A container with a scoop. The container is adapted to retain the scoop in an opening of the container so that the scoop remains readily accessible to a user. The opening has a slot or a channel defined in an interior sidewall that is adapted to receive a tab and a free end of a handle that extend fr
A container with a scoop. The container is adapted to retain the scoop in an opening of the container so that the scoop remains readily accessible to a user. The opening has a slot or a channel defined in an interior sidewall that is adapted to receive a tab and a free end of a handle that extend from a cup portion of the scoop.
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1. An apparatus, comprising: a container comprising (i) a containment cavity having a bottom portion configured to rest upon a horizontal surface and side portions oriented perpendicularly with respect to said bottom portion, and (ii) a throat portion having at least one outer ridge on an outer surf
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An apparatus, comprising: a container comprising (i) a containment cavity having a bottom portion configured to rest upon a horizontal surface and side portions oriented perpendicularly with respect to said bottom portion, and (ii) a throat portion having at least one outer ridge on an outer surface of said throat, said at least one outer ridge being configured to mate with a lid, wherein said throat portion comprising an inner aperture allowing a substance to be placed into and removed from said containment cavity; anda scoop comprising a cup having a cup bottom and cup sides, a first substantially flat tab, and a second substantially flat tab, wherein said first tab has a length that is greater than a length of said second tab, a distal end of said first tab is affixed to a first location on said cup sides, a proximal end of said second tab is affixed to a second location on said cup sides;wherein said container comprises a channel that includes (i) an upper rim, (ii) a lower rim, and (iii) an outer portion that connects an outer end of said upper rim to an outer end of said lower rim, said channel having an opening toward an interior of said container, being located between said containment cavity and said throat portion and below said at least one outer ridge, having an inner diameter that is greater than an inner diameter of said throat portion, and having a width that is greater than a thickness of a proximal end of said first tab and a thickness of a distal end of said second tab;wherein said proximal end of said first tab slides into a first location in said channel, and said distal end of said second tab slides into a second location in said channel, thereby securing said scoop in relation to said container. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said side portions comprise a tubular portion, a cross-section of said containment cavity being circular. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said side portions comprise four side portions, a cross-section of said containment cavity being rectangular. 4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said proximal end of said first tab and said distal end of said second tab are arcuate, having degrees substantially equal to the degree of said interior of said container. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first and second tabs are resilient, thereby allowing at least a portion of said scoop to bend when said scoop is being attached to and removed from said container. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first location on said cup sides is 180 degrees removed from said second location on said cup sides. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein proximal ends of said cup sides define an aperture in said cup, and said first and second locations on said cup sides are at said proximal ends of said cup sides. 8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein distal ends of cup sides are affixed to said cup bottom, proximal ends of said cup sides define an aperture in said cup, and said first and second locations on said cup side are between said distal and proximal ends of said cup sides. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said at least one outer ridge comprises a plurality of outer, spiral ridges, allowing said lid to screw onto said throat portion. 10. An apparatus, comprising: a container comprising (i) a containment cavity having a bottom portion and a tubular side portion oriented perpendicularly with respect to said bottom portion, and (ii) a throat portion having at least one ridge on an outer surface of said throat portion for mating with a lid, wherein said containment cavity comprising an inner, upward-facing aperture; anda scoop comprising a cup, a first tab, and a second tab, wherein said first tab has a length that is greater than a length of said second tab, a distal end of said first tab is affixed to a first location on said cup, and a proximal end of said second tab is affixed to a second location on said cup;wherein said container comprises a inwardly-facing channel, said channel having a width that is greater than a thickness of a proximal end of said first tab and a thickness of a distal end of said second tab, being located between said containment cavity and said throat portion, below said at least one ridge on said outer surface of said throat portion, and having an inner diameter that is greater than an inner diameter of said throat portion;wherein said proximal end of said first tab is configured to mate with a first location in said channel, and said distal end of said second tab is configured to mate with a second location in said channel, thereby securing said scoop in relation to said container. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein at least one of said first and second tabs are resilient, thereby allowing at least a portion of said scoop to bend when said scoop is being attached to and removed from said container. 12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said cup has a cup bottom, cup sides, and an upward-facing aperture, and said first location on said cup is 180 degrees removed from said second location on said cup. 13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said first and second locations on said cup are on said cup sides adjacent said upward-facing aperture. 14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said first and second locations on said cup side are on said cup sides, between ends of said cup sides adjacent said upward-facing aperture and said cup bottom. 15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said at least one ridge comprises a plurality of outer, spiral ridges, allowing said lid to screw onto said throat portion. 16. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said at least one ridge allows said lid to snap-fit onto said throat portion. 17. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said channel comprises a single annular channel. 18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said channel has a circumference that is substantially the same as a circumference of said bottom portion of said container. 19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said first tab further includes a ridge that extends perpendicularly from a surface of said first tab, adding rigidity to said first tab. 20. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said channel is non-annular and comprises first and second slots, said first slot being configured to receive at least said proximal end of said first tab and said second slot being configured to receive at least said distal end of said second tab.
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Murdick Brian Kendall ; Osip Thomas Walter, Can for powder products having scoop retaining means.
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