Container

Claim 1

A container assembly comprising (a) a substantially frusto-conical body having sidewalls, a closed bottom and a hollow bead formed at the top of said sidewalls, the outer face of said bead being spaced substantially from the plane of said sidewalls, the frusto-conical shape of said body permitting interfitting of a plurality of bodies for stacking and storage purposes. (b) a separate top ring adapted to be shipped separately from said body and applied thereto after the container has been filled, said top ring being formed with an outer annular inverted channel adapted to extend over and around said bead but spaced from the top thereof, said channel being formed with an annular shoulder projecting upwardly from its top to form a space into which sealing compound can be placed before said top ring is secured to said body and bead, said shoulder including an inner tapered surface, and said ring being further formed with an inner annular channel open at its top, the sidewalls of said inner channel being substantially spaced to receive a downwardly projecting annular section of a separate friction-fit lid, and, (c) a separate friction-fit lid having an annular downwardly turned peripheral channel adapted to extend into and be frictionally retained by said inner channel of said top ring and a bead extending laterally outwardly at the top thereof and adapted to engage said inner tapered surface of said shoulder of said outer inverted channel when said lid is fully closed, said shoulder providing a fulcrum for a lever for removing said lid, said lid thus being adapted to be either shipped and/or stored separately from said top ring or frictionally engage therewith for mounting the same to said body and hollow bead after the container body has been filled.