Storage container provided with lid

A storage container includes:

• a container body having a bottom, a side wall extending upwardly from the bottom, an internal storage space surrounded by the side wall, a top edge and an open top defined by the top edge,
• a lid placed on the container body for opening and closing the open top, comprising a plate-shaped portion and a neck portion extending downwardly from at least a part of opposite sides of the plate-shaped portion, and
• an actuating apparatus configured to actuate the lid to move between a closed position where the storage container is closed and a release position where the storage container is ready to open,
• characterized in that,
• one or more body cam surfaces are arranged on an outer surface of the side wall of the container body at one or more positions adjacent to the open top, and one or more lid cam surfaces are arranged on an inner side surface of the neck portion of the lid in such a manner that the lid cam surfaces are configured to oppose the body cam surfaces respectively, and
• the lid is locked in the closed position by moving the lid in a first direction so as to bring the lid cam surfaces into abutment on and engage with the body cam surfaces, and the lid is moved to the release position by moving the lid in a second direction so as to disengage the lid cam surfaces from the body cam surface.