Combination cutting board and sealable container
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing food storage containers and cutting boards are not integrated, leading to the need for separate items for chopping, storing, and presenting food, which increases kitchen clutter and inefficiency, and there is a lack of a solution for a single unit that can process, store, and present food effectively while maintaining presentation quality.
Innovation Solution
A stackable food storage container with a cutting board base and a sealable lid system, where the lid provides a water-tight seal and can be inverted for use as a bowl, featuring a recessed top surface for stacking and a peripheral channel for liquid collection, with clamps for secure engagement and tactile feet for stability, allowing the same unit to be used for cutting, storing, and presenting food.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate cutting boards and food storage containers are used, then the functionality for cutting and storing food is provided, but kitchen clutter increases and efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a cutting board and food storage container into a single integrated unit. The container includes a base with a cutting surface on its top, merging two previously separate kitchen tools into one multifunctional device that can both prepare and store food
Solution Approach 2:
The container base serves multiple functions: it acts as a food storage container, a cutting board, and a presentation platter. The lid can also function as a cutting surface when placed on its side, further expanding the universal utility of the single unit
2Adaptability or versatility
If a lid with cutting surface is used, then some food preparation is enabled, but rigidity and functionality of a conventional cutting board is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The cutting surface is merged with the rigid container base rather than being a separate lid component. This integration ensures the cutting surface has the full structural support and rigidity of the base, eliminating the flimsiness problem of lids with cutting surfaces
3Adaptability or versatility
If food is transferred to a storage container, then storage function is provided, but presentation quality of prepared food is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The container base is designed to serve as both a storage vessel and a presentation platter. Its aesthetic design and flat top surface allow it to function as a serving dish, eliminating the need to transfer food to maintain presentation quality
4Reliability
If a sealable container system is used, then protection from contamination is provided, but stacking and storage efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The container units are designed to nest within each other when not in use. The recessed top surface of each lid provides a stable platform for stacking another container, allowing efficient vertical storage of multiple sealable units without requiring excessive space
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention provides stackable food storage containers having a cutting board base with a peripheral channel that may receive fluids from food prepared on the cutting board and that may also receive the peripheral edge of a lid. The lid may include a peripheral gasket for sealing engagement with the base, and may be fastened to the cutting board base with a series of clamps provided on each side. The lid may be operable to cover prepared food on the base without disturbing it for storage and/or transport, and may also provide a water-tight seal along the perimeter of the cutting board and lid. Multiple cutting boards and sealable lids of different sizes may be placed in staggered nestable stacks.