Storage Container Having Collapsible Bottom

摘要

A food storage container that includes an upper portion and a lower portion wherein the upper portion is manufactured from a collapsible material and is operable to collapse inwards towards the upper portion. The upper portion further includes an annular support wall having an inner surface with an upper section and a lower section, the upper section having threads disposed thereon. A top member is included having a threaded portion operable to couple with the threads on the upper section. The top member further includes a rim member and a channel formed therein with a rotating disk movably mounted thereto. The lower portion has a contiguous wall and a bottom defining an interior volume with the wall being angular in configuration defining an upper section and a lower section. A seam is present between the upper section and lower section and facilitates the collapsing of the lower portion.

主权项

1. A food storage container having a collapsible portion comprising:
a body, said body having an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion of said body having a wall, said wall of said upper portion having an upper edge and a lower edge, said wall of said upper portion having an upper opening and a lower opening with a passage therethrough, said wall of said upper portion having an inner surface, said inner surface having a lower section and an upper section, said lower portion of said body having a support ring, said support ring having a wall, said support ring operable to extend into the passage of said upper portion of said body adjacent to the inner surface of the wall of said upper portion of said body, said support ring having a ledge member, said ledge member extending outward from said wall of said support ring, said lower portion of said body further including an upper section and a lower section extending downward from said ledge member in its first position, said upper section and said lower section contiguously formed with a collapsible material, said upper section and said lower section having an interior volume operable to receive food therein, said upper section and said lower section being angularly oriented with respect to each other; a top member, said top member being releasably secured to said upper portion of said body proximate said upper opening, said top member including a planar upper surface and a rim member, said rim member being perpendicular with the planar upper surface and extending upwards therefrom, said top member having an aperture, wherein said lower portion of said body is operable to collapse into said upper portion of said body in order to assist in the removal of food stored within the lower portion of said body.