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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2007
Gregg Hoffman, Rockford, IL (US);
Edward P. Cronin, Brodhead, WI (US);
George Solowiejko, Rockford, IL (US);
Gregg Hoffman, Rockford, IL (US);
Edward P. Cronin, Brodhead, WI (US);
George Solowiejko, Rockford, IL (US);
J.L. Clark, Inc., Rockford, IL (US);
Abstract
A container including a base, a cover, a dispensing port, and a slider is provided. The base has a bottom, front and back walls, and a pair of side walls defining a lower portion of a storage area. The cover has a top including a generally rectangular recess, front and back walls, and a pair of side walls defining an upper portion of the storage area. The cover is operably coupled to the base to enclose the storage area. The dispensing port passes through the top of the cover within the recess. The slider is disposed within the recess, operably coupled to the cover, and moveable within the recess from a closed position where the dispensing port is covered to an open position where the dispensing port is uncovered.