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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1998
Duane Niemeyer, Breese, IL (US);
Contico International, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A container comprises a container body, a rearward lid component, a forward lid component and a handle. The container body has a bottom, first and second side walls extending upwardly from the bottom, and first and second end walls extending upwardly from the bottom. The side walls and end walls define a mouth of the container. The rearward lid component is adapted for covering a rearward portion of the mouth. The forward lid component is hingedly attached to the rearward lid component by a first hinge assembly for pivoting movement of the forward lid component relative to the rearward lid component about a first hinge axis. The forward lid component is adapted for covering a forward portion of the mouth. The handle is connected to the first end wall of the container body adjacent the mouth of the container. The handle extends generally along a handle axis. The rearward lid component is hingedly attached to the handle by a second hinge assembly for pivoting movement of the rearward lid component relative to the container body about a second hinge axis.