Multiple purpose container and decorative item

Abstract

A multiple purpose container and decorative item includes a container portion and a cap portion. The container portion has an interior cavity. A product is disposed within the cavity. The container portion is sized and shaped to achieve multiple functions to contain the product within the cavity and to achieve a decorative or aesthetic appearance. The cap portion is selectively affixed to the container to open and close access to the interior cavity and the product stored therein. The cap portion includes a selectively deployable fastener. The fastener is rotatable about an axis between a closed or stored position and an open or deployed position. In the deployed position, the fastener allows the multiple purpose container and decorative item to be hung from a surface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A multiple purpose container and decorative item, comprising:
 a container portion having an interior cavity;   a product of interest disposed within the interior cavity; and   a cap portion selectively affixed to the container portion to open and close access to the interior cavity and the product of interest stored therein;   wherein the container portion is configured of a desired color, shape, size and/or combinations thereof to achieve multiple functions to contain the product of interest within the interior cavity and to provide an aesthetic, decorative and/or ornamental feature.   
     
     
         2 . The multiple purpose container and decorative item of  claim 1 , wherein the product of interest is one of a liquid, a cream, a powder, a granule, or a crystal. 
     
     
         3 . The multiple purpose container and decorative item of  claim 1 , wherein the product of interest is one of a relatively high quality perfume, cologne, and cosmetic preparation. 
     
     
         4 . The multiple purpose container and decorative item of  claim 1 , wherein the product of interest is a food stuff such as a maple, pancake or other syrup, honey, salt, pepper, herb or seasoning, or combination thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The multiple purpose container and decorative item of  claim 1 , wherein the cap portion includes a fastener selectively deployable between an open and a closed position, wherein when the fastener is in the open position the container portion may be hung from a surface. 
     
     
         6 . The multiple purpose container and decorative item of  claim 5 , wherein the selectively deployable fastener is affixed to the cap portion by means of a hinge rotatable about an axis between the closed position and the open position. 
     
     
         7 . The multiple purpose container and decorative item of  claim 6 , wherein when in the closed position, the selectively deployable fastener is disposed in a recess in a surface of the cap portion. 
     
     
         8 . The multiple purpose container and decorative item of  claim 5 , wherein when in the open position, the selectively deployable fastener allows the multiple purpose container and decorative item to be hung from a branch of a tree. 
     
     
         9 . The multiple purpose container and decorative item of  claim 5 , wherein the selectively deployable fastener includes at least one of a ring, a hook and an arm member. 
     
     
         10 . The multiple purpose container and decorative item of  claim 1 , wherein the container portion is comprised of one or more colored, treated and/or textured surfaces to achieve the aesthetic, decorative and/or ornamental feature. 
     
     
         11 . The multiple purpose container and decorative item of  claim 10 , wherein the container portion is configured as one of an item of scenery such as a fireplace, holiday scene, a figurine depicting a fictional or real person, a character, an animal, a tree, plant, a waterfall, a structure of interest such as a cabin, a house, bridge, and a feature such as a statue, fountain or monument. 
     
     
         12 . The multiple purpose container and decorative item of  claim 1 , wherein the container portion further includes a base portion having a base plate selectively attachable to the base portion to selectively seal and unseal the interior cavity. 
     
     
         13 . The multiple purpose container and decorative item of  claim 1 , wherein the container portion further includes an exterior surface and decorative indicia is applied to the exterior surface to achieve the aesthetic, decorative and/or ornamental feature. 
     
     
         14 . The multiple purpose container and decorative item of  claim 13 , further including a film configured to be wrapped about the exterior surface, the decorative indicia being applied to the film to achieve the aesthetic, decorative and/or ornamental feature.