Patent ID: 6131772
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: A47B,A47F,A47G,Y10T

Abstract:
A storage and dispensing container for storing and dispensing particulate materials, said container having at least one side wall with front and rear portions, a bottom material retainer and support structure for retaining particulate materials in said container and supporting said container on a horizontal support surface with said at least one side wall extending vertically, and a top wall forming a closed container with a dispensing outlet opening , said side wall including a pair of opposed side walls which are spaced apart at distances varying from said front to said rear portion to give said container a tapered shape adapting it to fit side-by-side with and in close proximity to a plurality of other containers of like shape to form a generally circular array of said containers on a rotatable turntable platform, with said front portion facing outwardly and said rear portion located radially inwardly therefrom, said at least one side wall comprising at least two separate molded plastic parts bonded together along lines extending vertically when said container is resting upon a horizontal surface, in which one of said two molded parts includes at least portions of each of said pair of opposed side walls and the other of said two molded parts includes said front wall portion of said container.