Patent ID: 9463920
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: B65D

Claim Text:
1. A container for storing and dispensing continuous lengths of chain comprising: a base having a hollow interior for storing the chain, the base having an open end defined by a top edge; and a lid that has a storage orientation and a dispensing orientation in which the lid is inverted relative to the storage orientation, the lid including a first opening for dispensing the chain from the hollow interior; wherein a coupling member of the lid is configured to attach the lid to the open end of the base in each of the storage and dispensing orientations; wherein the lid comprises a peripheral wall and a transverse wall that extends between and internal to the peripheral wall, wherein the transverse wall comprises a sloped surface, wherein the transverse wall includes an integral trough that is formed along the sloped surface and is in communication with the first opening at one end thereof, the first o enin bein formed in the sloped surface of the transverse wall, the trough being configured to receive the chain from the first opening in the dispensing orientation and for allowing the chain to travel along the sloped surface of the transverse wall.