Patent ID: 6484929
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A canister for containing a particulate-type product, the canister comprising:a tubular body defining an upper opening, a lower opening, and an internal storage region; a bottom panel connected to the tubular body so as to encompass the lower opening; a top panel connected to the tubular body so as to encompass the upper opening, the top panel including: a lid selectively secured to the tubular body at the upper opening, the lid being moveable from an initial, closed state in which the lid is secured to the tubular body to an opened state in which at least a portion of the lid is displaced from the tubular body to define a pour opening through which the internal storage region is accessible, and from the opened state to a reclosed state in which the lid substantially encompasses the pour opening; and a plurality of tabs associated with the lid in at least the reclosed state; wherein at least one of the plurality of tabs is configured to frictionally secure the lid to the tubular body in the reclosed state.