Dual compartment storage container

Abstract

A dual compartment storage container including an upper body member pivotally attached to a lower body member, an upper compartment and a lower compartment, the two segregated compartments being accessible through separate openings. The upper compartment is designed to contain wet items such as baby wipes, and the lower compartment is designed to contain dry items such as facial tissues. The upper compartment is accessible through an access opening, while the lower compartment is accessible by pivotally moving the upper body member relative to the lower body member. As a result, one compartment may be accessed while the other remains closed and vice versa. In another embodiment, the divider member may be removed to create one large compartment accessible via two separate openings.

1 . A storage container comprising: 
 a lower body member;    an upper body member pivotally attached to said lower body member, said upper body member including an access opening;    an access lid pivotally attached to said storage container, said access lid being positioned and located to selectively close the access opening associated with said upper body member; and    a divider member removably securable to said storage container, said divider member separating said storage container into an upper compartment and a lower compartment, said upper compartment being accessible though said access opening and said lower compartment being accessible by pivotally moving said upper body member relative to said lower body member.    
   
   
       2 . The storage container of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 side portions associated with said upper body member;    at least one protrusion associated with said side portions protruding inwardly towards the interior of said storage container; and    at least one recessed portion associated with said divider member, said at least one recessed portion being shaped and sized so as to receive said at least one protrusion when said divider member is removably secured to said storage container.    
   
   
       3 . The storage container of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 side portions associated with said upper body member;    at least one flange associated with said side portions extending inwardly towards the interior of said storage container;    a lip portion extending around the periphery of said divider member; and    a securing edge associated with said upper body member;    said divider member being removably secured to said storage container by positioning said lip portion between said flange and said securing edge.    
   
   
       4 . The storage container of  claim 1  wherein said access opening and said access lid include seal means for creating a seal therebetween.  
   
   
       5 . The storage container of  claim 1  wherein said access lid is removably secured to said upper body member, said access lid being held in its closed position via a securement means.  
   
   
       6 . The storage container of  claim 1  wherein said upper body member is removably secured to the lower body member in its closed position via a securement means.  
   
   
       7 . The storage container of  claim 1  wherein said divider member includes a retaining wall extending around the periphery thereof.  
   
   
       8 . The storage container of  claim 5  wherein said securement means includes a flange member associated with said upper body member adjacent said access opening and a recessed portion associated with said access lid, said flange member being engageable with said recessed portion when said access lid is in its closed position.  
   
   
       9 . The storage container of  claim 6  wherein said securement means includes a recess associated with said upper body member and a flange member associated with said lower body member, said flange member being removably received within said recess when said upper body member is in its closed position.  
   
   
       10 . A storage container comprising: 
 a lower body member;    an upper body member attached to said lower body member via at least one hinge member integrally connected to both said upper body member and said lower body member;    an access opening associated with said upper body member;    an access lid attached to said lower body member via at least one hinge member for providing access to said access opening; and    a divider member removably attachable to said upper body member and separating the storage container into an upper compartment and a lower compartment, said upper compartment being accessible through said access opening and said lower compartment being accessible by moving said upper body member relative to said lower body member about said at least one hinge member.    
   
   
       11 . The storage container of  claim 10  further comprising: 
 side portions associated with said upper body member;    a plurality of protrusions associated with said side portions extending inwardly therefrom toward the interior of said storage container; and    a plurality of recessed portions associated with said divider member, said plurality of protrusions being cooperatively engageable with said plurality of recessed portions when said divider member is removably attached to said upper body member.    
   
   
       12 . The storage container of  claim 10  further comprising: 
 side portions associated with said upper body member;    a plurality of flanges associated with said side portions extending inwardly therefrom towards the interior of said storage container;    a securing edge associated with said side portions; and    a lip portion extending around the periphery of said divider member;    said divider member being removably attachable to said upper body member by positioning said lip portion between said plurality of flanges and said securing edge.    
   
   
       13 . The storage container of  claim 10  further comprising: 
 a pair of concentric annularly shaped flanges extending around said access lid, said pair including an inner flange and an outer flange; and    an annularly shaped flange extending around said access opening associated with said upper body member, said annularly shaped flange associated with said access opening being positionable between the inner and outer flanges associated with said access lid when said access lid is in its closed position.    
   
   
       14 . The storage container of  claim 10  further comprising: 
 a flange member associated with said upper body member adjacent said access opening; and    a recessed portion associated with the access lid;    said access lid being removably secured to said upper body member by positioning said flange member into said recessed portion.    
   
   
       15 . The storage container of  claim 10  further comprising: 
 a flange member associated with the lower body member; and    a recessed portion associated with the upper body member;    said upper body member being removably secured to said lower body member in its closed position by inserting said flange member associated with said lower body member into said recessed portion associated with said upper body member.    
   
   
       16 . The storage container of  claim 10  further including a grip tab associated with said access lid.  
   
   
       17 . A dual compartment storage container comprising: 
 a lower body member;    an upper body member pivotally attached to said lower body member, said upper body member including at least one flange portion extending inwardly towards the interior of said storage container, an access opening, and a securing edge;    an access lid pivotally attached to said lower body member for providing access to the access opening associated with said upper body member; and    a divider member having a lip portion extending around the periphery thereof, said divider member being removably attachable to said upper body member by positioning said lip portion between said at least one flange portion and the securing edge associated with said upper body member, said divider member separating the storage container into an upper compartment and a lower compartment, said upper compartment being accessible through said access opening and said lower compartment being accessible by pivotally moving said upper body member relative to said lower body member.    
   
   
       18 . The dual compartment storage container of  claim 17  wherein said upper body member includes a plurality of protrusions extending inwardly therefrom towards the interior of said storage container, and said divider member including a plurality of recessed portions, said plurality of protrusions being cooperatively engageable with said plurality of recessed portions when said divider member is removably attached to said upper body member.  
   
   
       19 . The dual compartment storage container of  claim 17  wherein said access lid includes a pair of concentric annularly shaped flanges extending therearound, and said upper body member includes an annularly shaped flange extending around said access opening, the annularly shaped flange associated with said upper body member being positionable between said pair of annularly shaped flanges associated with said access lid when said access lid is in its closed position.  
   
   
       20 . The dual compartment storage container of  claim 17  wherein said lip portion includes at least one indentation positioned and located to interact with the at least one flange portion associated with said upper body member when said divider member is removably attached to said upper body member.  
   
   
       21 . A storage container comprising: 
 a lower body member;    an upper body member movably attached to said lower body member, said upper body member including an access opening;    an access lid movably attached to said upper body member, said access lid being positioned and located to selectively close the access opening associated with said upper body member; and    a divider member removably securable to said upper body member, said divider member separating said storage container into an upper compartment and a lower compartment, said upper compartment being accessible though said access opening and said lower compartment being accessible by moving said upper body member relative to said lower body member.