Patent ID: 7891493

Claim:
A method for carrying a plurality of meal containers, comprising: providing: an insulated housing having a closed bottom, a closed top located substantially vertically above the bottom, and at least one side wall having a first opening proximate the top of the housing and a second opening proximate the bottom of the housing, the first opening being sized to receive at least one meal container therethrough, the second opening being sized to allow removal of at least one meal container from within the housing as received within the housing from the first opening and to preclude simultaneous removal of all of the meal containers from within the housing, thereby limiting heat transfer from within the housing; a first door operably connected with the housing, the first door movable between an open position, wherein at least one meal container may be loaded into the housing via the first opening, and a closed position, wherein the first door covers the first opening, thereby limiting heat transfer from within the housing; and a second door operably connected with the housing, the second door movable between an open position, wherein at least one meal container as received within the housing from the first opening may be removed from within the housing via the second opening, and a closed position, wherein the second door covers the second opening, thereby limiting heat transfer from within the housing; moving the first door into the open position of the first door and the second door into the closed position of the second door; placing at least one meal container into the housing through the first opening; moving the first door into the closed position of the first door and the second door into the open position of the second door; and removing the at least one meal container from the housing through the second opening.