Container with self opening lid

Abstract

A box with a self-opening lid mechanism having a container body with a nib or a fold; a spring-like plate or plates; or a lid with a nib or a fold. The container is opened by pressing a determined point of the container.

1 .- 7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . A covered cellulose box having a self-opening lid and latch mechanism comprising:
 a box having a container body defining an internal cavity and a lid attached to the container body by a hinge biased to a normally open position by a spring, the lid having a nib spaced from the hinge;   a decorative cover formed of sheet of material attached to an outer surface of the box; and   an inner liner oriented within the box adjacent to an opening formed by the container body internal cavity, the inner liner having a fold which cooperates with the lid nib to maintain the lid in a closed position when the fold and the nib are engaged;   wherein, when a pair of opposed regions on the outer surface of the closed box are squeezed together, the fold disengages from the nib allowing the lid to hinge open, when the a pair of opposed regions are released the lid can be closed again.   
     
     
         9 . The box of  claim 8  wherein the inner liner is attached to the container body. 
     
     
         10 . The box of  claim 8  wherein the spring is formed of an elastic sheet which spans the hinge between the container body and the lid.