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A container comprises a container body, a rearward lid component, a forward lid component and a handle. The container body has a bottom, first and second side walls extending upwardly from the bottom, and first and second end walls extending upwardly from the bottom. The side walls and end walls def

A container comprises a container body, a rearward lid component, a forward lid component and a handle. The container body has a bottom, first and second side walls extending upwardly from the bottom, and first and second end walls extending upwardly from the bottom. The side walls and end walls define a mouth of the container. The rearward lid component is adapted for covering a rearward portion of the mouth. The forward lid component is hingedly attached to the rearward lid component by a first hinge assembly for pivoting movement of the forward lid component relative to the rearward lid component about a first hinge axis. The forward lid component is adapted for covering a forward portion of the mouth. The handle is connected to the first end wall of the container body adjacent the mouth of the container. The handle extends generally along a handle axis. The rearward lid component is hingedly attached to the handle by a second hinge assembly for pivoting movement of the rearward lid component relative to the container body about a second hinge axis.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A container comprising:a container body having a bottom, first and second side walls extending upwardly from the bottom, and first and second end walls extending upwardly from the bottom, the side walls and end walls defining a mouth of the container;a rearward lid compon

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A container comprising:a container body having a bottom, first and second side walls extending upwardly from the bottom, and first and second end walls extending upwardly from the bottom, the side walls and end walls defining a mouth of the container;a rearward lid component adapted for covering a rearward portion of the mouth;a forward lid component hingedly attached to the rearward lid component by a first hinge assembly for pivoting movement of the forward lid component relative to the rearward lid component about a first hinge axis, the forward lid component being adapted for covering a forward portion of the mouth; anda handle connected to the first end wall of the container body adjacent the mouth of the container, the handle extending generally along a handle axis;the rearward lid component being hingedly attached to the handle by a second hinge assembly for pivoting movement of the rearward lid component relative to the container body about a second hinge axis;the forward and rearward lid components being moveable relative to one another via the first hinge assembly through a range of relative positions, one position of the range of positions constituting a lid disconnecting position, the first hinge assembly being adapted to permit the forward and rearward lid components to move laterally relative to one another to facilitate separation of the lid components from one another when the lid components are oriented in the lid disconnecting position;wherein the first hinge assembly includes a first generally tubular hinge member and first and second tabs, the first generally tubular hinge member being fixed to one of the rearward lid component and the forward lid component, the first and second tabs extending from the other of the rearward lid component and the forward lid component, the first tubular hinge member including first and second longitudinally disposed slots that allow lateral access to the interior of the first tubular hinge member, the first and second tabs being moveable within an interior of the first tubular hinge member in a manner to permit pivoting movement of the rearward lid component and the forward lid component relative to one another, the first tubular hinge member being configured so that the first slot and the first tab are in alignment with one another and so that the second slot and the second tab are in alignment with one another when the lid components are in their lid disconnecting position to enable the first tab to pass through the first slot and to enable the second tab to pass through the second slot to separate the lid components from one another. [15.] A container comprising:a container body having a bottom and a plurality of side walls extending upwardly from the bottom to define a mouth of the container;a first lid component adapted for covering a first portion of the mouth, the first lid component having a generally tubular hinge member with first and second longitudinally disposed slots that allow access to an interior of the tubular hinge member; anda second lid component adapted for covering a second portion of the mouth, the second lid component having first and second tabs extending from the second lid component, the first and second tabs being moveable within the interior of the tubular hinge member of the first lid component in a manner so that the first and second lid components are in hinging engagement with one another, each of the first and second tabs having a cross-sectional configuration defined by a major lateral dimension and a minor lateral dimension, each of the first and second slots in the tubular hinge portion of the first lid component having a lateral width greater than the minor lateral dimension of the tabs to allow the first tab to pass laterally through the first slot and to allow the second tab to pass laterally through the second slot when the first and second tabs are oriented so that the minor lateral dimensions of the first and second tabs are aligned with the first and second slots, respectively, to bring the first and second lid components into and out of hinging engagement with one another, the lateral width of each of the first and second slots being less than the major lateral dimension of each of the first and second tabs so that the first and second tabs are retained within the interior of the tubular hinge member when the first and second tabs are oriented so that the minor lateral dimensions of the first and second tabs are not aligned with the first and second slots, respectively. The container of claim 15 wherein the first lid component and the tubular hinge member are of a monolithic construction, and wherein the second lid component and the first and second tabs are of a monolithic construction. The container of claim 16 wherein the first lid component, the tubular hinge member, the second lid component and the first and second tabs are all constructed entirely of non-metal materials. The container of claim 15 wherein the tubular hinge member includes a first end wall within the interior of the tubular hinge member at one end thereof and a second end wall within the interior of the tubular hinge member at an opposite end thereof, the first and second end walls being generally perpendicular to the first and second longitudinally disposed slots of the tubular hinge member, the first and second tabs each including a distal end surface adapted for abutting engagement with one of the end walls of the tubular hinge member when the first and second lid components are in hinging engagement with one another. The container of claim 18 wherein the distal end of each of the first and second tabs includes a projection extending longitudinally therefrom, the end walls of the tubular hinge member each including a recess adapted for receiving one of the projections in a snap-fit engagement.