cover the container opening, said tabs spaced from one another and positioned within the spacing defined by the projecting portions with the peripheral rim engagement being visible laterally between the side portions to form a tamper-evident assembly. 
   
     
     
         14 . A package as in  claim 13  wherein said container rim comprised an outwardly projecting bead on its periphery. 
     
     
         15 . A package as in  claim 14  wherein the projecting portions further comprise an inwardly facing surface, said surfaces each having an inwardly projecting ridge for engaging an underside surface of the outwardly projecting bead portion of the peripheral rim. 
     
     
         16 . A package as in  claim 13  wherein the wrapping portions of the projection portions are curved and conform to the peripheral rim of the container. 
     
     
         17 . A package as in  claim 14  wherein the projected ends of the tabs an underside surface of the outwardly projecting bead portion of the peripheral rim. 
     
     
         18 . A package as in  claim 13  wherein the peripheral rim portion of the container defines an internal sidewall, and wherein the body portion of the lid comprises an inner wall for contacting the internal sidewall of the peripheral rim portion when the lid is positioned on the container opening. 
     
     
         19 . A package as in  claim 13  further comprising a measuring well formed within the lid body, the measuring well having a defined volume for measuring a portion of the product stored within the container. 
     
     
         20 . A package as in  claim 19  wherein the measuring well is formed within a bottom surface of the lid body, the well facing inwardly towards the interior volume of the container when the lid is positioned on the container opening. 
     
     
         21 . A package as in  claim 20  wherein the lid body further comprises an inner wall formed for engagement with the internal sidewall of the peripheral rim when the lid is positioned on the container opening, the measuring well being spaced inwardly from the inner wall. 
     
     
         22 . A package as in  claim 21  wherein the measuring well comprises a plurality of sidewalls formed in a rectangular profile. 
     
     
         23 . A package as in  claim 22  wherein two opposing sidewalls of the rectangular profile of the measuring well are spaced inwardly from the internal sidewall at a greater distance than the other two opposing sidewall portions of the rectangular profile. 
     
     
         24 . A package as in  claim 13  further comprising a stacking ridge formed on an upper surface of the lid for retaining a secondary package stacked on an upper surface of the lid. 
     
     
         25 . A package as in  claim 24  wherein the stacking ridge is formed by a plurality of ridge members, with individual ridge members formed on a corresponding projecting portion. 
     
     
         26 . A package as in  claim 13  wherein the lid body further comprises an inner wall formed for engagement with an internal sidewall of the peripheral rim, and a measuring well formed within a bottom surface of the lid body, the measuring well spaced inwardly from the inner wall. 
     
     
         27 . A package as in  claim 26  wherein the inner wall portion forms a nesting shoulder, the nesting shoulder dimensioned to receiving a corresponding nesting shoulder of a secondary lid for a nested stacking of the lid and the secondary lid. 
     
     
         28 . A closure lid for use in covering an opening formed within a container for storing product, the opening defined by a peripheral rim formed on an projecting sidewall and an outwardly projecting peripheral bead formed around the opening, the closure lid comprising:
 a body adapted to cover the opening; the body comprising
 a measuring well having a defined volume for measuring product stored within the container, the measuring well formed on an inside surface of the body, 
 an inner wall formed for engagement with the internal surface of the projecting sidewall of the container, 
 the measuring well being spaced inwardly from the inner wall and defined by a plurality of sidewalls formed in a rectangular profile, wherein two opposing side wails of the rectangular profile being spaced inwardly from the inner wall at a greater distance than the other two opposing sidewall portions of the rectangular profile, 
 wherein the spacing of the measuring well from the inner wall forms a gripping member on an outside surface of the body for handling the closure lid; 
   a plurality of projecting portions extending from a periphery of the body, the projecting portions spaced from one another around the periphery, each projecting portion having an upper surface portion and a connected side surface portion, the upper portions and side portions of the projections adapted to overlap and surround the adjacent portion of the container rim and corresponding portion of the peripheral bead;   a ring frangibly connected to the side portions of the plurality of projecting portions, the ring adapted to surround in a spaced relationship the external sidewall; and   a plurality of retaining fingers, the fingers spaced from one another and interleaved within the spacing between adjacent projecting portions, the fingers projecting inwardly from the ring toward the inner wall and each having a projected end adapted to engage the external sidewall and the peripheral bead associated with the container rim,
 wherein the engagement of the fingers are laterally exposed through the spacing between the side portions of the projecting portions and the projected ends of the fingers are vertically exposed through the spacing between the upper portions of the projecting portions, and 
 wherein the fingers are removed along with the ring upon frangible disconnection of the ring from the projecting portions.