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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2004
Applicant:
Bradley K. Shepard, Wilmington, NC (US);
Inventor:
Bradley K. Shepard, Wilmington, NC (US);
Assignee:
Loopa, LLC, Charlotte, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 25/04 (2006.01); A47G 19/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A spill-proof container is constructed of a bowl with an access opening for holding particulate material that is freely rotatable within the chamber of a bowl support having an access opening. The access openings of the bowl and support are aligned when the bowl and support are both in their upright orientation. When the support is tipped, the bowl, which is heavier at its bottom, remains upright. As a result, the chamber access opening rotates out of alignment with the bowl access opening, which is then covered with a part of the chamber wall.