Patent ID: 8342349

Claim:
A container assembly for consumable products, comprising: a first receptacle defining a volume and having a top open end and a bottom closed end having a bottom surface, said first receptacle having threads disposed on an inner surface near said top open end with said threads adapted to permit threaded engagement of a lid to said top open end, said first receptacle further including a receptacle coupling portion including a recess extending upward from said bottom surface of said bottom closed end adapted to permit selective engagement of said first receptacle with another receptacle; a second receptacle defining a volume and having a top open end having a top surface and a bottom closed end, said second receptacle having threads disposed on an inner surface near said top open end with said threads adapted to permit threaded engagement of a lid to said top open end; and a first adaptor lid including an upper portion and a lower portion, said lower portion including a top surface having exterior threads therebelow adapted to permit threaded engagement between said first adaptor lid and said threads of said second receptacle such that said top surface of said lower portion of said first adaptor lid is coplanar with said top surface of said second receptacle when said first adaptor lid and said second receptacle are coupled together, said upper portion including an adaptor lid coupling portion adapted to extend upwardly into said recess of said receptacle coupling portion of said first receptacle to permit selective engagement of said first adaptor lid with said receptacle coupling portion of said first receptacle such that said bottom surface of said first receptacle is adjacent said top surface of said second receptacle when said first adaptor lid and said first receptacle are coupled together.