Chef's Caddy

Abstract

An extremely light weight, EPS Styrofoam food carrier. The food carrier has a cover and empty body that form a tightly enclosed container. On the interior base side of the body imprints plurality of interconnecting grooves extending up onto the wall, forming air circulation pathways, allowing more uniform temperature inside the food carrier.

1 . A food carrier made by molding, comprising:
 cover having a peripherally raised strip; and   a body having a base side and an enclosing wall, with sufficient thickness and strength for carrying specified amount of food, forming a housing with an aperture, wherein a plurality of interconnecting grooves are molded on said base side inside said housing, and said strip of the cover removably fits into the aperture, thereby sealing the aperture and forming an enclosure, and said body being made of expandable polystyrene Styrofoam.   
     
     
         2 . The food carrier of  claim 1 , wherein said cover includes a trade name and/or logo. 
     
     
         3 . The food carrier of  claim 1 , wherein said body further comprises a pair of finger groves outside said housing on said wall. 
     
     
         4 . The food carrier of  claim 1  is rectangular in shape and is capable of enclosing a full size pan. 
     
     
         5 . The food carrier of  claim 1  is in circular shape. 
     
     
         6 . The food carrier of  claim 1  is made by molding in one step. 
     
     
         7 . The food carrier of  claim 1 , wherein said grooves extend sufficiently up onto the wall, forming air circulation pathways. 
     
     
         8 . The food carrier of  claim 1 , wherein said cover includes a central recess area nearing said raised strip. 
     
     
         9 . The food carrier of  claim 1  has an interior temperature change of less than five Fahrenheit degrees per hour.