# US 7,607,540 B2 · Portable food storage container > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,607,540 B2 - Document ID: US7607540B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/858,772 - Filed: 2007-09-20 - Published: 2009-03-26 - Granted: 2009-10-27 - Earliest claimed: 2007-09-20 - Inventors: Donna Ballard - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7607540B2 ## CPC - A45C 11/20: Lunch or picnic boxes or the like - F25D 3/08: portable, i.e. adapted to be carried personally - F25D 2303/082: disposed in a cold storage element not forming part of a container for products to be cooled, e.g. ice pack or gel accumulator - F25D 2303/0841: external to the container for a beverage, e.g. a bottle, can, drinking glass or pitcher - F25D 2303/0843: on the side of the product - A45C: PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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; and iii. a flanged base; c. an insulated beverage container comprising: i. a cylindrically shaped interior space capable of holding a beverage container; and ii. a plurality of exterior surfaces, including a top, bottom, and four sides; and 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; and 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The food and beverage storage container of claim 1, further comprising: a. an enclosed utensil holder attached to the top side of the plate. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The food and beverage storage container of claim 1, further comprising: a. a plurality of protrusions on the exterior of the bottom surface of the box member. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The food and beverage storage container of claim 1, further comprising: a. a plurality of brace members on the interior of the bottom side of the box member. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The food and beverage storage container of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of recesses on the interior of the bottom side of the box member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The food and beverage storage container of claim 1, further comprising a bowl having a top side and an underside, wherein the inside surface of said top wall portion comprises the underside of the bowl. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The food and beverage storage container of claim 6, further comprising a lid having a top side and a bottom side wherein the lid is attachable to the top side of the bowl. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The food and beverage storage container of claim 7, wherein a handle member is attached to the top side of the lid. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The food and beverage storage container of claim 1, further comprising a locking means between the top wall portion and a side wall portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The food and beverage storage container of claim 9, wherein the locking means comprises a latch mechanism attached to the top wall portion and a side wall portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The food and beverage storage container of claim 9, wherein said top wall portion is connectable to and removable from at least two of said other wall portions, and is securable to said box member by a latch mechanism. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The food and beverage storage container of claim 1, further comprising a slot located on an outside surface of the container capable of holding a card. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The food and beverage storage container of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of protrusions located on the bottom of the exterior surface of the insulated beverage container. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The food and beverage storage container of claim 1, further comprising a utensil holder means located on the foldable plate. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The food and beverage storage container of claim 1, wherein the tracks on the top side of the plate comprise a plurality of indentations. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The food and beverage storage container of claim 1, wherein the modular food containers further comprise protrusions on at least two sides. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The food and beverage storage container of claim 1, wherein the container is made of plastic.