Container

Abstract

A container comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall. Each of the walls has a substantially rectangular shape. The rectangular shape of each wall enables the container to be stored easily on a shelf or counter-top. The top wall and portions of the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall form a lid. The lid is pivotally attached to the rear wall by a hinge. The lid can be opened by rotation thereof about the hinge. The front wall has at least one recess and the rear wall has at least one recess. The at least one recess of the front wall and the at least one recess of the rear wall are adjacent to the first side wall. The recesses provide a grip feature, which enables the user to manipulate the lid of the container with one hand when the container rests on a flat surface, e.g., a tabletop or a counter top. The container is suitable for holding granular material or powdered material, the container having a scoop furnished therewith.

1 . A container comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, said top wall and a portion of said front wall, a portion of said rear wall, a portion of said first side wall, and a portion of said second side wall forming a lid, said lid pivotally attached to said rear wall by a hinge, said front wall having at least one recess, said rear wall having at least one recess, said at least one recess of said front wall and said at least one recess of said rear wall being adjacent to said first side wall. 
   
   
       2 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the hinge is a living hinge. 
   
   
       3 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the hinge is a mechanical hinge. 
   
   
       4 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein said front wall, said rear wall, said first side wall, and said second side wall of said container are formed from (a) an assembly comprising a collar and said lid and (b) a tub-shaped receptacle. 
   
   
       5 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein said collar comprises a plurality of fins for aligning said collar with said tub-shaped receptacle, and said tub-shaped receptacle has a groove running around the periphery thereof to receive a projection running around the periphery of said collar. 
   
   
       6 . The container of  claim 1 , further including a holder attached to the interior surface of said lid, said holder capable of retaining a scoop, said scoop having a bowl and a handle, said bowl of said scoop having a rim. 
   
   
       7 . The container of  claim 6 , wherein said holder is capable of retaining said scoop by means of said bowl of said scoop. 
   
   
       8 . The container of  claim 6 , wherein said holder comprises a pair of brackets, said pair of brackets holding said scoop by said bowl of said scoop. 
   
   
       9 . The container of  claim 8 , wherein the brackets hold the scoop in such a manner that the contents of the container cannot enter the bowl of the scoop. 
   
   
       10 . The container of  claim 6 , wherein the interior surface of said lid further includes a restraint for preventing said handle of said scoop from moving when said scoop is retained in said holder. 
   
   
       11 . The container of  claim 6 , wherein the corners formed by the intersection of the bottom wall, the first side wall, the second side wall, the front wall, and the rear wall are congruent with the rim of the bowl of the scoop. 
   
   
       12 . The container of  claim 10 , wherein the rim of the bowl of the scoop is rounded. 
   
   
       13 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the lid includes a tamper indicating latch and the front wall has a keeper for said latch. 
   
   
       14 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein a tamper-indicating seal is attached to the lid and the front wall. 
   
   
       15 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the front wall has one recess and the rear wall has one recess. 
   
   
       16 . The container of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one recess in the front wall has a second recess and the at least one recess in the rear wall has a second recess. 
   
   
       17 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the front wall has two recesses and the rear wall has two recesses, one of said two recesses of said front wall and one of said two recesses of said rear wall adjacent to said first side wall and the other said two recesses of said front wall and the other of said two recesses of said rear wall adjacent to said second side wall. 
   
   
       18 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the first side wall, at least a portion of the second side wall, at least a portion of the front wall, at least a portion of the rear wall, and the bottom wall are made of a multiple layer material. 
   
   
       19 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom wall is concave and the top wall is convex, wherein the top wall of a given container fits snugly against the bottom wall of a like container.