IMPROVED CONTAINER AND LID ASSEMBLY
A plastic container (50) and lid (100) assembly for storing liquid coating materials. The container (50) has a body (51) with a bottom wall (52), at least four sidewalls (54) and a neck. The neck defines a wide mouth opening and including threads (66) for receiving mating threads on the lid (100). The lid (100) also has a plurality of lugs, extending radially from the lid and terminating at or before the lugs extend beyond the container sidewalls when the lid is in sealed engagement with the container (50). The body also has an integral handle (84) for lifting the container and the container neck supports a bail-type handle (120) also for lifting the container (150). The integral handle (84) and bail-type handles (120) do not extend beyond the container sidewall. The contianer (50) and lid (100) have an effective packing footprint and an effective packing volume substantially conforms to the effective packing footprint and the effective parking volume of a conventional metal paint can.