Patent ID: 7770752

Claim:
A plastic container for a particulate product, said container comprising: a generally square base and respective first, second, third and fourth sides upstanding from said base, the second and third sides having at least portions which are generally flat, a top which connects with said first, second, third and fourth sides, said top including an opening therein which is large enough in diameter to allow a person's hand to pass therethrough to permit removal of the particulate product, a shoulder extending upwardly and inwardly from the sides, a rim extending up from the top of the shoulder to the top opening, a line extending over the shoulder from the juncture of the sides and the shoulder to the top of the rim forming an angle of less than 40° with a vent line extending up from the sides, at least at some points along said sides, and including a pass through handle located in the vicinity of the corner adjacent the fourth and first sides, which handle includes a generally vertical segment and a pass through opening extending from the first side to the fourth side and located interiorly of the vertical segment and large enough to permit a person's hand to pass therethrough to grasp the vertical segment, and wherein said top opening extends over a portion of said vertical segment.