Animal proof storage container apparatus

Claim 1

An animal proof storage container system, comprising, in combination: a substantially rigid generally 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 the upper edge of said top rim portion, a substantially rigid lid member having a circular top wall and having a downwardly directed flange, said lid member having internally disposed thread means on said downwardly directed flange, said lid member thread means and said 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 extending into said compartment from said side wall positioned at said bottom wall, enabling a user to press at least one foot in said hold down means against said bottom wall so as to hold said container member stationary against said support surface while said lid member is being screwed onto or from said container member, whereby a complete and maximum securing of said lid member to said container member is achieved.