Smart container

Abstract

The present invention is for a smart container that allows consumers the ability to quickly and easily disassembled the container to allow families to extract the substance from the bottom of the container, so families can save food and money. The smart container is equip with a tamper proof label that has a seal to alert consumers when a label of the container has been broken or tampered with. The label for said container is applied to the hollow body member and the receptacle base member. The label has advertising indicia place on the container so as to be able to market the manufacturer's brand of goods. The smart container is also able to adjust the size of the container so as to save fridge and / or counter space, when the top portion of the container has been used.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 120 and under all applicable U.S. statutes and regulations, to U.S. application Ser. No.: 12 / 380,534, filed Feb. 27, 2009.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to an article of manufacture intended for use as a container. The invention enables a user to adjust the size of the container based upon the amount of substance held in the container, in an effort to save fridge and / or counter space. As such, there is a need in the art for a Smart Container.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Wholesale warehouse chains such as Costco and Walmart (Sam's Club) focuses on selling products at low prices often at very high volume. These goods are usually bulk-packaged and marketed primarily to large families and businesses. Furthermore, those wholesale warehouse chains do not carry multiple brands or varieties where the item is essentially the same except when it has a house brand...

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Benefits of technology

[0011]It also an object of the invention to provide a manufacturer's container which can be disassembled quickly and easily to allow families to extract the substance from the bottom of the container, so families can save food and money.

[0012]It an object of the invention to provide a label that is applied to said hollow body member and said receptacle base member, wherein said label is perforated around the point where said hollow body member and said receptacle base member are connect to allow for quick and easy separation of the top half and bottom half of the label that is applied to the container, through the use of threading.

[0015]It is a further object of the invention to provide a manufacturer's container that can be disassembled after an user has consumed half of the substance held in the container.

[0020]It is also one of the objectives of the invention to provide a new manufacturer's container that can be disassembled to allow families to easily extract all of the substance from the bottom of the container.

[0021]It is another objectives of the invention to provide a new manufacturer's container that can be disassembled so the user does not get any of the substance on his / her hands and / or clothing; allowing the user to easily extract a substance such as peanut butter, or mayonnaise from a receptacle base member of the container.

[0022]It is also an object of the present invention to provide a container that is easy to manufacture, simple to assemble, reliable in operation, and relatively inexpensive to produce.

Problems solved by technology

Furthermore, those wholesale warehouse chains do not carry multiple brands or varieties where the item is essentially the same except when it has a house brand to sell, typically under the Kirkland Signature label for Costco or the Member's Mark for Sam's Club.

As a result businesses, families, and individuals are stuck with large bulky containers that store these various edible substances or foods such as peanut butter, mayonnaise, ketchup, and mustard.

Unfortunately, some of these large bulky items require fridgeration.

In fact, in a difficult economy families are looking for a way to save a buck.

Unfortunately, manufactures have not kept up with the times in manufacturing their products in new storage containers that can help family extract the various substances from the bottom of a container, which are always difficult to extract.

A typically problem that most user's encounter when reaching into the lower portion of a container is that the user will get a substance on his / her hands and / or clothing when reaching into the container.

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