US 8,464,891 B2 · Hot/cold container and lid

Abstract

A hot/cold container and lid is described. The container comprising: a bottom plate; a plurality of inner walls extending substantially perpendicular to said bottom plate, forming a hollow, therebetween; a plurality of outer walls extending substantially perpendicular to the bottom plate and substantially parallel to, and spaced from, a corresponding one of the inner walls, the spacing forming a compartment between the inner and outer walls, wherein corresponding ones of the inner and outer walls are attached at selected points between the inner and outer walls to provide at least one substantially uninterrupted compartment, therebetween. The Lid may be of a transparent, semi-transparent or opaque material and may be of a material that operates as a cutting board.

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Dependent claims

A container comprising:

a bottom plate;
four inner walls extending substantially perpendicular to said bottom plate, forming a hollow therebetween, the intersection of two adjacent inner walls forming an inner corner;
four outer walls extending substantially perpendicular to said bottom plate, said outer walls being substantially parallel to, and spaced a selected distance from said inner walls, the intersection of two adjacent outer walls forming an outer corner;
a columnar member attaching each inner corner to a corresponding outer corner, each columnar member extending along the entire length of each of said inner corner and said corresponding outer corner to provide at least four substantially uninterrupted compartments;
and
a space formed within said bottom plate, extending substantially through said bottom plate, wherein access to said space is made through an opening in one of said outer walls.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Hot/cold container and lid

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Hot/cold container and lid

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Abstract

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