A container and lid assembly are provided. The lid assembly has a base configured to engage an opening of the container. A hole in the base allows access to an interior chamber of the container. A surface extends upwardly and outwardly from the hole to act as a funnel to direct material towards the
A container and lid assembly are provided. The lid assembly has a base configured to engage an opening of the container. A hole in the base allows access to an interior chamber of the container. A surface extends upwardly and outwardly from the hole to act as a funnel to direct material towards the hole. A cover is rotatably coupled to the base to allow selective access to the hole.
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1. A lid assembly for a container for containing a granular solid material, the container having an opening, the lid assembly comprising: a base adapted to engage and interfit within the opening of the container, the base having a front section, a rear section, an upper surface, and an opposed lower
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A lid assembly for a container for containing a granular solid material, the container having an opening, the lid assembly comprising: a base adapted to engage and interfit within the opening of the container, the base having a front section, a rear section, an upper surface, and an opposed lower surface, the base comprising: a first panel having first and second surfaces angularly oriented relative to one another to form a bridge wall, wherein a hole is defined in a portion of the first panel, wherein the hole places the upper surface of the base in communication with the opposed lower surface of the base, wherein the first surface is positioned between the hole and the second surface, wherein the bridge wall separates the front section of the base from the rear section of the base, and wherein the bridge wall is configured to restrict flow of the granular solid material from the front section to the rear section of the base;a sidewall attached to and surrounding the first panel to define a well, the sidewall adapted to engage the opening of the container;a third surface at least partially surrounding the hole; anda fourth surface positioned in the rear section of the base, wherein the fourth surface and a portion of an inner surface of the sidewall cooperate to define a cavity in the base, wherein an aperture is defined therein the cavity, wherein the aperture is flush with the upper surface of the base and places the upper surface of the base in communication with the opposed lower surface of the base, and wherein the aperture is configured to receive any granular solid material within the cavity and return the granular solid material to the container; anda cover mounted within the well in spaced relation from and overlying the first panel, wherein the cover is selectively rotatable relative to the base about and between an open position providing access to the hole, and a closed position in which access to the hole is restricted, and wherein in the closed position, at least a portion of the cover engages at least a portion of the first panel. 2. The lid assembly of claim 1, wherein the hole has an outer edge, wherein the third surface has an upper edge distal from the outer edge of the hole, wherein the third surface extends upwardly and outwardly away from the hole to the upper edge, and wherein the third surface is configured to funnel the granular solid material toward the hole. 3. The lid assembly of claim 2, wherein the upper edge of the third surface is substantially concentric with the hole. 4. The lid assembly of claim 3, wherein the hole is substantially triangular in cross-sectional shape, and wherein the substantially triangular cross-sectional shape of the hole is configured to reduce clogging of the hole due to clumps formed in the granular solid material. 5. The lid assembly of claim 4, wherein a corner of the triangular hole is oriented towards the front section of the base. 6. The lid assembly of claim 1, wherein the cover comprises an upper surface, an opposed lower surface configured to engage at least a portion of the bridge wall when the cover is in the closed position, and a cover wall extending between the upper and lower surfaces of the cover. 7. The lid assembly of claim 6, wherein the lower surface of the cover and at least one of the bridge wall, the inner surface of the sidewall, and the third surface can form a containment chamber configured to restrict the flow of the granular solid material from the container. 8. The lid assembly of claim 1, wherein the cavity is configured to receive at least a portion of the cover therein when the cover is in the open position. 9. The lid assembly of claim 1, wherein the fourth surface extends downwardly at a substantially constant angle relative to the sidewall. 10. The lid assembly of claim 1, wherein in the closed position, an outer edge of the cover is substantially flush with at least a portion of the sidewall. 11. The lid assembly of claim 1, wherein the cover has a forward section and a rearward section, and wherein a downward force on the rearward section of the cover rotates the cover from the closed position to the open position. 12. The lid assembly of claim 1, further comprising a means for audibly signaling a user that the cover is in the closed position. 13. The lid assembly of claim 1, further comprising a means for tactilely signaling a user that the cover is in the closed position. 14. The lid assembly of claim 1, wherein the cover comprises an upper surface, an opposed lower surface configured to engage at least one of the first and second surfaces of the first panel when the cover is in the closed position, and a cover wall extending between the upper and lower surfaces of the cover, and wherein the cover comprises a pair of pins extending outwardly from opposing portions of the cover wall, wherein each pin has a distal surface facing away from the cover. 15. The lid assembly of claim 14, wherein at least a portion of each distal surface is at an acute angle relative to the cover wall. 16. The lid assembly of claim 15, wherein a pair of bores are defined in opposing portions of an inner surface of the sidewall, and wherein each bore of the pair of bores is adapted to receive a respective pin of the pair of pins of the cover such that the pins can rotate within the bores. 17. The lid assembly of claim 1, wherein the base further comprises a detent defined in a portion of the inner surface of the sidewall, wherein the detent is sized and shaped to matingly engage a portion of the cover and maintain the cover in the closed position. 18. The lid assembly of claim 1, wherein the cover comprises an upper surface, and an opposed lower surface, wherein the lower surface of the cover comprises a second panel configured to be positioned in spaced relation from and overlying the first panel of the base. 19. The lid assembly of claim 18, wherein at least a portion of the second panel engages at least one of the first and second surfaces of the first panel when the cover is in the closed position. 20. A container for containing a granular solid material, the container comprising: a bottom surface;at least one container wall extending upwardly from the bottom surface to define an interior chamber, wherein a distal end of the container wall defines an opening to provide access to the interior chamber; anda lid assembly configured to engage the opening, the lid assembly comprising: a base adapted to engage and interfit within the opening of the container, the base having a front section and a rear section and comprising: a first panel having first and second surfaces angularly oriented relative to one another to form a bridge wall, wherein a hole is defined in a portion of the first panel, wherein the hole places an upper surface of the base in communication with an opposed lower surface of the base, wherein the first surface is positioned between the hole and the second surface, wherein the bridge wall separates the front section of the base from the rear section of the base, and wherein the bridge wall is configured to restrict flow of the granular solid material from the front section to the rear section of the base;a sidewall attached to and surrounding the first panel to define a well, the sidewall adapted to engage the opening of the container;a third surface at least partially surrounding the hole; anda fourth surface positioned in the rear section of the base, wherein the fourth surface and a portion of an inner surface of the sidewall cooperate to define a cavity in the base, wherein an aperture is defined therein the cavity, wherein the aperture is flush with the upper surface of the base and places the upper surface of the base in communication with the opposed lower surface of the base, and wherein the aperture is configured to receive any granular solid material within the cavity and return the granular solid material to the container; anda cover mounted within the well in spaced relation from and overlying the first panel, wherein the cover is selectively rotatable relative to the base about and between an open position providing access to the hole, and a closed position in which access to the hole is restricted, and wherein in the closed position, at least a portion of the cover engages at least one of the first and second surfaces of the first panel when the cover is in the closed position. 21. The container of claim 20, further comprising a means for audibly signaling a user that that cover is in the closed position. 22. The container of claim 20, wherein the hole has an outer edge, wherein the third surface has an upper edge distal from the outer edge of the hole, wherein the third surface extends upwardly and outwardly away from the hole to the upper edge, and wherein the third surface is configured to funnel the granular solid material toward the hole. 23. The container of claim 22, wherein the upper edge of the third surface is substantially concentric with the hole. 24. The container of claim 23, wherein the hole is substantially triangular in cross-sectional shape, and wherein the substantially triangular cross-sectional shape of the hole is configured to reduce clogging of the hole due to clumps formed in the granular solid material. 25. The container of claim 20, wherein the fourth surface of the base extends downwardly at a substantially constant angle relative to the sidewall.
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