Container having an integral handle an a closure

A container including, a molded resilient plastic vessel having a right circular cylindrical wall, a bottom formed integral with and adjacent to one end of the cylindrical wall to close that end of the cylindrical wall, said bottom being spaced away from the end of the cylindrical wall to form a free end, a top seal formed integral with the other end of the cylindrical wall defining an open end of the cylindrical wall, said top seal including a bead formed integral with the cylindrical wall, a top surface formed integral with the bead, a conical surface defining the outermost portion of the open end and contacting the top surface, a tapered side defining the outer periphery of the bead, a lower locking face formed integral with the bead and extending away from the open end, a handle assembly formed integral with the outer surface of the cylindrical wall adjacent to the open end, said handle assembly including a flange formed integral with the exterior surface of the side wall, a pair of handle abutments formed integral with the flange and being positioned on opposite sides of the flange, a locator ear formed integral with one of the abutments, said locator ear extending outward to provide an identifiable position on the vessel to position the vessel in a selected attitude, a handle having its opposite ends formed integral with the abutments, a pair of handle tabs formed integral with the flange and being positioned closer to the abutments than to the center of the handle;

• and a cover for removably and sealingly mounting on the open end of the vessel to close the vessel for retaining within the vessel materials including liquids, said cover including a circular top, said top having an annular groove in its outer surface for receiving a cylindrical wall of a vessel of a like container to facilitate stacking of the containers one on top of the other, a plug aperture in the center of the top, said plug aperture having a thread, a threaded plug removably mounted in the plug aperture to allow the plug to be removed to introduce materials into the container while the cover is sealingly mounted on the open end of the vessel, said plug having a slot in its center for receiving a tool to turn the plug, a ring wall formed integral with the outer periphery of the top, an annular interior seal formed integral with the interior surface of the top and being engageable with the top surface of the vessel to form a seal therebetween, an annular peripheral seal formed integral with the interior surface of the ring wall and being engageable with the tapered side of the bead of the vessel to form a seal therebetween, an annular bead formed integral with the ring wall, said annular bead having a cam face engageable with the side of he bead of the vessel, a cylindrical face abutting the cam face, a locking face abutting the cylindrical face engageable with the lower locking face of the bead of the vessel to hold the cover onto the vessel, said ring wall having an outwardly extending lip being positionable adjacent to the flange of the vessel, an annular wall formed integral with the top inside the ring wall, said annular wall being substantially perpendicular to the top, a plurality of annular sealing beads formed integral with the outer surface of the annular wall for sealing engagement with the interior of the cylindrical wall of the vessel to form seals therebetween, a plurality of locator baffels formed integral with the top cover within the annular wall, each of said locator baffels being substantially perpendicular to the top and being arranged radially on the top, each of said baffels being formed integral with the annular wall, each of said baffels having a bevel portion, and said annular wall having a beveled guide edge formed thereon and aligned with the bevel portions of the locator baffels for engaging the conical surface of the open end of the vessel to facilitate insertion of the annular wall into the cylindrical wall for application of the cover to the vessel.