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A canister for storing a particulate-type product. The canister comprises opposing face panels, opposing side panels, a bottom closure, a top closure and a seal membrane. The opposing side panels together with the opposing face panels define an upper opening and a lower opening. The bottom closure i

A canister for storing a particulate-type product. The canister comprises opposing face panels, opposing side panels, a bottom closure, a top closure and a seal membrane. The opposing side panels together with the opposing face panels define an upper opening and a lower opening. The bottom closure is connected to the opposing face panels so as to encompass the lower opening. The opposing face panels, the opposing side panels and the bottom closure combine to define an internal storage region. The top closure is connected to the opposing face panels so as to encompass the upper opening. The top closure is configured to provide selective access to the internal storage region. Finally, the seal membrane is connected to the inner surfaces of the opposing face and side panels adjacent to and extending beneath the top closure. The seal membrane forms a substantially air-tight seal at the upper opening to maintain integrity of particulate-type product disposed within the internal storage region. In addition, the seal membrane is configured to provide selective access to the internal storage region and thereby the particulate-type product. In one preferred embodiment, the canister is configured to store a food product, for example a ready-to-eat cereal.

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1. A canister for storing a particulate product, the canister comprising:a main body portion having an inner surface and an outer surface, the main body portion defining an upper opening and a lower opening; a bottom closure connected to the main body portion so as to encompass the lower opening, wh

1. A canister for storing a particulate product, the canister comprising:a main body portion having an inner surface and an outer surface, the main body portion defining an upper opening and a lower opening; a bottom closure connected to the main body portion so as to encompass the lower opening, wherein the main body portion and the bottom closure combine to define an internal storage region for particulate product; a top closure connected to the main body portion so as to encompass the upper opening, the top closure including: a body portion; and a lid movably secured to the body portion, the lid member being movable from a closed position preventing access to the internal storage region and an open position providing access to the internal storage region, the lid having an upper outer surface and a lower inner surface; and a seal membrane connected to the inner surface of the main body portion adjacent to and extending beneath the top closure, with the seal membrane being substantially free of attachment to the lower inner surface of the lid, the seal membrane forming a substantially air-tight seal at the upper opening configured to maintain integrity of the internal storage region and thereby particulate product therein, with the seal membrane being configured to provide selective access to the internal storage region and thereby particulate product, wherein initial movement of the lid from the closed position to the open position does not affect the substantially air-tight seal of the seal membrane, and wherein the seal membrane defines a plurality of perforations to facilitate complete removal of only an internal storage region access portion of the seal membrane from the main body portion and the top closure to provide the selective access to the internal storage region and particulate product therein.