Patent ID: 6464077
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A container for thread and wire, comprising a casing and a cover detachably closed onto a top of said casing;said casing having a raised first central cylinder to define an annular chamber in said casing around said first central cylinder for receiving a volume of thread or wire that is pre-wound into coils, and a plurality of catches being circumferentially spaced on a top surface of said first central cylinder; and said cover having a downward extended second central cylinder, a lower edge of said second central cylinder downward extending by a predetermined length to form a round wall, an inner diameter of which being the same as an outer diameter of said first central cylinder of said casing, so that a top portion of said first central cylinder is fitly received in said round wall when said cover is closed onto said casing; and a plurality of retaining holes being provided on said second central cylinder corresponding to said catches on said first central cylinder; whereby when said cover is closed onto said casing with said retaining holes aligned with said catches, said cover is held to sa-id casing with a clearance existing between an upper peripheral edge of said casing and a lower peripheral edge of said cover, allowing a free end of said thread or wire in said annular chamber to locate outside said container via said clearance and be easily accessed.