Patent ID: 8317024
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A food storage apparatus comprising: a base including opposed inner and outer surfaces; discontinuous first and second sockets formed in the base; a lid moveable between an open position away from the base and a closed position toward the base, the lid including opposed inner and outer surfaces; a protrusion formed in the lid; a cup-receiving seat formed in the lid; a cup moveable between free and storage positions relative to the seat, the cup including a top, an opposed bottom, a food containment area formed between the top and the bottom, and a height extending between the top and bottom; in the closed position of the lid, the inner surface of the lid and the inner surface of the base cooperate to bound a food storage area formed between the base and the lid; in the closed position of the lid, the protrusion in the lid relates to and is spaced apart from the first socket in the base, and the seat in the lid relates to and is spaced apart from the second socket in the base; in the storage position of the cup, the cup is received in the seat, a majority of the height of the cup extends into the seat, and a majority of the food containment area extends into the seat; and in the storage position of the cup, an interference fit couples the seat and the cup, wherein the interference fit restricts relative movement of the cup and the seat, and is characterized in that the cup relates to and frictionally engages the seat.