Patent ID: 7766168

Claim:
A container comprising in combination: a hollow, cylindrical body having an open end and a closed end, an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surface having a circular lip formed in the vicinity of the open end of said body; a cover having a closed end and an open end, wherein a portion of the closed end is circular and is adapted for covering the open end of said body, said cover further being deformable, having a slit therethrough through which items can be inserted, having an extended portion through which a hole is placed for attaching said cover to other objects, and having a cylindrical inner surface in which a circumferential groove is disposed and adapted to receive the circular lip in said hollow body, whereby said cover is removably attached to said hollow body; and wherein the slit is Y-shaped and has at least three, radially disposed arms emanating from the vicinity of the center of the circular portion of said cover, the arms dividing the circular portion of said cover into three, generally wedge-shaped sections, and wherein the wedge-shaped sections have stiffening ribs.