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AssigneePreferred Market Research, Inc.
InventorsSu Hui Chung, Antonio De Gregorio
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A container including a pail and a lid with a retractable spout disposed in an opening defined in the lid. The spout is displaceable between a retracted position with said spout projecting inwardly into the pail and an extended position with the spout projecting outwardly from the lid away from the pail. The spout has a free end and an opposite end permanently secured at all times to the lid proximate the opening irrespective of the positioning of the spout. In a preferred embodiment, the lid is secured to the pail so as to form an airtight seal therebetween. The spout and lid also preferably form an airtight seal therebetween. The container is used to store any product, for example, a salt product used to melt ice on outdoor surfaces in cold weather.
A container for storing a product, said container comprising:
A method for manufacturing a container including a pail and a non-releasable lid with a retractable spout disposed in an opening defined in said lid, comprising the steps of:
The method in accordance with claim28, wherein said salt product is at least one of sodium chloride, calcium chloride, and magnesium chloride.
A method for manufacturing a container containing a product, comprising the steps of:
A method for dispensing a product from a container in which said product is stored, said container including a pail and a lid non-releasably secured to said pail with said product disposed therein, said lid having a retractable spout disposed in an opening defined in said lid and a cap for closing a free end of said spout, comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.