Portable animal tamper-resistant container

Abstract

A tamper-resistant container defining an opening extending into a canister chamber. A lid is sized and configured to engage the canister rim for closure of the opening. The container is configured to be of a maximum height H less than or equal to 85% of a maximum width W.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A portable animal tamper-resistant container comprising:
 a canister having:
 a canister rim disposed about a central axis and defining an opening extending into a canister chamber; and 
 a bottom surface opposite the canister rim; and 
   a lid sized and configured to engage the canister for closure of the opening, the lid having an exposed top surface;   the portable animal tamper-resistant container having a maximum width equal to a maximum width defined by the canister or the lid along an axis perpendicular to the central axis;   the portable animal tamper-resistant container having a maximum height equal to the distance between the bottom surface of the canister and the exposed top surface of the lid when the lid is engaged with the canister rim;   the maximum height being less than or equal to 85% of the maximum width.   
     
     
         2 . The portable animal tamper-resistant container of  claim 1 , wherein the maximum height is less than or equal to 75% of the maximum width. 
     
     
         3 . The portable animal tamper-resistant container of  claim 1 , wherein the maximum height is less than or equal to 70% of the maximum width. 
     
     
         4 . The portable animal tamper-resistant container of  claim 1  wherein the canister and the lid are configured such that the lid is engageable to the canister adjacent the canister rim. 
     
     
         5 . The portable animal tamper-resistant container of  claim 1 , further comprising a locking pin, the locking pin having a locked position with the locking pin being engaged with the canister for mitigating disengagement of the lid from the canister rim, the locking pin having an unlocked position with the locking pin being unengaged with the canister. 
     
     
         6 . The portable animal tamper-resistant container of  claim 5 , further comprising a locking disc attached to the lid, the locking disc being sized and configured to move the locking pin from the unlocked position to the locked position upon rotation of the locking disc in relation to the lid. 
     
     
         7 . A portable animal tamper-resistant container comprising:
 a canister having a canister rim extending around a central axis and defining an opening extending into a canister chamber;   a lid sized and configured to engage the canister rim for closure of the opening;   a maximum width being defined by the container along an axis perpendicular to the central axis when the lid is attached to the canister;   a maximum height being defined by the container along an axis parallel to the central axis when the lid is attached to the canister;   the maximum height being less than or equal to 85% of the maximum width.   
     
     
         8 . The portable animal tamper-resistant container of  claim 7 , wherein the maximum height is less than or equal to 75% of the maximum width. 
     
     
         9 . The portable animal tamper-resistant container of  claim 7 , wherein the maximum height is less than or equal to 70% of the maximum width. 
     
     
         10 . The portable animal tamper-resistant container of  claim 7 , further comprising a locking pin, the locking pin having a locked position with the locking pin being engaged with the canister for mitigating disengagement of the lid from the canister rim, the locking pin having an unlocked position with the locking pin being unengaged with the canister. 
     
     
         11 . The portable animal tamper-resistant container of  claim 10 , further comprising an actuator attached to the lid, the actuator being sized and configured to move the locking pin from the unlocked position to the locked position upon rotation of the actuator in relation to the lid. 
     
     
         12 . The portable animal tamper-resistant container of  claim 7 , wherein the canister is formed of a polymer material having a plurality of structural ribs to increase the structural strength of the canister.