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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2006
George Solowiejko, Rockford, IL (US);
George Solowiejko, Rockford, IL (US);
J.L. Clark, Inc., Rockford, IL (US);
Abstract
The container assembly includes a container and a deformable lid. The container has a wall that extends between a base and an open end and includes a fulcrum. The deformable lid includes a mounting portion, a depressible portion, and a dispensing portion. The deformable lid is mounted on the container to enclose the open end. The mounting portion is joined to the depressible portion at a first hinge and the dispensing portion is joined to the depressible portion at a second hinge. When the depressible portion is depressed toward the base, the first hinge permits the depressible portion to collapse into the container, the second hinge permits the dispensing portion to slide upon the fulcrum, and the fulcrum biases a forward portion of the dispensing portion away from the base such that the forward portion protrudes from the container.