Patent ID: 7137527

Claim:
A container comprising: a container body comprising an opening and a vertical wall formed along an edge of said opening; and a lid body that can open and close the opening of said container body and includes a lid portion, said container body comprising a journaling portion that supports said lid body rotatably around an axis orthogonal to an opening surface of said opening, said lid body comprising a journaled portion that is journaled by said journaling portion, wherein said lid body rotates around said journaling portion to allow said lid portion to move to a position for covering the opening and a position for exposing the opening, and when said lid portion is in the position for covering the opening, a part of said lid body is placed along a part of the vertical wall of the container body; and an annular recess formed on an inner peripheral surface of said journaled portion that engages a protruding portion formed on said journaling portion, wherein said journaled portion rotatably engages said journaling portion, wherein said lid body comprises a noncircular shape when viewed from a direction orthogonal to the opening surface.