Multi-compartment membrane sealed container

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multi-compartment container. The multi-compartment container is used for the storage of food and non-food items. The multi-compartment container has a plurality of compartments that depends on the number of divider walls. The multi-compartment container has a removable divider that allows for the stacking of the container for shipping, prior to filling product into the container, and once filled with product, keeps the product separated. The multi-compartment container has a membrane seal and a lid.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a multi-compartment container. More particularly, the present invention relates to a multi-compartment container that generally comprises a base, a removable divider, a membrane seal, and a lid. More specifically, the present invention may contain one or more dispensing features. Even more particularly, the present invention relates to a multi-compartment container that has a removable divider such that the bases and dividers can be stacked for shipping purposes, wherein once assembled, allows single or multiple products to be contained within a single container without contacting one another.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Containers for storing different types of food and non-food materials are known in the art. More specifically in the art, there are various types of containers which provide multiple separate compartments for storing a variety of different types of materials. The benefit of these multi-compartment cont...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention is a multi-compartment container that allows for the efficient storage and shipment of various products, such as food and non-food items. The container has a base, lid, and membrane seal that can be separately manufactured and shipped separately, making assembly easier and more efficient. The container has compartments created by a removable divider that can be stacked upon or nested within other bases for more efficient use of space. The outer edges of the removable divider have a stepped portion, stack ledges or shoulders that fit on top of the similar stepped portion, shoulder or ledge of the base for centering and placement within the base. The multi-compartment container is designed to provide a fresh product or containment to a consumer, and the membrane seal is also advantageous in providing a fresh and safe product. The container can be used for storage and transport of various food and non-food items, ranging from very small to very large.

Problems solved by technology

However, some of these containers pose difficulties with regard to shipping, as either the product must be present in the container prior to shipping, or the container, including base and divider in one piece, must be shipped as a whole and then filled with the product.

The difficulty of multiple compartment containers in the art is that the dividers within the containers are either connected to the walls of the container or molded as one piece with the container base.

Thus, these containers consume a large amount of packing space making it more expensive and less efficient to ship them prior to sale.

Further, such containers are not capable of having different divider designs because the dividers are integral with the container.

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