Spill-free snack container

Abstract

An improved spill-free snack container comprising a container, open ended container top, and closure device. The container has a circular container base with a cylindrical shaped sidewall. The circular container top is downwardly dished with an opening that accommodates a human hand. The sidewall exhibits a snack fill line for spill-free snack performance. The container top allows easy access to foodstuffs in the container. When the container is inverted, the container top and container's upper portion trap foodstuffs. A slide base, slide, and slide top provide a closure to the container top when the container is inverted or shaken. The combination of the container top and the sliding closure device prevents foodstuff spillage when the container is tilted; inverted slowly; inverted quickly; or shaken in the sideways, upright, or inverted positions. A top lid and bottom lid preserve freshness of foodstuffs when the container is not in use.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A spill-free snack container comprising: 
 (a) a container including a container base and a sidewall attached around said container base, said container including an open end opposite said container base;    (b) a container top with a downwardly dished opening large enough to accommodate a human hand, said container top attaching to said open end of said container, and said downwardly dished opening extending approximately one quarter of said container's depth; and    (c) a closure means in conjunction with said container top, said closure means activated when said container is inverted or shaken, whereby providing said closure means to said downwardly dished opening of said container top thus preventing spillage of foodstuffs with said container top and upper portion of said container providing storage of foodstuffs when said container is inverted.    
     
     
         2 . The spill-free snack container of  claim 1 , wherein said closure means comprises a slide device, which upon inversion or shaking of said container, said slide device extends to form said closure means to said downwardly dished opening of said container top.  
     
     
         3 . The spill-free snack container of  claim 1 , wherein said closure means comprises a hinged closure device, which upon inversion or shaking of said container, said hinged closure device forms said closure means to said downwardly dished opening of said container top.  
     
     
         4 . [0042] A spill-free snack container comprising: 
 (a) a container top with a downwardly dished surface extending to an opening large enough to accommodate a human hand;    (b) a container comprised of a sidewall and a container base, said sidewall attached around said container base, said container including an open end opposite said container base, and said open end of said container attaching to said container top with said downwardly dished surface of said container top extending approximately one quarter of said container's depth; and    (c) a closure device selected from the group consisting of slide and hinged closure devices, said closure device engaging when said container is inverted or shaken, whereby providing closure to said opening of said container top preventing spillage of foodstuffs, with said container top and upper part of said container providing a storage area for foodstuffs when said container is inverted.