Patent ID: 8100285

Claim:
A container comprising: a food storage component comprising at least one side wall, a side wall outer surface, a side wall inner surface, and a rim extending along an edge of the at least one side wall; and a lid component that is releasably attachable to the food storage component along the rim; said food storage component and said lid providing a sealed volume operatively adapted for food storage that is bound by (i) the inner surface of the at least one side wall and (ii) an outer surface of the lid when the lid is releasably attached to the food storage component; at least a portion of a cross-section of the at least one side wall extending from the side wall inner surface to the side wall outer surface comprises a multi-layered structure comprising: an inner layer of food grade silicone material; an outer layer of food grade silicone material; and an intermediate layer of a high temperature polymer encapsulated by said inner and outer layers, wherein said intermediate layer comprises a ribbon structure comprising a single continuous star-like structure having a single central ribbon portion and multiple appendages extending from the single central ribbon portion, said multiple appendages extending along a height direction from a lower portion of said food storage component to an upper portion of said food storage component.