A cover for a container

Abstract

A cover (fig 1,10) for a container (e.g. a kitting box), comprises a frame 12 defining an aperture 22 and having interior and exterior faces; and a panel (24). The panel is shaped to be received in th

Claims

1. A cover for a container, comprising:a frame defining an aperture and having interior and exterior faces; anda panel shaped to be received in the frame to fill the aperture and having interior and exterior faces;wherein the inner periphery of the frame comprises an inwardly-directed ledge having an abutment surface for engagement with the periphery of the exterior face of the panel; andthe inner face of the frame comprises a plurality of retaining members for retaining the panel in abutment with the abutment surface of the ledge.

2. A cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the frame comprises an upstanding flange extending from the interior face of the frame on which a plurality of the retaining members are located.

3. A cover as claimed in claim 2, wherein the upstanding flange comprises laterally inner and outer faces and wherein a plurality of the retaining members are located on the inner face of the upstanding flange.

4. A cover as claimed in claim 3, wherein all of the retaining members are located on the inner face of the upstanding flange.

5. A cover as claimed in any of claims 2 to 4, wherein the frame extends substantially perpendicularly with respect to the interior face of the frame.

6. A cover as claimed in any of claims 2 to 5, wherein the upstanding flange extends around substantially the whole of the frame.

7. A cover as claimed in claim 6, wherein the upstanding flange comprises one or more gaps on one or both sides of one or more of the retaining members.

8. A cover as claimed in claim 7, wherein the upstanding flange comprises one or more gaps on one or both sides of a plurality of the retaining members.

9. A cover as claimed in any of claims 2 to 8, further comprising an upstanding flange extending from the exterior face of the frame.

10. A cover as claimed in claim 9, wherein the upstanding flange extending from the interior face of the frame is located inwardly of the upstanding flange extending from the exterior face of the frame.

11. A cover as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein one or more of the retaining members comprises a projection extending inwardly from the frame.

12. A cover as claimed in claim 11, wherein one or more of the projections comprises an inclined face.

13. A cover as claimed in claim 11 or claim 12, wherein one or more of the projections comprises a shoulder spaced from the abutment surface of the frame.

14. A cover as claimed in claim 13, wherein the shoulder extends substantially parallel to the abutment surface of the frame.

15. A cover as claimed in claim 13 or claim 14, wherein the spacing of the shoulder and the abutment surface of the frame is substantially equal to the thickness of the panel.

16. A cover as claimed in any preceding claims, wherein the frame is substantially rectangular.

17. A cover as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the frame is sufficiently deformable to allow the panel to move over the retaining members into engagement with the abutment surface.

18. A cover as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the frame is made from plastics material.

19. A cover as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the frame is moulded in one piece.

20. A cover as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the frame comprises one or more hinge components.

21. A cover as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the panel is transparent.

522. A frame for a cover for a container, comprising:an aperture and interior and exterior faces and being configured to receive a panel shaped to fill the aperture;wherein the inner periphery of the frame comprises an inwardly-directed ledge10 having an abutment surface for engagement with the periphery of the exterior face of the lid panel; andthe inner face of the frame comprises a plurality of retaining members for retaining the panel in abutment with the abutment surface of the ledge.15 23. A container comprising a frame as claimed in any of claims 1 to 21 or having a covercomprising a frame as claimed in claim 22.13

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