Portable food and condiment kit

Abstract

A food and condiment kit comprising a container having a top, a bottom, and an interior. The interior of the container is adjacent to a chamber for storing a packet of salad dressing, sauce, or similar condiment. The chamber includes a plurality of apertures disposed on a wall between the chamber and the interior of the container. The packet containing the condiment also includes a plurality of apertures disposed on its surface and temporarily covered by a protective foil. When the packet is introduced into the chamber, the cover is removed to expose the apertures. A variety of mechanisms can be engaged by the lid or user to control the alignment of the chamber and packet apertures to dispense the condiment between the packet and the interior of the container.

1 . A food kit comprising:
 a container having a top, a bottom, and an interior;   a chamber having a plurality of chamber apertures disposed on a wall between said chamber and said interior; and   a reservoir for storing a condiment and having a plurality of reservoir apertures and a shape corresponding to a shape of said chamber, wherein said reservoir is disposed adjacent to said plurality of chamber apertures.   
   
   
       2 . A food kit according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said chamber extends between said top and said bottom of said container and adjacent to said interior such that said chamber is disposed between said interior and said reservoir.   
   
   
       3 . A food kit according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said reservoir includes a top adjacent to said top of said container, a bottom adjacent to said bottom of said container, and said plurality of apertures is disposed on an exterior surface extending therebetween.   
   
   
       4 . A food kit according to  claim 3 , wherein:
 said reservoir further includes a removable cover disposed adjacent said plurality of apertures such that said apertures are arranged between said dressing and said cover.   
   
   
       5 . A food kit according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 a lid is rotated onto said container comprising a means for engaging said reservoir.   
   
   
       6 . A food kit according to  claim 5 , wherein:
 said means for engaging said reservoir is a lever having a shape substantially similar to a shape of said chamber.   
   
   
       7 . A food kit according to  claim 6 , wherein:
 said lever has a first position wherein a top of said lever is flush with a crest of said lid.   
   
   
       8 . A food kit according to  claim 5 , wherein:
 said lid includes a first compartment and a second compartment wherein said first compartment rotates with respect to said second compartment.   
   
   
       9 . A food kit according to  claim 8 , wherein:
 said first compartment engages a lever having a first position and a second position wherein said first position lowers said packet.   
   
   
       10 . A food kit according to  claim 9 , wherein:
 said first position engages said reservoir towards a lower portion of said container such that said plurality of chamber apertures are parallel to a plurality of apertures disposed on an exterior surface of said reservoir; and   said second position elevates said reservoir from said lower portion such that said plurality of chamber apertures are adjacent to said plurality of apertures disposed on said reservoir.   
   
   
       11 . A food kit according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said chamber further includes a spring-activated floor having a first position and a second position wherein
 said first position engages said reservoir towards a lower portion of said container such that said plurality of chamber apertures are parallel to a plurality of apertures disposed on an exterior surface of said reservoir and 
 said second position elevates said reservoir from said lower portion such that said plurality of chamber apertures are adjacent to said plurality of apertures disposed on said reservoir. 
   
   
   
       12 . A food kit according to  claim 11 , wherein:
 a step is adjacent to said floor having a width equivalent to that of said chamber for receiving a bottom of said reservoir when said lever is engaged.   
   
   
       13 . A food kit comprising:
 a lid secured onto a container, said lid including a first chamber and an adjacent second chamber,
 said second chamber includes a chamber wall mechanically attached to said first chamber and having a plurality of apertures disposed thereon; and 
   a condiment packet located within said second chamber and having a plurality of apertures.   
   
   
       14 . A food kit according to  claim 13 , wherein:
 said lid includes a first position and a second position such that in said first position, said plurality of chamber apertures are parallel to said plurality of reservoir apertures; and   said second position is defined by said plurality of chamber apertures disposed adjacent to said plurality of reservoir apertures.   
   
   
       15 . A method of dispensing a condiment into a container comprising the steps of:
 introducing a condiment packet having a plurality of openings into a chamber adjacent to an interior of said container;   activating a mechanism disposed on a lid of said container and adjacent to said packet;   aligning a plurality of openings of said condiment packet with a plurality of openings parallel to said chamber; and   dispensing a plurality of contents of said condiment packet into said interior.   
   
   
       16 . A food kit according to  claim 15 , wherein:
 said mechanism is a lever.   
   
   
       17 . A food kit according to  claim 15 , wherein:
 said mechanism is a tab.   
   
   
       18 . A food kit according to  claim 15 , wherein:
 said mechanism is a spring activated floor.   
   
   
       19 . A food kit according to  claim 17 , wherein:
 said tab is adjacent to a lid containing first and second chambers.