Patent ID: 6041918
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A container comprising a pair of relatively adjoining and separable mating sections, each of said mating sections comprising an open mouth and a curved wall extending from the open mouth to define an essentially curvilinear receptacle, said open mouth being defined by a lip portion of the curved wall, said lip portion being defined by a portion of the curved wall rolled inwardly upon itself and comprising means for receiving the lip portion defining the open mouth of the other mating section, said container further comprising a substantially uninterrupted curvilinear inner surface on each of the mating sections, at least one of said mating sections having a discontinuity formed in at least an outer surface of the curved wall, said discontinuity having a substantially planar surface, and one of said mating sections having a slot for receiving coins extending through the inner surface and the outer surface of said mating section.