Patent ID: 8225934

Claim:
A container system foldable into a placemat comprising: a front panel, a back panel, a center panel, and a border panel, wherein the front panel, back panel and border panel each include an inner edge and an outer edge, and wherein the center panel includes first, second and third inner edges and an outer edge; the center panel being foldably connected to the front panel, back panel, and border panel such that the first inner edge of the center panel is adjacent to the inner edge of the front panel, the second inner edge of the center panel is adjacent to the inner edge of the back panel, the third inner edge of the center panel is adjacent to the inner edge of the border panel; and an attachment mechanism extending along outer edges of the center panel, front panel, back panel, and border panel, the attachment mechanism having a starting point being substantially adjacent to an intersection of the front panel, center panel and border panel and an ending point being substantially adjacent to an intersection of the back panel, center panel and border panel, wherein the attachment mechanism allows closure of the container system to define a substantially enclosed interior space, a flap foldably connected to the outer edges of each of the front and back panels, whereby the flaps can articulate between folded and unfolded configurations, wherein the flaps each unfold in a same direction and form a continuous surface between the front panel, back panel, center panel and flaps, a fastener associated with each of the flaps and the front and back panels, whereby the fasteners hold the flaps to the front or back panels when the flaps are in a folded configuration, and wherein the surface area of each of the front and back panels is at least twice the surface area of the center panel.