Container and lid assembly

Abstract

A container having a pair of side walls and end walls and corner walls being provided between a respective end wall and side wall, a flange formed on one of the corner walls, said flange functioning as a hinge, a ring member formed integrally with the flange, the ring being sized to sit on top of the container.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A container, said container having a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls, corner walls extending between end walls and side walls;
 a flange formed on one of the corner walls;   a ring member formed integrally with said flange, said ring being sized to sit on top of said container.   
     
     
         2 . The container of  claim 1  wherein said container has a top wall, said top wall having a plurality of recesses formed therein, said ring member having a plurality of protrusions formed on a bottom surface thereof, said protrusions fitting within said recesses thereby retaining said ring member in position. 
     
     
         3 . The container of  claim 2  wherein said ring member includes a plastic membrane sealed thereto. 
     
     
         4 . A container having:
 at least one flange portion extending outwardly from a wall of said container;   said flange having a proximal section adjacent said wall;   said proximal section having a recess formed therein;   a distal section remote from said wall;   said distal section having an upwardly extending projection; and   said upwardly extending projection being sized to fit within said recess.   
     
     
         5 . The container of  claim 1  wherein said container has a plurality of walls, each wall having a flange extending outwardly therefrom, each of said flanges having a proximal section adjacent a respective wall, said proximal section having a recess formed therein, a distal section remote from a reflective wall, said distal section having an upwardly extending projection, said upwardly extending projections on said distal sections being sized to fit within a respective recess on an adjacent proximal section.