Patent ID: 8123065

Claim:
A container with a lid comprising: a container portion having an opening portion for loading and unloading contents; a lid portion that can be detachably fitted in said opening portion so as to close the lid portion, the lid portion including a periphery portion; a lever mechanism portion that includes a lever mechanism for opening said lid portion when said opening portion is closed thereby; and a lock mechanism portion so as to lock said lid portion when said opening portion is closed thereby, wherein the lock mechanism portion includes a first locking portion provided on the lid portion, a second locking portion integrally formed with the container portion, and a locking hinge portion which is connected between the second locking portion and the container portion, the first locking portion and the second locking portion being operatively positioned such that the second locking portion lockingly engages the first locking portion by elastically deforming in response to the lid portion closing which swings the second locking portion along the locking hinge portion to engage the first locking portion, and the lever mechanism is integrally connected to the container portion and includes a force-applied point portion integrally formed with the second locking portion and on which finger pressure is applied and an action point portion that is positioned to press against the periphery portion of said lid portion, the locking hinge portion further being formed to provide a fulcrum between the force-applied point portion and the action point portion such that the action point portion opens the lid portion when the action point portion presses against the periphery portion of the lid portion in response to finger pressure being applied to the force-applied point portion.