Shot carrier with securing hooks and methods of using same

Abstract

In some embodiments, a shot carrier includes a bottom, a circumferential sidewall joined to the bottom at one end, and forming an opening at an opposite end, and a lid having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lid being mateable with the circumferential sidewall and configured and arranged to cover the opening, the lid having at least two hooks facing different directions disposed on the upper surface.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A shot carrier, comprising:
 a bottom;   a circumferential sidewall joined to the bottom at one end, and forming an opening at an opposite end; and   a lid having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lid being mateable with the circumferential sidewall and configured and arranged to cover the opening, the lid having at least two hooks facing different directions disposed on the upper surface.   
     
     
         2 . The shot carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the at least two hooks comprises two hooks. 
     
     
         3 . The shot carrier of  claim 2 , wherein the two hooks include a larger hook and a smaller hook. 
     
     
         4 . The shot carrier of  claim 2 , wherein the two hooks include two hooks of an identical shape and size. 
     
     
         5 . The shot carrier of  claim 2 , wherein the two hooks include are at least partially nested within one another. 
     
     
         6 . The shot carrier of  claim 2 , wherein the two hooks are oriented in opposite directions. 
     
     
         7 . The shot carrier of  claim 2 , wherein the two hooks face one another. 
     
     
         8 . The shot carrier of  claim 2 , wherein the two hooks define a cavity therebetween. 
     
     
         9 . The shot carrier of  claim 2 , wherein the two hooks are flexible. 
     
     
         10 . The shot carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the circumferential sidewall is tapered to form a conical receptacle. 
     
     
         11 . The shot carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the at least two hooks, the bottom, the sidewall and the lid comprise a plastic. 
     
     
         12 . A shot carrier, comprising:
 a bottom;   a circumferential sidewall joined to the bottom at one end, and forming an opening at an opposite end; and   a lid having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lid being mateable with the circumferential sidewall and configured and arranged to cover the opening, the lid having two hooks facing one another disposed on the upper surface.   
     
     
         13 . The shot carrier of  claim 12 , wherein the two hooks include a larger hook and a smaller hook. 
     
     
         14 . The shot carrier of  claim 12 , wherein the two hooks include two hooks of an identical shape and size. 
     
     
         15 . The shot carrier of  claim 12 , wherein the two hooks include are partially nested within one another. 
     
     
         16 . The shot carrier of  claim 12 , wherein the two hooks face one another. 
     
     
         17 . The shot carrier of  claim 12 , wherein the two hooks define a cavity therebetween. 
     
     
         18 . The shot carrier of  claim 12 , wherein the two hooks are flexible. 
     
     
         19 . The shot carrier of  claim 12 , wherein the circumferential sidewall is tapered to form a conical receptacle.