Patent ID: 6010022
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A container for dispensing a flowable material, comprising:a ring having side and end walls, an upper periphery and a lower periphery;a base having side and end walls, an upper periphery, a lower periphery and a bottom wall integrally connected to said side and end walls of said base;a dispensing outlet in said base for dispensing a flowable material through the bottom wall of said base;a cutoff device for controlling flow of a flowable material through said outlet;latches that detachably mount said ring on said base, wherein said lower periphery of said ring is latched to said upper periphery of said base with said latches in a first position in which a flowable material is contained in said container; andsaid ring being unlatched and removed from said base and inverted with respect to said first position of said ring so that said side and end walls of said ring slide over said side and end walls of said base in a second position in which said upper periphery of said ring is positioned adjacent said lower periphery of said base.