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A container (210) for holding granular or powdered material and formed by a top wall (212), a bottom wall (214), a front wall (216), a rear wall (218), a first side wall (220), and a second side wall (222). A rotatably removable lid (D) is interiorly mounted with a scoop (32) and is pivotally hinged to a collar (300) that includes a sealing gasket (330). The collar (300) mounts to the walls of the container (210). A sealing wall 240 of the lid (D) cooperates with the gasket 300 to prevent the contents from spilling. The container (210) incorporates powde...
A container (210) for holding granular or powdered material and formed by a top wall (212), a bottom wall (214), a front wall (216), a rear wall (218), a first side wall (220), and a second side wall (222). A rotatably removable lid (D) is interiorly mounted with a scoop (32) and is pivotally hinged to a collar (300) that includes a sealing gasket (330). The collar (300) mounts to the walls of the container (210). A sealing wall 240 of the lid (D) cooperates with the gasket 300 to prevent the contents from spilling. The container (210) incorporates powder control features, a container wall junction (50) preferred geometry and congruent scoop (32) enabling convenient access to the contents, a tolerance variation accommodating and strength improving, J-shaped collar (300) and interlocking indentations (290) and flex clips (310), and a pressure controlling portion (350) that prevents unwanted deformation due to pressure differentials.
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1. A container of powdered product comprising: a plurality of walls defining an exterior surface, an interior surface, and an upper portion, wherein the interior surface defines an interior space, the upper portion having a sealing flange having an internal edge that defines an opening to the interior space, a plurality of discrete engagement recesses spaced apart from one another around the exterior surface of the upper portion, and a plurality of discrete strengthening bridges disposed between adjacent ones of the plurality of discrete engagement reces...
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A container of powdered product comprising: a plurality of walls defining an exterior surface, an interior surface, and an upper portion, wherein the interior surface defines an interior space, the upper portion having a sealing flange having an internal edge that defines an opening to the interior space, a plurality of discrete engagement recesses spaced apart from one another around the exterior surface of the upper portion, and a plurality of discrete strengthening bridges disposed between adjacent ones of the plurality of discrete engagement recesses and spaced apart from one another around the exterior surface of the upper portion to partially define the engagement recesses;a powdered product disposed in the interior space;a collar secured to the upper portion of the walls, the collar having plurality of discrete, spaced apart attachment projections extending into the plurality of engagement recesses to secure the collar to the upper portion of the walls;a seal removably attached to the sealing flange and covering the opening to seal the powdered product in the interior space; anda lid hingedly attached to the collar such that the lid is positionable between an open position and a closed position. 2. The container set forth in claim 1, wherein the plurality of engagement recesses and the plurality of strengthening bridges are disposed below the sealing flange. 3. The container set forth in claim 2, wherein the seal does not extend over the plurality of engagement recesses and the plurality of strengthening bridges. 4. The container set forth in claim 1, wherein the plurality of walls includes a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall, each of the front and rear walls having at least two engagement recesses and each of the first and second side walls having at least one engagement recess, and wherein the collar has a front portion, a rear portion, a first side portion, and a second side portion, each of the front and rear portions having at least two attachment projections and each of the first and second side portions having at least one attachment projection. 5. The container set forth in claim 1, wherein the plurality of walls includes a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall, each of the front and rear walls having exactly four engagement recesses and each of the first and second side walls having exactly three engagement recesses, and wherein the collar has a front portion, a rear portion, a first side portion, and a second side portion, each of the front and rear portions having exactly four attachment projections and each of the first and second side portions having exactly three attachment projections. 6. The container set forth in claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the collar covers at least part of a peripheral portion of the seal, and wherein said at least part of a peripheral portion of the seal is disposed between the collar and the sealing flange. 7. The container set forth in claim 1, further comprising a pull tab attached to the seal to facilitate removal of the seal. 8. The container set forth in claim 1, further comprising a tamper-indicating seal adhered to and extending between the lid and the collar to provide visual indication as to whether the lid of the container has been opened. 9. The container set forth in claim 8, wherein the tamper-indicating seal has at least one of a score line and a line of perforations at a junction between the lid and the collar. 10. The container set forth in claim 1, wherein the seal is at least one of substantially moisture-impervious and oxygen-impervious. 11. The container set forth in claim 1, wherein the upper portion has an upper attachment ledge below the sealing flange, the upper attachment ledge having projection engagement portions extending between adjacent ones of the strengthening bridges, the projection engagement portions having downwardly facing surfaces partially defining the engagement recesses, wherein the attachment projections have upwardly facing retainer faces disposed below the downwardly facing surface of the upper attachment ledge in opposing relationship therewith. 12. The container set forth in claim 11, wherein the upper portion has a transition portion circumscribing the upper portion and sloping downward from the sealing flange at an obtuse angle and toward the upper attachment ledge, wherein the attachment projections comprise snap-fit components having ramp surfaces. 13. The container set forth in claim 12, wherein the attachment projections have return angles of about 90 degrees. 14. The container set forth in claim 11, wherein the retainer faces of the attachment projections are in friction-fit engagement with the downwardly facing surfaces of the projection engagement portions. 15. The container set forth in claim 14, wherein the upper attachment ledge circumscribes the upper portion. 16. The container set forth in claim 14, wherein the upper portion has a lower seat rib disposed below the upper attachment ledge, the lower seat rib circumscribing the upper portion and partially defining the engagement recesses, wherein the collar has a bottom surface in contact with the lower seat rib of the upper portion. 17. The container set forth in claim 16, wherein the strengthening bridges are disposed between the sealing flange and the lower seat rib. 18. The container set forth in claim 17, wherein upper attachment ledge and the lower seat rib extend outward, relative to the interior space of the container, beyond the strengthening bridges. 19. A container having a front and a rear defining a length of the container therebetween, left and right sides defining a width of the container therebetween, and a top and a bottom defining a height of the container therebetween, the container comprising: a plurality of walls defining an exterior surface, an interior surface defining an interior space, and an upper portion having a sealing flange with an internal edge that defines an opening to the interior space, the plurality of walls including a front wall partially defining the front of the container, a rear wall partially defining the rear of the container, a left side wall partially defining the left side of the container, and a right side wall partially defining the right side of the container, wherein the front wall has a first recess extending from a location intermediate the left and right side walls toward the left side wall for receiving a thumb on a left hand of a person holding the container, and the rear wall has a second recess extending from a location intermediate the left and right side walls toward the left side wall for receiving fingers on the left hand of the person holding the container to facilitate gripping of the container by the left hand of the person;a powdered product disposed in the interior space;a seal removably attached to the sealing flange and covering the opening to seal the powdered product in the interior space;a collar secured to the upper portion of the walls, the collar having a front partially defining the front of the container, a rear partially defining the rear of the container, a left side partially defining the left side of the container, and a right side partially defining the right side of the container; anda lid having an exterior surface defining the top of the container, and an interior surface, the lid being hingedly attached at the rear of the collar for rotation about an axis at the rear of the container to selectively position the lid between open and closed positions on the collar, the lid being releasably attachable to the front of the collar;wherein the upper portion defined by the plurality of walls includes a sealing flange having an internal edge that defines an opening to the interior space, a plurality of discrete engagement recesses spaced apart from one another around the exterior surface of the upper portion, and a plurality of discrete strengthening bridges disposed between adjacent ones of the plurality of discrete engagement recesses and spaced apart from one another around the exterior surface of the upper portion to partially define the engagement recesses. 20. The container set forth in claim 19, wherein at least a portion of the collar covers at least part of a peripheral portion of the seal, and wherein said at least part of a peripheral portion of the seal is disposed between the collar and the sealing flange. 21. The container set forth in claim 19, further comprising a pull tab attached to the seal to facilitate removal of the seal. 22. The container set forth in claim 19, further comprising a tamper-indicating seal adhered to and extending between the lid and the collar to provide visual indication as to whether the lid has been opened. 23. The container set forth in claim 22, wherein the tamper-indicating seal has at least one of a score line and a line of perforations at a junction between the lid and the collar. 24. The container set forth in claim 19, wherein the seal is at least one of substantially moisture-impervious and oxygen-impervious. 25. The container set forth in claim 19, wherein portions of the front and rear walls adjacent to the right side wall are free from recesses. 26. The container set forth in claim 19, wherein the width of the container at the left side wall is less than the width of the container at the right side wall. 27. The container set forth in claim 19, further comprising a scoop releasably attached to the interior surface of the lid, the scoop comprising a bowl having an open top and a closed bottom, and a handle attached to and extending laterally outward from the bowl, wherein the scoop is releasably attached to the lid such that when the lid is in the closed position, the open top of the bowl faces the front of the container, the bottom of the bowl faces the rear of the container, and the handle extends from the bowl toward one of the left side and the right side of the container. 28. The container set forth in claim 27, further comprising a cantilevered detent extending outward from the interior surface of the lid, wherein the cantilevered detent is in releasable engagement with the handle of the scoop for releasably retaining the scoop on the lid. 29. A method of packaging a powdered product in a container, the method comprising: providing a body of a container, the body including a plurality of walls defining an exterior surface, an interior surface, and an upper portion, wherein the interior surface defines an interior space, the upper portion having a sealing flange having an internal edge that defines an opening to the interior space, a plurality of discrete engagement recesses spaced apart from one another around the exterior surface of the upper portion, and a plurality of discrete strengthening bridges disposed between adjacent ones of the plurality of discrete engagement recesses and spaced apart from one another around the exterior surface of the upper portion to partially define the engagement recesses;disposing powdered product into the interior space of the container body;attaching a seal to the sealing flange of the upper portion of the walls of the container body after said disposing powdered product to cover the opening and seal the powdered product in the interior space, wherein the seal is removable from the sealing flange; anddescending a collar onto the upper portion of the walls after said attaching a seal to the sealing flange, whereby during said descending, a plurality of discrete, spaced apart attachment projections on the collar flex outward as the collar descends onto the upper portion of the walls, and the attachment projections rebound to nominal positions and enter the plurality of engagement recesses when the attachment projections are moved into a juxtaposed relationship with the engagement recesses. 30. The method set forth in claim 29, further comprising hingedly attaching a lid to the collar.