inches a pair of side walls 11 extend between the bottom wall 9 and the top wall 10 and include edges at the front end of the container 1 which are sloped at the approximately 45 u00b0 angle the bottom wall 9 extends forward farther than the top wall 10 thus defining a lip a cover or lid 4 is fastened to the front edge of the top wall 10 by one continuous hinge 5 as can be seen from the drawing figure the lid 4 has a length substantially equal to the length of the sloped edges of the side walls 11 and is biased by gravity to pivot downward into engagement with the bottom 9 of the container 1 the lid 4 has turned down edges along two sides to effect sealing of the container a metal tab 8 is riveted or welded to the lid 4 and is provided with a hole for receiving a push pull operating rod 6 the hole being only slightly larger than the diameter of the rod 6 a locking device must be provided on the end of the rod 6 on the backside ofthe metal tab 8 to prevent disengagement of the tab 8 and the rod 6 opposite the open end of the container 1 is an end which is closed by a rear wall 2 the rear wall 2 is provided with a hole also only slighly larger than the rod 6 to permit the lid 4 to be operated from the closed end of the container 1 a knob 7 can be mounted on the rod 6 for easier control of the push pull action a pair of handles 3 is secured to the container 1 one handle 3 mounted on the top wall.