Patent ID: 6082157
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: A45B,A45C,A45F,E05B,E05G,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus, comprising:a container having a bottom wall and a perimeter side wall upwardly extending around said bottom wall of said container;said perimeter side wall of said container having an upper edge defining a top opening into said container;a lid being inserted into said top opening of said container to substantially close said top opening of said container;said lid having generally upper and lower faces, and an outer side between said upper and lower faces of said lid;said perimeter side wall of said container having a pair of generally circular holes therethrough adjacent said upper edge of said perimeter side wall;said outer side of said lid having a pair of holes therethrough;an elongate rod being extended through said holes of said outer side of said lid and said holes of said perimeter side wall of said container;said rod having a pair of opposite ends and a longitudinal axis extending between said ends of said rod;said ends of said rod being outwardly extended in opposite directions from said perimeter side wall of said container;one of said ends of said rod having a generally disk shaped stop coupled thereto;said rod having a transverse bore therethrough adjacent the other of said ends of said rod;an auger being downwardly extended from said bottom wall of said container;a pair of spaced apart brackets being outwardly extended from said perimeter side wall of said container;each of said brackets having a bore extending therethrough; andwherein said lid has a lip outwardly radiating around said upper face of said lid, said lip of said lid being rested on said upper edge of said perimeter side wall of said container, wherein said lip of said lid. defines a central depression in said upper face of said lid, said central depression of said upper face of said lid being adapted for resting items therein with the lip helping to prevent the items from sliding off of the upper face of the lid.