Patent ID: 8302801
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: B33Y,B65D,F25D

Abstract:
1. A telescoping egg container comprising a plurality of egg holder units, the plurality of egg holder units having at least a front egg holder unit and a rear egg holder unit, wherein the egg holder units each comprise a frame having an upper surface and side walls, at least one open recessed region in the upper surface, and at least one egg retention member within the at least one open recessed region being adapted to assist in holding an egg in place in the egg container, each egg retention member being attached to the frame, wherein the plurality of egg holder units can be nested together such that they can be collapsed or extended as the front egg holder unit is pulled to extend it away from the rear egg holder unit, wherein the telescoping egg container in the extended state is capable of holding a larger number of eggs than in the collapsed state; wherein the frame further comprises two substantially vertical side walls having a height, and wherein the height of the side walls of each egg holder unit differs from the height of the side walls of any adjacent egg holder unit, with the rear egg holder unit having the greatest height, such that when the telescoping egg container is resting on a flat supporting surface, each side wall of each egg holder unit can maintain contact with the flat supporting surface both in the extended state and in the collapsed state.