Patent ID: 8869980

Claim:
A snus container comprising: a base and a lid defining a main compartment, the lid being formed with an access cavity and a secondary compartment for receiving used snus; a cover, said cover enclosing the secondary compartment, the cover having a lip and a hinge line extending thereacross to divide said cover into a push section and a hinge section; and a fulcrum wall upstanding from a base of the secondary compartment; wherein the hinge section includes a flange, said flange being recessed from the edge of the periphery of the hinge section; wherein a retaining flange rib is formed on an outer surface of the flange; wherein the hinge section is rotatable relative to the push section about the hinge line and the push section is pivotally mounted to the secondary compartment such that, when a user urges the push section into the secondary compartment, the hinge section acts on a fulcrum and is urged to rotate about the hinge line relative to the push section to move the hinge section from a closed position to an open position and allow access to the secondary compartment; wherein the access cavity is divided from the secondary compartment by a panel, and is distal to the pivotal mounting of the push section to the secondary compartment; and wherein the lip extends from a circumferential edge of the cover substantially opposite to the pivotal mounting of the push section to the secondary compartment, over the panel, and partially covers the access cavity when the hinged section is in the closed position.