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US 7,607,540 B2Granted
Portable food storage container
OwnerDonna Ballardinventor
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Abstract
The invention described herein comprises a food storage container that provides an insulated box member having a plurality of walls defining an internal cavity, and at least one wall being hinged or otherwise movable to enable access to the interior. The box is conditioned to carry a plurality of internal, modular storage bin members of various shapes and capacities.
Claims17
A food and beverage storage container comprising:
- a. a box member having top, bottom, right, left, back and front wall portions defining an interior space, each of said wall portions having an inside and an outside surface, and said top wall portion providing a door being connected to the box member to enable access to said interior space;
- b. a plurality of modular food containers, each comprising:
- i. an interior space capable of holding comestible products;
- ii. a lid;
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- iii. a flanged base;
- c. an insulated beverage container comprising:
- i. a cylindrically shaped interior space capable of holding a beverage container;
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- ii. a plurality of exterior surfaces, including a top, bottom, and four sides;
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- d. a foldable plate having a top side and a bottom side comprising:
- i. a plurality of tracks on the top side of the plate capable of accepting the flanged bases of the modular food containers, wherein said tracks are capable of sliding engagement with the flanges of the modular food containers;
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- ii. a hinge that allows the plate to be folded into two substantially planar sections at an approximate 90 degree angle such that the bottom side of each section is capable of abutting two adjoining interior wall portions of the box member when said plate is folded.
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