A stackable lid for a container includes a main body having an interior portion circumscribed by a lip. The interior portion has a plurality of raised surface features, a plurality of channels, and a plurality of connecting bridges formed therein. A plurality of bosses extend from the interior portion of the main body. Each of the bosses includes a plurality of sidewalls. At least one support feature depends from an interior surface of at least one of the bosses.

A plastic container comprising a box and a lid. The box has a bottom portion and first and second pairs of opposing walls rising from the bottom portion to define an internal space of the container, and the upper edges of the walls are adapted to support the lid and comprise a flanges that extend outwards from the inner space. The lid is adapted to leave an outer portion of said flanges free along the entire length of the walls of the first pair when the lid is applied to the box. The lid can optionally be removed, even if the box is inserted in a rack where the flanges are supported by a guide.

The present disclosure relates to an automated assay system adapted to receive consumables in the conduct of an assay. The assay system includes at least one of a loading cart, a door support system, a waste storage unit, and a robotic subsystem. The loading cart is configured to organize and transport consumables necessary for the performance of the assay system. The door support system is configured to maintain stability of doors of the automated assay system. The waste storage unit is configured to provide convenient disposal of consumables associated with the automated assay system. The robotic subsystem is configured to transport consumables within the automated assay system.

This invention discloses an innovative device to effectively open a recipient or container whose cap is formed by a laminated surface, also forming a mouthpiece that allows the direct and hygienic consumption of the content within. The disclosed device is an overcap comprising: i) a base with an inner hollow space, and ii) a tab located within the hollow space of the base, having piercing and cutting means on one of its ends and comprising an inner hollow space; which is connected to the base by means of two end pieces forming an axis for the tab to be turned. Once said overcap is coupled with the container, the laminated surface can be pierced and removed/pulled away by turning the tab, thereby creating an opening in the laminate allowing the content to exit there from. The tab completes its turn when the end opposite to the one containing the piercing and cutting means reaches the base of the cap, in such a way that a mouthpiece is formed, thereby facilitating the direct and hygienic consumption of the content within a container whose cap is formed by a laminated surface, ensuring no contact between the mouth of the consumer and the container or its cap, and with no spills or splashes.

A lid assembly for a container includes a frame; a lid button configured to receive an actuation force thereto and transmit the actuation force in a first direction; a push member having a first end, a second end and a slide surface having an inclination angle wherein the push member is operatively coupled to the lid button on the first end; a guide member having a guide surface and a feeder end wherein the guide surface and the slide surface are adapted to slide over each other; a spout configured to be operatively coupled with a rotary cam disc; and a retractable push-button mechanism operatively coupled to the second end of the push member wherein the retractable push-button mechanism is configured to switch between an engaged state and a disengaged state upon receiving the actuation force in the first direction from the push member.

A plastic container comprises a container body having an opening to an interior of the container body; and a lid constructed and arranged for removably coupling to the container body. The lid comprises a base portion covering a first region of the opening of the container body; a movable portion covering a second region of the opening of the container body in a closed position and exposing the opening to the interior of the container body in an open position; and a hinge arrangement between the base portion and the movable portion. The movable portion is constructed and arranged to rotate about an axis along which the hinge arrangement extends, and relative to the base portion. The base portion and the movable portion each extends at a predetermined height above the opening of the container body.

An enclosure apparatus includes a base in a substantially horizontal orientation, the base includes a base perimeter that is located at the edges of the base. The enclosure includes at least three walls comprising geometric dimensions substantially corresponding to the geometric dimensions of the base when the at least three walls are attached to one another. The enclosure includes a bottom rim located at the lower-vertical side of the at least three walls. The enclosure includes a top rim of the at least three walls. The top rim includes an upper point and a lower point. The enclosure includes a lid comprising geometric dimensions substantially corresponding to the geometric dimensions of the base and the at least three walls. The enclosure includes a perimeter of the lid comprising an outer point of the perimeter and an inner point of the perimeter.

An egg tray includes a base that includes a plurality of cells, a plurality of posts between the plurality of cells, and a rim extending around an upper perimeter of the base. The egg tray further includes a lid configured to be releasably engaged on the base by snapping the lid onto the base, so that the lid is snapped onto at least one of the plurality of posts and under the rim of the base.

A lid assembly for a container. The lid assembly has a lid body, a flap, a seal and a button. The lid body has a lid opening. The flap is pivotally connected to the lid body and pivots away between an open position and a closed position. In the closed position the flap closes the lid opening. In the open position the lid opening is open and a cavity of the container is accessible therethrough. The seal is connected to one of the lid body or the flap to seal the opening when the flap is in the closed position. The button is pivotally connected to the lid body and pivots between an actuated and an unactuated position. When the button is moved to the actuated position the flap moves to the open position.

A serving container for holding ice cream cones includes a tray body and a plurality of receptacles. The tray body includes a bottom surface, side surfaces extending perpendicular to the bottom surface, and a top surface extending perpendicular to and connecting the side surfaces. The receptacles are positioned in the tray body. Each of the receptacles has an aperture positioned in the top surface of the tray body. Each of the receptacles includes a bottom wall and a substantially cylindrical side wall extending from the bottom wall. Each of the receptacles has the shape of an inverted truncated cone designed to conform to a handle portion of an ice cream cone inserted therein.