Animal proof storage container apparatus

Claim 1

An animal proof storage container apparatus comprising, in combination: a substantially rigid cylindrical container member having a circular bottom wall resting upon a support surface and having an upright generally circular side wall thus defining a substantially enclosed storage compartment, said side wall having a circular top rim portion and externally disposed thread means at an upper edge of said top rim portion, a substantially rigid lid member having a circular top wall and having a downwardly directed flange; and said lid member having internally disposed thread means on said downwardly directed flange, said lid member thread means container member thread means comprising substantially one complete revolution and being for removably connecting said lid member and said container member in threaded relationship, gripping means including a plurality of handles extending upwardly from said lid member and being generally peripherally disposed adjacent said flange of said lid member, wherein said handles are circumferentially spaced for providing hand holds for a user in the process of threading or unthreading said lid member onto or from said top rim portion of said container member, said support surface frictionally cooperating with said container member in association with said bottom wall to provide resistance to turning during the threading and unthreading process, and hold down means connected to said outer surface of said container member, enabling a user to employ at least one foot against said hold down means so as to keep said container member stationary against said support surface while said lid member is being screwed onto or from said container member; whereby animals are precluded from separating the threaded relationship of said lid member and said container member.