A rim assembly for a container comprises a frame member (346) having a perimeter corresponding in shape to an opening of a container such that, in use, the frame member is received within the opening and extends around an interior surface of a side wall of the container; a plurality of securing tabs (394) hingedly connected to the frame member (346), each tab (394) including an engagement member (396); sealing means configured for repeated sealing engagement with a lid of the container; and retaining means (399), wherein each of the securing tabs is movable between a first position in which the engagement member is disengaged from an aperture (317) in the container side wall and a second position in which the engagement member (396) is engaged with one of the apertures (317) in the side wall, and wherein the retaining means is configured to retain the securing tabs in the second position such that the rim assembly is secured to the container around a top edge of the side wall.

A bottle assembly is provided. The bottle assembly comprises a bottle having an end portion including a first detent formation, and a collar having a second complementary detent formation. The collar is arranged to snap fit to the end portion by engagement of the detent formations by application of force only in a direction towards the bottle. In addition, a valve assembly for use with a drinking vessel is provided. The valve assembly comprises a base member and a sealing member. The sealing member is moveable, dependent on a pressure difference across it, between a sealed position, wherein the sealing member is sealed against the base member, and an unsealed position, wherein the sealing member is unsealed from the base member. One or more channels are formed between the base member and the sealing member and extend to a periphery of the sealing member. The one or more channels are arranged to allow air to enter the drinking vessel from the periphery of the sealing member when the sealing member is in the unsealed position.

A product package can have a tray and a combination flexible/rigid lid design. The design can include a rigid or semi-rigid frame and a flexible film that is transparent or translucent. The film can be fixedly attached to the frame and releasably attached to the package tray. The product package can (a) maintain a seal until opened by a consumer, (b) enable a consumer to view the product through the lid, (c) be opened with a single step, and/or (d) be resealed and reused.

The assembly 100 includes a container 102 and a lid 104. The container 102 includes a main body 110 and a container rim 120 surrounding the main body 110. The container rim 120 has an outer peripheral horizontal top surface 122 and an inner peripheral horizontal top surface 124 vertically above the outer peripheral horizontal top surface. The lid 104 includes a ring-shaped lid frame 130 and a membrane 132 that is attached over a top surface of the lid frame 130 and seals with inner peripheral horizontal top surface.

A method of forming a releasable closure for a container (10) having a circular opening (10A, 21B, 21), the method comprising releasably securing (23) an annular skirt portion (21) of the closure to a neck portion of the container (10), eg by means of a thread, subsequently locating a separate closing portion (22) of the closure over an opening (10A, 21B, 21) in the skirt portion (21), and irreversibly securing (23) the closing portion (22C, 22) to the skirt portion (21), eg by seaming, to form a closure that closes the opening (10A, 21B, 21) of the container (10) but is releasable therefrom by unscrewing the skirt portion (21) from the neck portion of the container (10). A closure comprising two, initially separate, components is also described: an annular skirt portion (21) and a closing portion (22C, 22) which can be irreversibly secured to the skirt portion (21) after the annular skirt portion (21) has been releasably secured to the neck portion of a container (10). An intermediate product comprising a container (10) having an annular skirt portion (21) of a releasable closure releasably secured to a neck portion thereof is also described as well as a method of filling a container (10) comprising the steps of providing a container (10) having an annular skirt portion (21) of a releasable closure releasably secured thereto, filling the container (10) through an opening (10A, 21B, 21) in the skirt portion (21) and subsequently locating a separate closing portion (22) of the closure over the opening (10A, 21B, 21) in the skirt portion (21), and irreversibly securing (23) the closing portion (22C, 22) to the skirt portion (21) so as to form a closure that closes the opening (10A, 21B, 21) of the container (10) but is releasable therefrom. The opening (10A, 21B, 21) of the annular skirt portion (21) may simulate the opening (10A, 21B, 21) of a conventional can body and the closing

Embodiments herein relate to an ultrasonically weldable polymeric lid for a microwaveable polymeric container. In an embodiment, a lid for microwaveable containers can include a polymeric ring. The polymeric ring can define a central aperture having an inner diameter. The polymeric ring can also include a recessed shelf contacting the inner diameter of the central aperture and an ultrasonic bonding surface disposed to the outside of the recessed shelf. The lid can include a peelable film disposed on the recessed shelf and occluding the central aperture. The peelable film can be removably bonded to the recessed shelf, and can include a tab attached to an edge of the peelable film. In some cases the lid can contain substantially no metal content. Other embodiments are also included herein.

The invention relates to a lid for closing a container, preferably a cup, the lid being made from a paper- or a cardboard-material, wherein the lid comprises a topwall which covers the opening of the container and a sidewall directed at an angle relative to the topwall, wherein one end of the sidewall can engage sealingly with the top end of the container. The present invention further relates to a set comprising a lid and a container.

A lid having an excellent sealability of an opening part of a container is for attaching to an opening part of a container in a removable manner, characterized in including a cover wall and a side wall which surrounds the circumference of the cover wall, which is tapered from an upper end towards an lower end and which is made of a paper material, wherein the cover wall and the side wall are integrated with each other by a standing part formed on the circumference of the cover wall being joined to an inner surface of an upper wall of the side wall, wherein an engaging part for engaging with the opening part of the container is provided on an inner circumferential side of a lower wall of the side wall.

A tamper-evident structure for securing a lid to a container of a carton for holding a food product includes a plurality of panels having a top panel and at least one side panel, and at least one panel of the plurality of panels is for being attached to at least one of the lid and the container of the carton. At least one indicating feature provides indication that the lid has been at least partially removed from the container.