Vacuum insulated storage containers having a peanut-shaped cross-section

Abstract

Vacuum insulated storage containers storage containers are provided. In some embodiments, an insulating container is provided comprising: a receptacle that comprises (i) an inner receptacle, (ii) a rounded outer receptacle, and (iii) a first gasket, wherein the rounded outer receptacle has a peanut-shaped cross-sectional area, wherein the first gasket is configured to form a first seal between the inner receptacle and the rounded outer receptacle, wherein a first independent compartment, a second independent compartment, and a third independent compartment are formed in the inner receptacle, wherein the first independent compartment, the second independent compartment, and the third independent compartment are configured to each store food items having varying temperatures, wherein an area of the first compartment is approximately equivalent to a combined area of the second independent compartment and the third independent compartment, and wherein a vacuum cavity is formed between an outer wall of the inner receptacle and an inner wall of the rounded outer receptacle; a lid structure that comprises an inner lid portion, a rounded outer lid portion, and a second gasket configured to form a second seal between the inner lid portion and the rounded outer lid portion, wherein a cavity is formed between an outer wall of the inner lid portion and an inner wall of the rounded outer lid portion, wherein a bottom surface of the inner lid portion includes a plurality of protrusions that correspond with each of the first independent compartment, the second independent compartment, and the third independent compartment, and wherein a cross-sectional area of the rounded outer lid portion is peanut-shaped; and a plurality of latches that are each connected to a protrusion on the lid structure, wherein each of the plurality of latches connected the lid structure to the receptacle.

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