Patent ID: 8550290
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: A45C

Abstract:
1. A portable storage container having a means for manually adjustable ventilation, comprising: a plurality of walls, wherein said plurality of walls are edgedly engaged thereby forming a closable said portable storage container defining an inner storage volume; and said plurality of walls includes a bottom wall, a top wall, a front wall, a back wall, a right side wall, and a left side wall; and at least one door configured from at least one of said plurality of walls for accessing said inner storage volume; and at least one of said plurality of walls, having a substantially planar portion, wherein said substantially planar portion includes an aperture ventilation assembly thereon for controlling the amount of ventilation between said inner storage volume and an ambient atmosphere surrounding said portable storage container; and said aperture ventilation assembly, comprising a plurality of wall apertures forming a wall aperture array disposed on said substantially planar portion located on said at least one of said plurality of walls, wherein each said wall aperture includes a wall aperture geometry comprising a wall aperture shape and a wall aperture size; and a shutter member having a substantially planar configuration, comprising a plurality of shutter apertures forming a shutter aperture array disposed thereon, wherein each said shutter aperture includes a shutter aperture geometry comprising a shutter aperture shape and a shutter aperture size; said aperture ventilation assembly comprises a ventilation level, including a closed state and a fully open state, and is further characterized by said shutter member superjacently emplaced over said wall aperture array located inside said inner storage volume, and a system for slidingly holding said shutter member against said wall aperture array, comprising a first magnetic fastening material comprised from at least one magnet, ferrous material, or combination thereof; and a second magnetic fastening material comprised from at least one magnet, ferrous material, or combination thereof; wherein said first magnetic fastening material is fastened onto said shutter member and said second magnetic fastening material is fastened onto said wall aperture array, such that a linear sliding relationship including a frictional engagement between said shutter member and said wall aperture array such that in said closed state, said inner storage volume is substantially sealed off from said ambient atmosphere.