Terry S Howell

US Patent:

20160270440, Sep 22, 2016

Filed:

Mar 20, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/663987

Inventors:

- Winston-Salem NC, US
Terry LeBron Howell - Knoxville TN, US
Erik Michael Hershey - Summerfield NC, US

International Classification:

A24F 23/00
A61J 1/00
B65D 53/00
B65D 43/02

Abstract:

A container configured to hold one or more units of a product is provided. The container may include a lid and a base. The lid may include a top wall and one or more lid sidewalls extending to a lower lip. The base may include a bottom wall and one or more base sidewalls extending to an upper lip. A channel may be defined at the one or more base sidewalls that extend around the perimeter of the base. A sealing member may be received in the channel. The sealing member may be configured to engage an inner surface of the one or more lid sidewalls when the lid is coupled to the base. Thereby, a storage compartment defined by the base may be sealed shut. A related method is also provided.