FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention, embodying our new design, shown with a cap on the top surface;
FIG. 2 is a side view of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a top view of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is an alternate perspective view of the present invention, shown with an alternative closure;
FIG. 6 is a top view of the present invention; and,
FIG. 7 is a side view of the present invention.
Features shown in broken lines in the drawings are not part of the claim.
	
	  
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