Abbott Laboratories Corporation

Charles R Schotthoefer

Marc A Pedmo

James P Perry

Jeremy John McBroom

David Edward Compeau

Richard C Darr

Peter B Clarke

Jack E Elder

William J Hook

Katherine J Jordan

Frank S Walczak

J Kevin Clay

Ashley A Gohlke

Craig A McCardell

Jeremy Mcbroom

Craig A Mccardell

David Compeau

Kevin J Clay

John G Barca

Melissa J Gamel

A container () for holding granular or powdered material and formed by a top wall (), a bottom wall (), a front wall (), a rear wall (), a first side wall (), and a second side wall (). A rotatably removable lid (D) is interiorly mounted with a scoop () and is pivotally hinged to a collar () that includes a sealing gasket (). The collar () mounts to the walls of the container (). A sealing wallof the lid (D) cooperates with the gasketto prevent the contents from spilling. The container () incorporates powder control features, a container wall junction () preferred geometry and congruent scoop () enabling convenient access to the contents, a tolerance variation accommodating and strength improving, J-shaped collar () and interlocking indentations () and flex clips (), and a pressure controlling portion () that prevents unwanted deformation due to pressure differentials.

Container

A container () for holding granular or powdered material and formed by a top wall (), a bottom wall (), a front wall (), a rear wall (), a first side wall (), and a second side wall (). A rotatably removable lid (D) is interiorly mounted with a scoop () and is pivotally hinged to a collar () that includes a sealing gasket (). The collar () mounts to the walls of the container (). A sealing wallof the lid (D) cooperates with the gasketto prevent the contents from spilling. The container () incorporates additional sealing features wherein the gasket () projects inwardly from the collar () into an interior space (H, I) of the container () to be biased against the sealing flange (). The sealing wall includes modifications that funnel powder into the interior space (H,I) of the receptacle ().

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Bloomfield, MI, United States of America

Charles R Schotthoefer