Modular storage container

Abstract

A modular storage candle container includes a base and a lid with a candle disposed on said lid. Specifically, a cradle of the lid is dimensioned and configured to receive the candle. Vents and voids are provided in the lid to help dissipate heat from a live candle. A post may be removably disposed on an underside of the lid to receive interior inserts such as a basket, jewelry holder or medication vial holder. The container may be used as a canister when the post and interior inserts are absent. A cover may be used and disposed over the lid to trap a candle between the cover and the lid. The base of the container has an interior wall and an exterior wall defining a compartment in which graphics may be disposed.

1 . A discreet storage unit comprising:
 a base, said base having a compartment and an open end;   a lid, said lid having an exterior side and an underside, said exterior side defining a cradle, said cradle having curved walls and a foundation, said lid being dimensioned and configured to cover said open end of said base in a first position and expose said open end in an second position; and   a candle, said candle having a top, a bottom and arced sides, said candle being dimensioned and configured to be releasably held in said cradle of said lid.   
     
     
         2 . The storage unit of  claim 1 , wherein said curved walls of said cradle are dimensioned and configured to a portion of the arced sides of the candle and the foundation of said cradle is dimensioned and configured to the bottom of the candle. 
     
     
         3 . The storage unit of  claim 1 , further comprising a snuffer, said snuffer being a disc having a metal disc disposed in the center of the disc and having a leg depending from an underside of the disc, said leg of said snuffer being dimensioned and configured to nest within the exterior side of the lid in a first position and expose the exterior side of the lid in an second position. 
     
     
         4 . The storage unit of  claim 1 , wherein said lid includes a post opening, vents and voids, said post opening being disposed centrally in the lid, said vents and said voids circumscribing the cradle. 
     
     
         5 . The storage unit of  claim 4 , further comprising a post, said post having a first end and a second end, said first end having flanges, said first end engaging said post opening. 
     
     
         6 . The storage unit of  claim 5 , wherein said second end of said post accepts interior inserts including a basket, a medication vial holder, and a jewelry tray. 
     
     
         7 . The storage unit of  claim 1 , wherein said base including an interior wall and an exterior wall, said walls spaced a distance from each other and defining a chamber. 
     
     
         8 . The storage unit of  claim 7 , further comprising a sleeve disposed in said chamber, wherein said sleeve is shrink-wrapped to said interior wall, wherein said exterior wall of said base being frosted. 
     
     
         9 . The storage unit of  claim 1  wherein said compartment is circumscribed by said interior wall. 
     
     
         10 . A discreet storage unit comprising:
 a base, said base having a compartment and an open end;   a lid, said lid having an exterior side and an underside, said exterior side defining a cradle, said cradle having curved walls and a foundation, said lid further including a post opening, vents and voids, said lid being dimensioned and configured to cover said open end of said base in a first position and expose said open end in an second position; and   a candle, said candle having a top, a bottom and arced sides, said candle being dimensioned and configured to be releasably held in said cradle of said lid,   wherein said curved walls of said cradle are dimensioned and configured to a portion of the arced sides of the candle and the foundation of said cradle is dimensioned and configured to the bottom of the candle.   
     
     
         11 . The storage unit of  claim 9 , further comprising a snuffer, said snuffer being a disc having a metal disc disposed in the center of the disc and having a leg depending from an underside of the disc, said leg of said snuffer being dimensioned and configured to nest within the exterior side of the lid in a first position and expose the exterior side of the lid in an second position. 
     
     
         12 . The storage unit of  claim 9 , wherein said post opening is disposed centrally in the lid and said vents and said voids circumscribe the cradle. 
     
     
         13 . The storage unit of  claim 11 , further comprising a post, said post having a first end and a second end, said first end having flanges, said first end engaging said post opening, said second end of said post accepting interior inserts including a basket, a medication vial holder, and a jewelry tray. 
     
     
         14 . The storage unit of  claim 9 , wherein said base further includes an interior wall and an exterior wall, said walls spaced a distance from each other and defining a chamber, said interior wall circumscribing said compartment. 
     
     
         15 . The storage unit of  claim 14 , further comprising a sleeve disposed in said chamber, wherein said sleeve is shrink-wrapped to said interior wall, wherein said exterior wall of said base being frosted. 
     
     
         16 . A discreet storage unit comprising:
 a base, said base having an interior wall, an exterior wall, a chamber defined between said interior wall and said exterior wall, a compartment circumscribed by said interior wall and an open end;   a lid, said lid having an exterior side and an underside, said exterior side defining a cradle, said cradle having curved walls and a foundation, said lid further including a post opening, vents and voids, said lid being dimensioned and configured to cover said open end of said base in a first position and expose said open end in an second position;   a candle, said candle having a top, a bottom and arced sides, said candle being dimensioned and configured to be releasably held in said cradle of said lid; and   a post, said post having a first end and a second end, said first end having flanges, said first end engaging said post opening,   wherein said curved walls of said cradle are dimensioned and configured to a portion of the arced sides of the candle and the foundation of said cradle is dimensioned and configured to the bottom of the candle.   
     
     
         17 . The storage unit of  claim 16 , further comprising a snuffer, said snuffer being a disc having a metal disc disposed in the center of the disc and having a leg depending from an underside of the disc, said leg of said snuffer being dimensioned and configured to nest within the exterior side of the lid in a first position and expose the exterior side of the lid in an second position. 
     
     
         18 . The storage unit of  claim 16 , wherein said post opening is disposed centrally in the lid and said vents and said voids circumscribe the cradle. 
     
     
         19 . The storage unit of  claim 16 , wherein said second end of said post accepts interior inserts including a basket, a medication vial holder, and a jewelry tray. 
     
     
         20 . The storage unit of  claim 16 , further comprising a sleeve disposed in said chamber, wherein said sleeve is shrink-wrapped to said interior wall, wherein said exterior wall of said base being frosted.