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There is disclosed a food container from which bulk food or candy is adapted to be disbursed, in which the opening in the container is closed by a hinged cover that includes an integrally molded hinge pin adapted to be seated in an upwardly open groove in the container and in which it is secured by

There is disclosed a food container from which bulk food or candy is adapted to be disbursed, in which the opening in the container is closed by a hinged cover that includes an integrally molded hinge pin adapted to be seated in an upwardly open groove in the container and in which it is secured by a plastic clip that is adapted to be snapped in place and comprises a first leg that extends through a slot in the cover over the hinge pin and a second leg opposed to the first leg and extending through the access opening into the container, together with a rounded end portion that encircles the hinge area. For assembling, the first leg of the spring clip has a free end that extends over a channel in the top wall of the container so that the hinge pin can be inserted under the free end and drawn forward to deflect the first leg of the clip until the hinge pin falls into the groove.

대표청구항 ▼

In a food container having a first wall and a second wall disposed at an angle to said first wall and an access opening in said second wall through which said container is adapted to be filled and through which the contents thereof are adapted to be disbursed, said access opening having an edge ther

In a food container having a first wall and a second wall disposed at an angle to said first wall and an access opening in said second wall through which said container is adapted to be filled and through which the contents thereof are adapted to be disbursed, said access opening having an edge thereof adjacent to said first wall, a cover for said opening, and means for hinging said cover to said container comprising an upwardly open groove formed in said container adjacent to and disposed with the axis thereof in a plane substantially normal to the axis of said opening, a hinge pin on said cover at the edge thereof and adapted to be seated in said groove for pivoting the cover on said container, said cover having a slot along the edge thereof inwardly of said hinge pin and a clip having an inner leg and an outer leg and an intermediate end portion, said outer leg being adapted to extend through said slot and to overlie the wall of said container adjacent to said access opening and the open side of said groove to retain said hinge pin therein, said intermediate end portion being adapted to extend about the wall of said container about said access opening and the bottom wall of said groove and said inner leg being opposed to said outer leg and adapted to underlie the wall of said container opposite from said outer leg, said clip being resilient and normally biased into a closed position in which said outer and inner legs are in engagement and adapted to be opened for inserting the outer portion of said clip through said slot in said cover and over said groove and the wall of said container while the inner portion thereof passes beneath said groove and the wall of said container.