Abbott Laboratories Corporation

J Kevin Clay

Peter B Clarke

James P Perry

William J Hook

Frank S Walczak

Ashley A Gohlke

Katherine J Jordan

Jeremy John McBroom

David Edward Compeau

Craig A McCardell

Richard C Darr

Marc A Pedmo

Jack E Elder

Charles R Schotthoefer

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

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Milford, CT, United States of America

J Kevin Clay