Salad bowl having a refrigerant chamber

A refrigerated salad bowl for maintaining the contents thereof at a temperature that is substantially below the temperature of the ambient environment, said salad bowl comprising:

• a substantially concave shaped interior bowl;
• a substantially concave shaped exterior bowl;
• said interior bowl and said exterior bowl each having a rim;
• said interior bowl being substantially smaller than said exterior bowl and being disposed substantially within said exterior bowl to thereby form a chamber therebetween;
• a surface joining said rim of said interior bowl and said rim of said exterior bowl, said surface bounding, at least in part, said chamber;
• a vent hole communicating with said chamber and provided in said surface joining said rims of said interior and exterior bowls;
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• lid means for covering said interior bowl.

A refrigerated salad bowl for maintaining the contents thereof at a substantially reduced temperature, said salad bowl comprising:

• a substantially concave shaped interior bowl having a rim and an integrally formed flange extending radially outward from said rim;
• a substantially concave shaped exterior bowl having a rim;
• said exterior bowl being of substantially greater dimensions than said interior bowl, and said exterior bowl being disposed about said interior bowl such that said rims of said exterior and interior bowls are substantially coplanar and such that a chamber is formed between said exterior and interior bowls;
• said flange of said interior bowl connecting with said rim of said exterior bowl;
• a vent hole passing through said flange;
• a lid member for covering said interior bowl, said lid member having a periphery substantially matching said rim of said interior bowl;
• a releasable seal between said periphery of said lid member and said rim of said interior bowl;
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• a hinge substantially bisecting said lid member and thereby dividing said lid member into first and second lid portions;
• said first lid portion being removable from said rim of said interior bowl by a pivoting motion about said hinge while said second lid portion remains sealed to said rim of said interior bowl by said releasable seal;
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• said second lid portion being removable from said rim of said interior bowl by a pivoting motion about said hinge while said first lid portion remains sealed to said rim of said interior bowl by said releasable seal.