Patent Publication Number: US-2012024878-A1

Title: Lids for securing items in containers

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO A RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application entitled “Portable Tamperproof Lockable Lid”, Ser. No. 61/318,679, filed 29 Mar. 2010, the entire contents of the application is herein incorporated by reference. 
    
    
     FIELD 
     This application relates generally to lids for securing items in containers and more specifically to lids that limit access to items deposited into the containers. 
     BACKGROUND 
     In many industries, companies use special trash receptacles or containers to handle disposal of sensitive materials. Examples of materials that may be so disposed include sensitive customer data, card billing statements, drafts of documents, and the like. These companies may hire outside waste management companies to retrieve the containers and dispose of the collected sensitive materials. The waste management company then securely disposes of the contents (e.g., by shredding) before returning the container to its location within the companies&#39; facilities. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a right, isometric view of a container system, according to an example embodiment; 
         FIG. 2  is a right view and rear view of a container system, according to an example embodiment; 
         FIG. 3  is a top view of a lid, according to an example embodiment; 
         FIG. 4  is a top, right, isometric view of a rectangular receptacle, according to an example embodiment; 
         FIG. 5  is a side view of a rectangular receptacle, according to an example embodiment; 
         FIG. 6  is a side of a lid, according to an example embodiment; and 
         FIG. 7  is a top view of a lid, according to an example embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     Example methods and systems for a lid for securing items in a container are described. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of example embodiments. It will be evident, however, to one of ordinary skill in the art that embodiments of the invention may be practiced without these specific details. 
     In general, a removable lid for a container is provided. The removable lid may have a receptacle to receive articles of deposit. The receptacle may be designed to help prevent retrieval of articles deposited within the container. The removable lid may be secured to the container so that the contents inside the container are not readily accessible. 
       FIG. 1  is a right, isometric view of an example container system  100 , according to an example embodiment. The container system  100  includes a container  102  that is used to hold items for further disposal. The container  102  may be sized for use in a variety of industries to secure items for further disposal. Items that may be held in the container include, by way of example, pill containers, prescription printouts, papers, computer media, and the like. In some embodiments, the container  102  is a 65 gallon container. An example of one such container is manufactured by Rubbermaid Incorporated. Examples of other sized containers  102  include 32 gallon containers and 96 gallon containers. However, other sizes of containers  102  may be used. 
     The container system  100  may include a lid  104  secured to one side of the container  102 . In some embodiments, the lid  104  is secured by a single connector or multiple connectors on one side of the container  102 . The corresponding connectors may be hinges that are affixed to the container  102  and the lid  104 . The connection of the lid  104  to the hinge or other connector may create a slot or opening between the lid  104  and each hinge. In some embodiments, the slots may be sized to enable a person to grasp a portion of the connector and use it as a handle. In other embodiments, the slots may be small and may not permit grasping of the connector. Other types of connectors that connect the lid  104  to the container  102  with or without a limited angle of rotation may be used. In another embodiment, the corresponding connectors may be handles that are affixed to the top side portions of the container  102 . 
     As shown, a removable lid  106  may be connected to the container  102  and used to secure items in the container in place of the lid  104 . In some embodiments, the lid  104  may remain attached to the container  102  while in other embodiments the lid  104  may be removed. The removable lid  106  may be dimensioned to be approximately the same size as the lid  104 . In some embodiments, the removable lid  106  may be dimensioned to be larger than the lid  104 . In one embodiment, the removable lid  106  is removably fit onto the container  102  so that the removable lid  106  can be easily detached. In another embodiment, the removable lid  106  is securely fastened to the container  102  so that the removable lid  106  is not readily removable by a person or persons not authorized to remove the removable lid  106 . For example, employees of a waste management company may be authorized to remove the removable lid  106 , whereas employees of a company using the container system  100  for disposal of articles may not be authorized to remove the removable lid  106 . In some embodiments, the slots between the lid  104  and each hinge may be sized to receive one or more portions of the removable lid  106 . That is, one or more portions of the removable lid  106  may take up the entire opening of the slot, or just a portion of the slot 
     The removable lid  106  may include three or more side walls  110  extending along substantially all of three or more sides of a rectangular top  108 . The rectangular top  108  may be generally rectangular, but not completely rectangular. For example, the rectangular top  108  may generally be rectangular in shape but have rounded corners. In addition, the rectangular top  108  may be otherwise shaped (e.g., as a circle, an oval, etc) for aesthetic, design, or other purposes. 
     The side walls  110  may be integral or affixed to the rectangular top  108 , and may extend downward from the rectangular top  108  at a variety of angles. For example, side walls  110  that are integral to the rectangular top  108  may be cut out from the same pattern as the rectangular top  108 . In one embodiment, the side walls  110  extend downward from the rectangular top  108  at approximately 90 degree angles, respectively. The side walls  110  may have a height to facilitate securing the removable lid  106  to the container  102 . In one embodiment, the removable lid  106  may be sized to approximately 25⅝ inches in length and 24 inches in width, and the side walls  110  may extend downward approximately 1 inch from the rectangular top of the lid to fit removable lid  106  onto the container  102 . In addition, the side walls  110  may be affixed to one another at one or more corner junctions. For example, in one embodiment, each side wall  110  is welded to another side wall  110  to form four distinct corners on the removable lid  106 . In one embodiment, one or more reinforcement members may be welded and/or otherwise affixed to the underside of the rectangular top  108  and/or to interior portions of side walls  110 . 
     In some embodiments, the removable lid  106  may be configured with a mechanism for receiving a locking device. For example, a locking device such as a cable lock can be secured by a user into the mechanism. The mechanism may comprise a variety of shapes, sizes, or elements to facilitate securing the removable lid  106  to the container  102 . In one embodiment, the mechanism may be a loop or other feature that is secured onto the rectangular top  108  of the removable lid  106 . 
     In another embodiment, the removable lid  106  may be manufactured with a slot  128  in the rectangular top  108  that may receive a device that is part of the container  102 . The slot may be dimensioned to accept a device, such as a loop for securing a cable lock, that is part of the container  102 . For example, in one embodiment, the slot  128  is dimensioned approximately 1 inch in width and ½ an inch in length for accepting a locking device that is part of the container  102 . 
     The rectangular top  108  of the removable lid  106  has an opening. In some embodiments, the opening may be generally rectangular in shape, and in other embodiments, the opening may be generally circular. The opening may be located in approximately the center of the rectangular top of  108 , on one side of the rectangular top of  108 , or may otherwise be located on the rectangular top of  108 . The opening may be dimensioned to be a variety of sizes, as long as those sizes are less than the size of the rectangular top  108 . In one embodiment, the opening is dimensioned to be approximately 20 inches by 12 inches. 
     The removable lid  106  may be configured with a receptacle to receive an article of deposit. The receptacle may be configured in a variety of ways, such as a tubular receptacle or a rectangular receptacle. In one embodiment, the removable lid  106  has a single rectangular receptacle  125  for receiving an article of deposit into the container  102 . In one embodiment, the rectangular receptacle  125  may be a separate piece affixed to the top of the removable lid  106 . That is, the rectangular receptacle  125  is affixed as a separate piece atop the opening in the rectangular top  108  of the removable lid  106 . In general, the term “separate piece” may mean a piece that is permanently and/or removably affixed to a removable lid. For example, a separate piece may be manufactured and/or assembled together with the removable lid, or it may be manufactured and/or assembled to the removable lid at some later time. 
     The rectangular receptacle  125  may be dimensioned to be a variety of sizes depending on the articles that the receptacle is intended to receive. In one embodiment, the rectangular receptacle  125  is sized to approximately 21 inches in length, approximately 13 inches in width and has a height that extends upward approximately 5 inches from the rectangular top  108 . In another embodiment, the rectangular receptacle is sized to approximately 11 inches in length, approximately 6½ inches in width and has a height that extends upward approximately 2½ inches from the rectangular top  108 . 
     The rectangular receptacle  125  may include two or more side walls  121 ,  122 ,  123 , and  124  having exterior and interior portions. The rectangular receptacle  125  may also include multiple shelves  130 ,  140  to facilitate reception of articles of deposit and/or to prevent someone from easily retrieving an article deposited into the rectangular receptacle  125 . The rectangular receptacle  125  may also have a cover  125  that covers a portion of the top of the rectangular receptacle  125 . 
     The rectangular receptacle  125  may have a first angled shelf  130  that is affixed to a top, inside portion of a first side wall  121  of the rectangular receptacle  125 . The rectangular receptacle  125  may additionally have a second angled shelf  140  that is affixed to a lower, interior portion of an opposite side wall  122  of the rectangular receptacle  125 . The first angled shelf  130  and the second angled shelf  140  may be additionally affixed to an interior portion of third and the fourth side walls  123 ,  124  of the rectangular receptacle  125 . For example, in one embodiment, one or both of the first angled shelf  130  and the second angled shelf  140  may be welded and/or otherwise affixed to the interior portions of the side walls  123 ,  124  of the rectangular receptacle  125 . While two shelves are shown, more or less shelves could be used in other embodiments. 
     In one example embodiment, the rectangular receptacle  125  may have three side walls and the first angled shelf  130  comprises a fourth side wall. In such an embodiment, the first angled shelf  130  is affixed to a top portion of the both side walls  123  and  124 , such that the first angled shelf  130  extends along the width between the two side walls. 
     The removable lid  106 , the rectangular receptacle  125 , shelves  130  and  140  and other features described herein may be made of a variety of materials depending on the durability needs, configuration, cost, etc. In one embodiment, the removable lid  106  is made of 18-gauge steel. In another embodiment, the removable lid  106  is comprised of aluminum alloy, such as 5061 aluminum alloy, 5052 aluminum alloy, 3171 aluminum alloy, and/or other aluminum alloys with characteristics suitable for use the systems described in this application. In another embodiment, other metals and/or materials, such as fiberglass, super tough polyamide 6,6 (more commonly known as super tough nylon) resin, polypropylene, polyethylene, carbon fiber, other grade steels, polycarbonates and/or composite materials known in the art may use used to form all or part of the removable lid  106 , the rectangular receptacle  125 , shelves  130 ,  140 , and other features described herein. In one embodiment, the removable lid  106 , the rectangular receptacle  125 , shelves  130 ,  140 , and other features described herein are manufactured using fabricating techniques. Other manufacturing techniques may also be used. 
     The removable lid  106  may also have multiple protruding flaps to facilitate securing the removable lid  106  to the container  102 . These protruding flaps may be further described with reference to one example embodiment of a container system  200  having protruding flaps  222 ,  224  that is illustrated in  FIG. 2 .  FIG. 2  illustrates some embodiments of  FIG. 1  from a different perspective, and it additionally shows different features and also includes a different receptacle. However, any of the features described or shown with respect to  FIG. 2  may be used with any of the embodiments in  FIG. 1 , and/or vice versa. 
     The container system  200  includes the rectangular top  108  of the removable lid  106 . The removable lid  106  may include one or more protruding flaps  222 ,  224  that help secure the removable lid  106  to the container  102 . 
     The removable lid  106  may have one or more side walls  110  extending downward from the rectangular top  108  along substantially all of three sides of the rectangular top  108 . The fourth side may have one or more partial side walls  212  extending downward from the rectangular top  108 . Partial side walls  212  may only extend along a partial length or lengths of a fourth side of the rectangular top  108 . For example, the removable lid  106  may include the rectangular top  108  having three side walls  110  extending along substantially all of the lengths of three sides of the rectangular top  108 , and two partial side walls  212  extending along two different portions of a fourth side of the rectangular top  108 . 
     The protruding flaps  222 ,  224  may extend outward from a fourth side of the rectangular top  108 . For example, in one embodiment, the protruding flaps  222 ,  224  extend outward from a fourth side of the rectangular top  108  of the removable lid  106 . The protruding flaps  222 ,  224  may be sized and/or shaped to fit through one or more handles or hinges  218  in the container  102 . That is, some containers  102  may have hinges  218  used to connect a lid  104  to the container  102 . In other embodiments, the container  102  may include one or more handles affixed to one the top of one or more sides of the container  102  to facilitate carrying the container  102  and/or securing removable lid  106 . For example, the removable lid  106  may be secured to the container  102  by inserting the protruding flaps  222 ,  224  through the space between the hinges  218  and the lid  104 . Thus, the existing features of the container  102  (the hinge/handle) are used to aid in securing the removable lid  106  to the container  102 . 
     Instead of and/or in addition to having a rectangular receptacle as shown in one embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 1 , a container system may also have other types of receptacles for receiving deposits. With reference again to one embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the container system  200  is configured with a tubular receptacle  275  for receiving deposits. 
     The rectangular top  108  may contain one or more circular openings  225  to which one or more tubular receptacles  275  can be affixed. The circular openings  225  may be located anywhere in the rectangular top  108 . In one embodiment, a single circular opening  225  is located in a central part of the rectangular top  108 . However, the circular opening  225  may otherwise be located on the rectangular top  108 . 
     The tubular receptacle  275  may serve as a deposit point for an article of deposit. The tubular receptacle  275  may be straight or curved to facilitate reception of articles of deposit. For example, in one embodiment, the tubular receptacle  275  has a curvature such that it extends outward from the rectangular top  108  at a 45 to 100 degree angle. The angle of the tubular receptacle  275  may depend on where in the rectangular top  208  the tubular receptacle  275  is located. For example, if the tubular receptacle  275  is located close to a side of the rectangular top  108 , it may be less curved than if the tubular receptacle  275  is located closer to the center of the rectangular top  108 . That is, the tubular receptacle  275  may be curved and sized such that someone cannot reach in to the container  102  or otherwise easily pull something out. 
     The various features of the protruding flaps  222 ,  224  and the removable lid  106  are further illustrated with reference one embodiment of the removable lid  106  illustrated in  FIG. 3 . Features described with respect to  FIG. 3  may also be applied to those embodiments illustrated in  FIG. 1  or  FIG. 2 . The protruding flaps  222 ,  224  may extend outward from the rectangular top  108  of the removable lid  106  and additionally each contain a bend  312  upward or downward at or towards the end of the protruding flaps  222 ,  224 . The bend  312  in protruding flaps  222 ,  224  may range from 30 degrees to 90 degrees to further facilitate securing the removable lid  106  to a container. The protruding flaps  222 ,  224  may also be sized to securely fit the handles and/or hinges of a specific sized container. In general, the protruding flaps  222 ,  224  may extend outward from the rectangular top  108  at a length of 1 to 5 and may range in 1-7 inches in width. However, greater and lesser lengths and/or widths may be used. While the protruding flaps  222 ,  224  are shown to include the bend  312  at the end of the outward extending length, in other embodiments, the protruding flaps  222 ,  224  may end without a bend or with a bend at a different place. In addition, multiple bends may be used. The bend  312  may extend the length of protruding flaps  222 ,  224  up to 5 inches or more in total length. 
     In other embodiments, the protruding flaps  222 ,  224  may extend outward and/or have widths corresponding to the containers to which they are fastened. For example, in order to fasten to a 65 gallon container, the protruding flaps  222 ,  224  may extend outward at least 3 inches from the removable lid  106  and may each be approximately 5¼ inches in width. The protruding flaps  222 ,  224  each may additionally contain a 45 degree bend  312  that extends each of the protruding flaps  222 ,  224  an additional inch in length. In another embodiment, the protruding flaps  222 ,  224  may be spaced according to any handles or hinges of the container  102 . For example, with a 65 gallon container, the protruding flaps  222 ,  224  may be spaced approximately 8¼ inches from each other, and spaced approximately 3⅜ from the sides of the removable lid  106  to fit removably under the hinges  218  in the container  102 . 
     The removable lid  106  may also contain a viewing window  330 . The viewing window  330  may be dimensioned to be various sizes or shapes. For example, in one embodiment, the viewing window  330  is rectangular and dimensioned to be approximately 10 inches by 3 inches. In another embodiment, the viewing window is circular and dimensioned to be approximately 4 inches in diameter. The removable lids  106  described herein may contain a single viewing window  330  or multiple viewing windows  330 . The viewing window  330  may be a clear window or a colored window. The viewing window  330  may allow a user to look into a container and see how full the container is. The viewing window  330  may be made of a polycarbonate such as Lexan, Plexiglas, glass, and/or any other transparent and/or semi-transparent type of material. The viewing window  330  may also be painted to obscure viewing. 
     The rectangular receptacle  125  described in  FIG. 1  can be further described with respect to one embodiment of the rectangular receptacle  125  illustrated in  FIG. 4 . The rectangular receptacle  125  may have a first angled shelf  130  that is affixed to one side of the rectangular receptacle  125 . In one embodiment, the first angled shelf  130  extends out at approximately a 30 degree angle from the rectangular top  108  of the rectangular receptacle  125 . However, the first angled shelf  130  may also extend at any angle ranging from 15 to 85 degrees at any length. The angle of the first angled shelf  130  may vary due to the dimensions of the rectangular receptacle  125 , the size of the articles that the rectangular receptacle  125  is designed to receive, the size of the opening in the rectangular top  108  and/or the size of the removable lid  106  to which the rectangular receptacle  125  is secured. 
     The rectangular receptacle  125  may additionally have a second angled shelf  140  that is affixed to an opposite side of rectangular receptacle  125  as the first angled shelf  130 . The second angled shelf  140  may extend outward at any angle from the bottom portion of the rectangular receptacle  125 . In one embodiment, the second angled shelf  140  extends outward from the opposite side of the rectangular receptacle  125  at approximately a 30 degree angle from the bottom of the rectangular receptacle  125 . The second angled shelf  140  may extend outward at any length such that the items deposited into the rectangular receptacle  125  can contact the second angled shelf, and then fall further into the container. In one embodiment, the second angled shelf  140  extends outward below the length of the first angled shelf  130 , so that items being deposited into the container first come into contact with the first angled shelf  130 . The items may then intersect second angled shelf  140 , causing the items to fall into the container. In some embodiments, the configuration of the first angled shelf  130  and the second angled shelf  140  may prevent someone from easily retrieving an article that has been deposited into the container  102 . 
     The rectangular receptacle  125  may also have a cover  135  extending along all or part of the rectangular receptacle  125 . In one embodiment, the cover  135  is mounted halfway toward the front of the rectangular receptacle  125  preventing the removal of material placed into the rectangular receptacle  125  and/or the container. The cover  135  may be sized to cover any portion of the rectangular receptacle  125 . In one example embodiment, the cover  135  covers approximately 30-40% of the rectangular receptacle  125 . The cover  135  and the first angled shelf  130  may be affixed on the same or opposite sides of the rectangular receptacle  125 . In one embodiment, the cover  135  is affixed to one side of the rectangular receptacle  125  and the first angled shelf  130  is affixed to the other side of the rectangular receptacle  125 . 
     While  FIG. 4  illustrates one embodiment of the rectangular receptacle  125  with the first angled shelf  130  and the cover  135  both extending along the entire width of a side of the rectangular receptacle  125 , the rectangular receptacle  125  may have a first angled shelf  130 , second angled shelf  140  and/or cover  135  that extends only partially along the width of a side of the rectangular receptacle  125 . 
     The first angled shelf  130  and/or the second angled shelf  140  may be substantially planar and/or one or both shelves may have a bend in part of the shelves to facilitate reception of articles of deposit and/or prevention of retrieval of articles of deposit. For example, one embodiment of rectangular receptacle  125  having a non-planar first angled shelf  130  is illustrated in  FIG. 5 . 
     The rectangular receptacle  125  affixed to the removable lid  106  has a first angled shelf  130  that has a first length  501  along a first angle, a bend  505 , and a second length  507  along a second angle. The first length  501  and the second length  507  may be any length (e.g., ranging from 1 to 11 inches) depending upon the size of the rectangular receptacle and/or the container. The first angle and the second angle may be any angle (e.g., ranging from 0 to 90 degrees). In one embodiment, the first length  501  is approximately 7 inches, the first angle is approximately 30 degrees, the second length  507  is approximately 1¾ inches and the second angle is approximately zero degrees. 
     The removable lid  506  may also have a second angled shelf  140 , that may or may not have a bend, and a substantially planar cover  135 , that covers a portion of the top of the rectangular receptacle  525 , such that an article that is deposited into the rectangular receptacle  525  is not readily retrievable. In another embodiment, the first angled shelf  130  is substantially planar and the second angled shelf  140  has a bend  505 , along with a first length  501  and a second length  507 . In yet another embodiment, both first angled shelf  130  and second angled shelf  140  have a bend  505  and a first and second length. The bend angle, first length and second angle may vary between the two shelves  130 ,  140   
       FIG. 6  further illustrates one embodiment of the tubular receptacle  275 . The tubular receptacle  275  may be a separate piece from removable lid  106 . In other embodiments, the tubular receptacle  275  may be integral to the removable lid  106 . 
     In one embodiment, the tubular receptacle  275  is affixed to the removable lid  106  using a securing plate  640  that is affixed to the removable lid  106  with multiple screws  650 . That is, the tubular receptacle  275  may have the securing plate  640  affixed to one end of the tubular receptacle  275 . The opposite end of the tubular receptacle  275  may be inserted from the underside of the removable lid  106  through a circular opening  225 , and the rest of the tubular receptacle  275  may be pulled through the circular opening  225 . The securing plate  640  may be then affixed to the underside of the removable lid  106  using the multiple screws  650 . 
     In one embodiment, the tubular receptacle  275  protrudes through the removable lid  106  and extends downward from 0.25 inches to two inches below the underside of the removable lid  106 . In one embodiment, the diameter of the tubular receptacle  275  is approximately 4 inches. However, the diameter of the tubular receptacle  275  can be a variety of sizes such that it accepts the receipt of an article of deposit, such as diameters ranging from 1½ to 6 inches. 
     A removable lid that has a tubular receptacle may also contain any of the same additional features described above. For example, with reference to a top view of one embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 7 , a removable lid  106  may have multiple circular openings  225 . The circular openings  225  may each have a tubular receptacle affixed to them. In one embodiment, one circular opening  225  has a tubular receptacle affixed to it, while the other circular opening  225  may contain a viewing window  330  affixed to it. The removable lid  106  may also have multiple protruding flaps  222 ,  224  that help secure the removable lid  106  to a container. 
     In certain embodiments, a component of the container system may include one or more elements formed as an integral part of the component. For example, in one embodiment, such integral elements are made with the same material as other portions of the component, e.g., 18-gauge steel, and are formed during the fabricating (or other manufacturing) process otherwise used to create the component. However, other embodiments may include elements of a component that are attached, secured, and/or otherwise integrated in a separate process and/or that comprise a material that differs in some respects from the material or materials comprising other elements of the component and/or system. For example, a side member of a system or component may comprise wood and/or steel while an adjustment member of that same system comprises aluminum. 
     Various embodiments for a lid for a container are provided. In one embodiment, the lid comprises a rectangular top having an opening. A plurality of protruding flaps extending outward from a side of the rectangular top. The protruding flaps are sized to be received by corresponding connectors on a container. The lid also comprises a receptacle having four side walls that is dimensioned to be secured atop the opening in the rectangular top and to receive an article of deposit. The rectangular receptacle includes a first angular shelf extending along a first side wall of the rectangular receptacle that is affixed to a top of the first side wall of the rectangular receptacle and angles downward therefrom. The rectangular receptacle also includes a second angular shelf extending along an opposite side wall of the rectangular receptacle and is affixed to a bottom of the opposite side wall and angles downward therefrom, and extends beneath the first angled shelf. 
     In one embodiment, the lid has a rectangular top with a circular opening, as well as a plurality of protruding flaps extending outward from a side of the rectangular top, the plurality of protruding flaps sized to be received by corresponding connectors on a container. The lid also has a tubular receptacle affixed to the circular opening, which has a curvature and extends upward and outward from the rectangular top. 
     In one embodiment, a lid assembly for a container is provided. The lid assembly comprises a lid having an opening, and a plurality of walls extending upward from the lid, that generally surround the opening. The lid assembly also includes at least two tabs extending from a side of the lid, that are designed to engage connectors on a container, and a first shelf affixed to and extending angularly downward from an upper portion of one of the plurality of walls in a first direction and a second shelf affixed to and extending angularly downward from a lower portion of an opposite one of the plurality walls in a second direction. The first direction is from the one of the plurality of walls towards a center of the opening, and the second direction is from the opposite one of the plurality of walls towards the center of the opening. 
     Removable lid, rectangular receptacles, tubular receptacles and other features may be manufactured using fabricating techniques. For example, in one embodiment, a removable lid is manufactured to include first cutting a rectangular top out of one or more patterns of steel, and then bending and welding the side walls of the rectangular top. In addition, the rectangular receptacle is also cut from a pattern, including the shelves within the rectangular receptacle. The various component parts of the rectangular receptacle are then bended and welded. The rectangular receptacle is then welded atop an opening in the removable lid. The tubular receptacle, and/or other features described herein may be similarly manufactured. 
     Although the application has been described with reference to specific embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the application. Various examples of such changes have been given in the foregoing description. Accordingly, the disclosure of embodiments is intended to be illustrative of the scope of the application and is not intended to be limiting. For example, to one of ordinary skill in the art, it will be readily apparent that the embodiments discussed herein may be implemented in a variety of ways, and that the foregoing discussion of certain of these embodiments does not necessarily represent a complete description of all possible embodiments.