Patent ID: 8317064

Claim:
A small-sized food storage receptacle with an air inlet, the storage receptacle comprising: a receptacle body having a food storage space adapted to be squeezed out of shape by an external pressure applied thereto and be returned to its original shape if the external pressure is removed so as to store a food of a relatively thick liquid state therein, a food outlet adapted to discharge the food to an outside when the food storage space is squeezed out of shape, the air inlet formed along a top portion of the food storage space so as to introduce external air to the food storage space, the air inlet directly receiving the food to be fed into the food storage space from an automatic feeding device in a food manufacturing company, and a sealing member adapted to block the air inlet after the food is filled in the food storage space to prevent the food from leaking to the outside due to an external impact, the sealing member being removable by a user; an air inlet cap made of a synthetic resin material and adapted to be separably coupled to and enclose an end portion of the receptacle body corresponding to the air inlet, the air inlet cap having a plurality of air holes punched to supply external air to the air inlet of the receptacle body from the inside of the air inlet cap and air hole opening/closing parts adapted to come into close contact with the air holes by means of a discharge pressure generated in the food storage space when the food storage space is squeezed so as to close the air holes and adapted to be separated from the air holes by means of an absorbing pressure generated in the food storage space when the food storage space is returned to its original shape after squeezing so as to allow the external air to be supplied to the food storage space; and a food outlet cap adapted to cover the food outlet of the receptacle body so as to prevent the food outlet from being stained and at the same time to control discharging of the food, the food outlet cap having a cap body coupled to the food outlet so as to permit a food discharge passageway to be narrow and a cover adapted to selectively block the food discharge passageway of the cap body.