Movable Bottom Jar

Abstract

The invention comprises a jar or storage container that has a moveable bottom platform with one vertical degree of translation. This will add the ability to move all of the jar's contents up or down, depending on the position of the bottom platform. For example, if some of the contents within the jar are removed then the moveable bottom can be shifted up to a higher location in order to bring the remaining contents back to the top.

1 . A device comprising: 
 a container with a movable platform.    
   
   
       2 . A device as in  claim 1  in which said container is used for food products.  
   
   
       3 . A device as in  claim 1  in which said movable bottom moves the contents of said device up and down.  
   
   
       4 . A device as in  claim 1  in which said container is a jar.  
   
   
       5 . A device as in  claim 1  which has a flexible liner within said container.  
   
   
       6 . A device as in  claim 1  in which said container has an inner wall and an outer wall and where said movable platform is the same shape, is perpendicular to and fits within the inner wall.  
   
   
       7 . A device as in  claim 1  in which a spring is positioned between said movable platform and the bottom of said container.  
   
   
       8 . A device as in  claim 7  in which said spring is counter balanced to the force of the contents of said container so that said movable platform moves up as the contents are removed.  
   
   
       9 . A device as in  claim 1  in which said container has an inner wall with a plurality of wedges attached to said inner wall.  
   
   
       10 . A device as in  claim 9  in which said container has material removed from the bottom forming a hole.  
   
   
       11 . A device as in  claim 10  in which said movable platform is pushed up and onto said wedges through said hole.  
   
   
       12 . A device as in  claim 9  in which said wedges are ⅓ and ⅔ up the inner wall of said container.  
   
   
       13 . A device as in  claim 9  in which there are four wedges per level and said wedges are located 90 degrees from the center of said container.  
   
   
       14 . A device as in  claim 9  which has a flexible liner within said container.  
   
   
       15 . A device as in  claim 1  in which said container has an inner wall with a plurality of teeth attached to said inner wall.  
   
   
       16 . A device as in  claim 15  in which said movable platform has a plurality of slots.  
   
   
       17 . A device as in  claim 16  in which said movable platform has a pole perpendicular to said platform.  
   
   
       18 . A device as in  claim 17  in which said slot lines up with said teeth.  
   
   
       19 . A device as in  claim 18  in which said movable platform is moved so said slots which line up with said teeth with said movable platform being pulled by said teeth and then being turned so the bottom of said movable platform rests on the top of said teeth.  
   
   
       20 . A device as in  claim 15  which has a flexible liner within said container.