Food container

a food container and container body technology, applied in the field of food containers, can solve the problems of food products that have overstayed their welcome, gone bad, leftovers to be stored and refrigerated,

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-05-19
PIRRELLA KIMBERLY
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[0008]An object of the present invention to provide for a novel food container for use in a refrigerator which in...

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Depending upon the number of people consuming the food, the portion may be too large for complete consumption and result in leftovers to be stored and refrigerated for later consumption.
Still further, with many families being dual income families having both parents working outside the home and the youth of today being involved in multiple activities...

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[0015]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a food container 10 of the present invention. Food container 10 comprises a base member 12 having a bottom 14, and four sides 16, 18, 20, and 22 (not shown). Base member 12 has an open top defining a cavity (not shown). Securable to the base member is a lid 30. Lid 30 may be hingeably secured to the base member and have snap fit securing means, or the lid 30 may be completely separate from the base member 12 and have snap fit securing means 32 around all four of the upper peripheral edges of the base member 12. The base member 12 and the lid 30 are made of semi-rigid material such as plastic, and they may be transparent, translucent, or opaque.

[0016]Incorporated into the lid 30 of the food container 10 is a weekly calendar indicia 34. The calendar indicia 34 comprises seven raised, resilient depressible buttons 35 through 41, each button having a day of the week or the first letter of the day of the week embossed or imprinted thereon. As illustr...

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Abstract

A food container for the storage of left over food or unused portions of food in a refrigerator for subsequent use, the food container having a base member and a securable lid member of semi-rigid material, the lid being snap fit or hingeably secured to the base member, the lid member having indicia incorporated therein identifying the days of the week which allow the user to identify the day upon which food was introduced in the container for storage, which indicia can be reset when the contained food is consumed and the container is reused at a later date.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Applicant claims the benefit of provisional application Ser. No. 62 / 123,386, filed Nov. 17, 2014.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a food container for the storage of food, either freshly prepared, or leftovers, or unused portions, in a refrigerator. More particularly, it addresses a food container, the lid of which contains the days of the week indicia allowing the user to identify the day in which the food stuff was placed in the container for storage and refrigeration.[0004]2. Description of the Prior Art[0005]Left over food from a meal or unused portions of food present daily predicaments to homemakers, cooks, and chefs. Depending upon the number of people consuming the food, the portion may be too large for complete consumption and result in leftovers to be stored and refrigerated for later consumption. Alternatively, many cooks prepare meals in advance and wish to refrigerate this food unt...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D51/24
CPCB65D51/245B65D2203/00
Inventor PIRRELLA, KIMBERLY
Owner PIRRELLA KIMBERLY
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