Container

Claim 1

A thin wall, disposable plastic container and a container lid therefor, said container comprising a side wall, a rim having a rim crown, and an integrally formed bottom wall, a lid retaining bead provided adjacent the top of the side wall and extending radially inwardly therefrom, said lid retaining bead being interrupted axially to include two circumferentially extending portions separated by a groove for reducing distortion of a lid which fits into the container as said lid is slipped into place, a shoulder extending outwardly from the container side wall and spaced below the lid retaining bead, said shoulder forming the lower shoulder of a nesting ring in the side wall, the outer diameter of said shoulder being larger than the inner diameter of the upper of said two circumferentially extending portions of said lid retaining bead, said shoulder being adapted to rest on the upper portion of the lid retaining bead of an identical container disposed below in nested relationship, said lid having a closure wall joined by a lid bead to a lid side wall with a lid top flange extending outwardly from the top of the lid side wall, said lid bead having a maximum diameter exceeding the inner diameter of said lid retaining bead in said container side wall, said lid bead lying below the lower side of the lower portion of said lid retaining bead when said lid is mounted on the container rim with the lid flange engaging the crown of the container rim, a portion of said container side wall extending downwardly from and below said lid retaining bead and being generally cylindrical and of a diameter adapted to engage the lid bead in snug fit with the lid closure wall axially spaced from said container lower shoulder.