Patent ID: 7568590

Claim:
A storage container, comprising: a container body having one or more sides, an upper edge defining an upper opening, and a bottom; and a top member secured to the upper edge and configured to enclose the upper opening, wherein the top member includes a frame defining a peripheral outer area for connection to the container, and an inner area located inwardly of the peripheral outer area, wherein the inner area defines an access opening; an oxygen barrier interior panel secured to the frame, wherein the oxygen barrier interior panel has a panel opening, wherein the panel opening and the access opening at least partially overlap each other; a removable oxygen barrier seal member secured to the inner area of the frame so as to enclose the panel opening, wherein the oxygen barrier panel and the removable oxygen barrier seal member are configured so as to enclose the entirety of the upper opening of the container when the top member is secured to the upper edge of the container body; and a movable closure member carried by the frame, wherein the movable closure member is interconnected with the frame so as to provide movement of the closure member between an open position for exposing the access opening and the panel opening when the removable seal member is removed, and a closed position in which the movable closure member overlies and closes the access opening and the panel opening.