ni] 4,018,355 [45] Apr. 19, 1977
[ 54] INNER LID OF A RECEPTACLE FOR INSTANT-COOKING FOODS
[75] Inventor: Koki Ando, Osaka, Japan
[73] Assignee: Nbiiii Shokuhln Kaiska, Ltd., Osaka, Japan
[22] Filed: Dec. 15, 1975
[21] Appl. No.: 641,039
[30] Foreign Application Priority Data
Dec. 13, 1974 Japan 49-1515561U]
Apr. 19, 1975 Japan 50-53589[U]
May 16, 1975 Japan 50-66590[U]
[52] VS. CI 220/23; 220/90.4
[511 Int. CI.* B65D 1/34; A47G 19/22
[58] Field of Search 220/23, 90.2, 90.4;
206/219; 426/109, 113, 114
[56] References Cited
UNITED STATES PATENTS
2,609,960 9/1952 Irwin '. 220/23 X
2,761,301 9/1956 Tellier 220/90.4
3,167,079 1/1965 Weil 220/23 X
3,360,160 12/1967 Spencer 220/90.4
Primary Examiner— Stephen P. Garbe
Assistant Examiner— Steven M. Pollard
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack
[57] ABSTRACT
A lid which has a bottom portion and an upwardly extending sidewall surrounding the bottom portion and which is to be removably fitted within the inside walls of a receptacle. The sidewall portion is formed with a plurality of longitudinal grooves, whereby when the lid is fitted into the receptacle, a passageway is created which connects the interior of the receptacle beneath said bottom portion with the exterior of said receptacle above said bottom portion. The lid may be made of heat-resistant plastic.
9 Claims, 7 Drawing Figures
