Food container with dispensing means

A combined storage and dispensing container for food, said container comprising a receptacle including a vertically extending peripheral wall, a closed bottom and an open top, said peripheral wall and bottom defining a receptacle interior, an insert carrier vertically slidable within said receptacle interior between a storage position adjacent said receptacle bottom and a dispensing position vertically spaced above said receptacle bottom, said carrier including a bottom, a peripheral wall fixed to said carrier bottom and extending upward therefrom and defining an upwardly opening chamber, and a handle affixed to and extending vertically from said carrier bottom, shoulder means on said receptacle wall inwardly directed into said receptacle interior and in vertically spaced relation above said receptacle bottom for selectively receiving said carrier bottom thereon and supporting said carrier in said dispensing position vertically spaced above said receptacle bottom, said handle being hollow and terminating in an open upper end, and a food gripping utensil slidably and removably received within a stored position in said handle through said open upper end, said handle, adjacent said open upper end, including a pair of slots vertically defined therein and opening upward, said utensil including a pair of laterally extending projections vertically receivable within said slots for a fixed positioning and a cooperative retention of said utensil in said handle.

A combined storage and dispensing container for food, said container comprising a receptacle including a vertically extending peripheral wall, a closed bottom and an open top, said peripheral wall and bottom defining a receptacle interior, an insert carrier vertically slidable within said receptacle interior between a storage position adjacent said receptacle bottom and a dispensing position vertically spaced above said receptacle bottom, said carrier including a bottom, a peripheral wall fixed to said carrier bottom and extending upward therefrom and defining an upwardly opening chamber, and a handle affixed to and extending vertically from said carrier bottom, shoulder means on said receptacle wall inwardly directed into said receptacle interior and in vertically spaced relation above said receptacle bottom for selectively receiving said carrier bottom thereon and supporting said carrier in said dispensing position vertically spaced above said receptacle bottom, guide means on said receptacle and carrier for stabilizing and guiding said carrier during movement of said carrier from said receptacle bottom to said dispensing position, said carrier, above said shoulder means, being rotatable relative to said receptacle for supporting engagement of said carrier bottom on said shoulder means, said guide means comprising a plurality of vertically extending ribs on said receptacle wall protecting into the interior of said receptacle, said carrier wall having recesses therein receiving said ribs and providing guided sliding movement between said carrier and said receptacle along the vertical extent of said ribs, said recess-received ribs precluding rotation of said carrier relative to said receptacle, said ribs terminate in upper ends defining said shoulder means, said carrier bottom to each side of each of said recesses extending radially beyond said recesses and engageable on said shoulder means upon rotation of said carrier above said shoulder means, said receptacle wall including a transparent window therein vertically above each of said ribs.

A combined storage and dispensing container for food, said container comprising a receptacle including a vertically extending peripheral wall, a closed bottom and an open top, said peripheral wall and bottom defining a receptacle interior, an insert carrier vertically slidable within said receptacle interior between a storage position adjacent said receptacle bottom and a dispensing position vertically spaced above said receptacle bottom, said carrier including a bottom, a peripheral wall fixed to said carrier bottom and extending upward therefrom and defining an upwardly opening chamber, and a handle affixed to and extending vertically from said carrier bottom, shoulder means on said receptacle wall inwardly directed into said receptacle interior and in vertically spaced relation above said receptacle bottom for selectively receiving said carrier bottom thereon and supporting said carrier in said dispensing position vertically spaced above said receptacle bottom, guide means on said receptacle and carrier for stabilizing and guiding said carrier during movement of said carrier from said receptacle bottom to said dispensing position, said carrier, above said shoulder means, being rotatable relative to said receptacle for supporting engagement of said carrier bottom on said shoulder means, said guide means comprising a plurality of vertically extending ribs on said receptacle wall protecting into the interior of said receptacle, said carrier wall having recesses therein receiving said ribs and providing guided sliding movement between said carrier and said receptacle along the vertical extent of said ribs, said recess-received ribs precluding rotation of said carrier relative to said receptacle, said ribs terminating in upper ends defining said shoulder means, said carrier bottom to each side of each of said recesses extending radially beyond said recesses and engageable on said shoulder means upon rotation of said carrier above said shoulder means, said handle being centrally fixed to said carrier bottom and extends upwardly therefrom beyond said carrier wall centrally therein, said handle terminating in an upper portion with a manually grippable exterior, and drainage apertures through said carrier bottom centrally about said handle, said handle including an upwardly domed base, said drainage apertures being defined below said domed base with said domed base rigidly engaged with said receptacle bottom radially outward of said drainage apertures by a plurality of radially extending bridging portions on said base which retain a central portion of said base above said receptacle bottom.

A combined storage and dispensing container for food, said container comprising a receptacle including a vertically extending peripheral wall, a closed bottom and an open top, said peripheral wall and bottom defining a receptacle interior, an insert carrier vertically slidable within said receptacle interior between a storage position adjacent said receptacle bottom and a dispensing position vertically spaced above said receptacle bottom, said carrier including a bottom, a peripheral wall fixed to said carrier bottom and extending upward therefrom and defining an upwardly opening chamber, and a handle affixed to and extending vertically from said carrier bottom, shoulder means on said receptacle wall inwardly directed into said receptacle interior and in vertically spaced relation above said receptacle bottom for selectively receiving said carrier bottom thereon and supporting said carrier in said dispensing position vertically spaced above said receptacle bottom, guide means on said receptacle and carrier for stabilizing and guiding said carrier during movement of said carrier from said receptacle bottom to said dispensing position, said carrier, above said shoulder means, being rotatable relative to said receptacle for supporting engagement of said carrier bottom on said shoulder means, said guide means comprising a plurality of vertically extending ribs on said receptacle wall protecting into the interior of said receptacle, said carrier wall having recesses therein receiving said ribs and providing guided sliding movement between said carrier and said receptacle along the vertical extent of said ribs, said recess-received ribs precluding rotation of said carrier relative to said receptacle, said ribs terminating in upper ends defining said shoulder means, said carrier bottom to each side of each of said recesses extending radially beyond said recesses and engageable on said shoulder means upon rotation of said carrier above said shoulder means, said handle being centrally fixed to said carrier bottom and extends upwardly therefrom beyond said carrier wall centrally therein, said handle terminating in an upper portion with a manually grippable exterior, and drainage apertures through said carrier bottom centrally about said handle, said handle being hollow and opening upwardly through an open upper end, and a food-picking implement vertically received within said handle through said open upper end thereof and removably retained therein.