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US 11,142,387 B2Granted
Alert handheld food storage container and method
AssigneeKeith Hall
InventorKeith Hall
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Abstract
A handheld food storage container including a body having a food storage area and an opening for receiving food items into the food storage area. The container may include a handle mounted to the body, a primary alert device housed in the handle, a secondary alert device housed in the body and a metal detector for detecting metal objects located in the food storage area and for causing the actuation of the primary alert device and the secondary alert device.
Claims17
A handheld food storage container, the handheld food storage container comprising:
- a body having a food storage area and an opening for receiving food items into the food storage area;
- a handle mounted to the body;
- a primary alert device housed in the handle;
- a secondary alert device housed in the body that is operable to illuminate at least an exterior portion of a floor of the container;
- and
- a metal detector for detecting metal objects located in the food storage area and for causing the actuation of the primary alert device and the secondary alert device.
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A method of providing an alert for a handheld food storage container, the method comprising:
- receiving a metal object through an opening in the handheld food storage container;
- detecting the metal object in a food storage area of the handheld food storage container;
- and
- in response to detecting the metal object:
- providing a primary alert at a handle of the container for a first duration;
- and
- providing a secondary alert for a second duration that is longer than the first duration, wherein the secondary alert illuminates at least an exterior portion of a floor of the container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.