Patent ID: 8245865
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A container comprising: a bottom and a plurality of walls that form a storage cavity; a primary lid disposed over the storage cavity, the primary lid including a top surface that defines a dispenser portion through which items within the storage cavity may be dispensed; a dispenser lid pivotally attached to the primary lid, the dispenser lid having a bottom surface, the dispenser lid having a closed position in which the dispenser lid is pivoted downwards relative to the primary lid to cover the dispenser portion and an open position in which the dispenser lid is pivoted upwards relative to the primary lid to expose the dispenser portion; a pivot bar extending laterally across at least a portion of the bottom surface of the dispenser lid; a first biasing pin anchor disposed on the dispenser lid, the first end portion of the biasing pin being held by the first biasing pin anchor; and a second biasing pin anchor disposed on one of the primary lid and the dispenser lid, the second end portion of the biasing pin being held by the second biasing pin anchor, such that the biasing pin bends around the pivot bar and is held in tension in a longitudinal direction between the first and second biasing pin anchors when the dispenser lid is in the closed position, the biasing pin in tension urging the dispenser lid towards the open position.