Patent ID: 8757429

Claim:
A storage apparatus comprising: a container defined by a sidewall having an upper rim, the upper rim defining an open mouth for the container and having an inside rim surface; a membrane removably affixed to the upper rim and, prior to removal, sealing the open mouth; and an overcap formed to be secured on the upper rim and to cover the membrane and the mouth of the container, the overcap comprising a top panel; a hinge formed across the top panel, the hinge dividing the top panel into a first moveable portion and a second moveable portion, the first and second moveable portions having a top, a bottom and an outer edge; a first skirt extending downward from the outer edge of both the first and second moveable portions of the top panel, the first skirt having separate first and second skirt portions, the separate skirt portions combining to surround the upper rim and having opposing ends overlapping one another adjacent the hinge, each skirt portion comprising an upper rib and a lower rib formed on an inside surface of the first skirt and spaced from the bottom of the respective movable portion, the upper and lower ribs creating a lower groove there between, the upper rib and the bottom of the respective movable portion of the top panel creating an upper groove there between, the lower groove sized to engage the upper rim of the container in a first position and the upper groove sized to engage the upper rim of the container in a second position; and a second skirt extending downwardly from the bottom of at least the second movable portion, the second skirt spaced inward from the outer edge of the second moveable portion and from the first skirt, the second skirt spaced from the upper rim in the first position and the second skirt engaging the inside rim surface of the container when the overcap is in the second position where the membrane is removed prior to moving the overcap to the second position.