Jar Lid Hook

Abstract

An inexpensive device is described for use on jars, such as food jars, that have a threaded rim on which the lid is rotated to open or close the jar. This new device consists of a hook or similar part functioning as a hook, attached to the outside of the jar which provides a place to suspend the jar's lid when the jar is in use. The hook or similar part may be stuck to the side or neck area of the jar, or unfolded from the label to project outward, or have some other embodiment, and holds the lid by the jar when the lid is not screwed onto the top of the jar.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Not ApplicableBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Existing Approaches to Keeping Lids with their Jars Using Hooks[0003]This invention improves upon the state of the art represented by other inventions and practices that address controlling the relationship between jars and their lids. The device most closely related to the present invention is described by patent GB 418689A, Improvements in or relating to detachable lids of containers. This patent describes a hook attached to the underside of the lid, which may be used to hang the lid from the edge of the jar. This is a less desirable method than the one described herein because anything attached to the underside of the lid introduces hard to reach crevices and surfaces which are therefore harder to coat, treat, keep clean, and so on, than a smooth lid underside. It is better to attach the hook somewhere other than the underside of the lid, like the improvement described in this document. Ad...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The invention is a hook that can be attached to a jar to keep its lid in a convenient place when the jar is in use. This prevents the lid from getting lost, getting contaminated, or causing the jar to fall. The hook is designed for jars that have a threaded rim and can be used with various types of food jars.

Problems solved by technology

This is useful because when there is no place to so store the lid when the lid has been removed from the top of the jar, it can easily get lost, take time to find later, be contaminated while laying on a surface, be laid on top of the jar without being secured potentially leading someone to pick the jar up by the lid and have the jar fall off and break or spill its contents.

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