Smooth Reach-in Orifice acting as a Cover or Lid

Abstract

Smooth reach-in orifice acting as a cover or lid. A set of structural ribs are placed around the reach-in orifice acting as a dispensing flip-lid. Structural ribs are placed to the left and right of the orifice and blended with the base sealing rib. The outer wall is an offset wall from the inner reach-in sealing rib, inter structural ribs are connecting both outer and inner profiles. The apparent latch hole design is the existence of a hole on the cover located closed to the front tab, leading to the cover's latching mechanism, a fastening feature allowing the cover to snap itself onto the base. The living hinge is thicker at the outside edge of the hinge. The front lifting tab is a thin ledge, with a width between ⅔ of the full width of the part front face, extending 1.5 to 3 mm off the overall body of the cover.

1 . A smooth reach-in orifice acting as a cover or lid, the device comprising:
 a lid;   a body;   the body further comprised of:
 a reach-in orifice opening; 
 one or more structural ribs strengthening the reach-in area; 
 an apparent latch hole; 
 a thickened living hinge lead; and 
 a wide lifting tab 
   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein
 a set of structural ribs are placed around the reach-in orifice acting as a dispensing flip-lid.   
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising
 a base sealing rib.   
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein
 the structural ribs are placed to the left and right of the orifice; and   the structural ribs are blended with the base sealing rib.   
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , the body further comprising
 an outer wall;   an inner reach-in sealing rib; and   the reach-in orifice having both outer and inner profiles.   
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein
 the outer wall is an offset wall from the inner reach-in sealing rib; and   inter structural ribs are connecting both outer and inner profiles.   
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , the body further comprising
 the apparent latch hole is the existence of a hole on the cover located closed to the front tab; and   a fastening feature leading to the cover's latching mechanism allowing the cover to snap itself onto the base/body.   
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein
 the latch hole is a result of the mold design decision.   
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 8 , further comprising
 a full sealing rib contact around the reach-in area.   
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein
 the full sealing rib contact around the reach-in area creates a continuous moisture barrier allowing a hole in the cover for mold design purpose.   
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein
 the living hinge is thicker at the outside edge of the hinge from the reference middle plane.   
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein
 the front lifting tab is
 a thin ledge, with a width between ⅔ of the full width of the part front face, and extends 1.5 to 3 mm off from the overall body of the flip lid cover.