Storage Container Having Collapsible Bottom

Abstract

A food storage container that includes an upper portion and a lower portion wherein the upper portion is manufactured from a collapsible material and is operable to collapse inwards towards the upper portion. The upper portion further includes an annular support wall having an inner surface with an upper section and a lower section, the upper section having threads disposed thereon. A top member is included having a threaded portion operable to couple with the threads on the upper section. The top member further includes a rim member and a channel formed therein with a rotating disk movably mounted thereto. The lower portion has a contiguous wall and a bottom defining an interior volume with the wall being angular in configuration defining an upper section and a lower section. A seam is present between the upper section and lower section and facilitates the collapsing of the lower portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A food storage container having a collapsible portion comprising:
 a body, said body having an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion of said body having a wall, said wall of said upper portion having an upper edge and a lower edge, said wall of said upper portion having an upper opening and a lower opening with a passage therethrough, said wall of said upper portion having an inner surface, said inner surface having a lower section and an upper section, said lower portion of said body having a support ring, said support ring having a wall, said support ring operable to extend into the passage of said upper portion of said body adjacent to the inner surface of the wall of said upper portion of said body, said support ring having a ledge member, said ledge member extending outward from said wall of said support ring, said lower portion of said body further including an upper section and a lower section extending downward from said ledge member in its first position, said upper section and said lower section contiguously formed with a collapsible material, said upper section and said lower section having an interior volume operable to receive food therein, said upper section and said lower section being angularly oriented with respect to each other;   a top member, said top member being releasably secured to said upper portion of said body proximate said upper opening, said top member including a planar upper surface and a rim member, said rim member being perpendicular with the planar upper surface and extending upwards therefrom, said top member having an aperture,   wherein said lower portion of said body is operable to collapse into said upper portion of said body in order to assist in the removal of food stored within the lower portion of said body.   
     
     
         2 . The food storage container as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said top member further includes a channel, said channel formed within said rim member, said channel being adjacent the planar upper surface of said top member. 
     
     
         3 . The food storage container as recited in  claim 2 , and further including a rotating top disk, said rotating top disk being movably mounted within the channel, said rotating top disk operable to open or close said aperture. 
     
     
         4 . The food storage container as recited in  claim 3 , wherein said upper section and said lower section of said lower portion of said body include an outer wall and wherein the outer wall has an angle that is approximately one hundred and forty five degrees. 
     
     
         5 . The food storage container as recited in  claim 4 , wherein the upper section of said inner surface is threaded so as to operably couple with the top member. 
     
     
         6 . The food storage container as recited in  claim 5 , wherein the wall of said lower section of said lower portion of said body is parallel with the wall of said upper portion of said body. 
     
     
         7 . The food storage container as recited in  claim 6 , and further including an outer ring, said outer ring being operably coupled to said rim member, said outer ring having a lip member portion. 
     
     
         8 . A food storage container having a collapsible portion to assist in the delivery of food stored therein comprising:
 an upper body portion, said upper body portion having an annular shaped wall, said annular shaped wall of said upper body portion having an upper edge and a lower edge, said annular shaped wall of said upper body portion having an upper opening and a lower opening with a passage intermediate thereto, said annular shaped wall having and inner surface with said inner surface having an upper section and a lower section;   a lower body portion, said lower body portion operably coupled to said upper body portion, said lower body portion having a support ring, said support ring formed from an annular shaped wall, said support ring having an upper edge and a lower edge, said support ring having a passage therethrough, said support ring operably coupled to said upper body portion wherein the annular shaped wall of the support ring is adjacent to the lower section of the inner surface of said annular shaped wall of said upper body portion, said lower body portion further including a lower section, said lower section being formed from a collapsible material, said lower section extending downward from said lower edge of said support ring, said lower section having an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion and said lower portion having a contiguously formed wall and a bottom defining an interior volume, the wall of said upper portion and said lower portion having seam intermediate thereto, the wall of said upper portion and said lower portion being angular in configuration;   a top member, said top member being releasably secured to said upper body portion, said top member having a planar upper surface and a rim member extending upward therefrom being perpendicular thereto, said top member having a lower threaded portion, said top member having a first aperture and a second aperture; and   wherein the lower body portion has a first position and a second position, in said first position, the lower section is extended away from the upper body portion and in said second position, the lower section of said lower body portion is collapsed into said upper body portion.   
     
     
         9 . The food storage container as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the wall of said lower section has an angle within the range of approximately one hundred and forty degrees to one hundred and fifty degrees between said upper portion and said lower portion of said lower section. 
     
     
         10 . The food storage container as recited in  claim 9 , wherein said top member further includes a channel, said channel being integrally formed within said rim member adjacent to the planar upper surface. 
     
     
         11 . The food storage container as recited in  claim 10 , and further including a rotating top disk, said rotating top disk being movably mounted within said channel, said rotating top disk having a first and second aperture, said rotating top disk having a first grip member and a second grip member extending upward therefrom. 
     
     
         12 . The food storage container as recited in  claim 11 , wherein said rim member further includes a plurality of indentations, said indentations being half elliptical in shape having a concave portion. 
     
     
         13 . The food storage container as recited in  claim 12 , and further including an outer ring, said outer ring being releasably secured to said rim member, said outer ring having a lip member formed therewith having an edge wherein the edge extends outward from said outer ring. 
     
     
         14 . The food storage container as recited in  claim 13 , and further including a ledge member, said ledge member integrally formed with the lower edge of said support ring, said ledge member being perpendicular with said support ring and extending outward therefrom, said ledge member operable to engage the lower edge of the annular shaped wall of said upper body portion. 
     
     
         15 . A food storage container having a first portion and a second portion wherein the second portion is manufactured from a collapsible material and is configured to collapse inwards toward the first portion comprising:
 an upper body portion, said upper body portion having an annular shaped wall, said annular shaped wall of said upper body portion having an upper edge and a lower edge, said annular shaped wall of said upper body portion having an upper opening and a lower opening with a passage intermediate thereto, said annular shaped wall having and inner surface with said inner surface having an upper section and a lower section, said lower section of said inner surface being smooth in texture, said upper section of said inner surface having threads disposed thereon;   a lower body portion, said lower body portion operably coupled to said upper body portion, said lower body portion having a support ring, said support ring having an annular shaped wall, said annular shaped wall having an exterior surface, said annular shaped wall of said support ring having an upper edge and a lower edge, said support ring having a passage therethrough, said support ring operably coupled to said upper body portion wherein the exterior surface of said annular shaped wall of the support ring is adjacent to the lower section of the inner surface of said annular shaped wall of said upper body portion, said support ring further having a ledge member formed therewith, said ledge member extending outward from said annular shaped wall of said support ring proximate the lower edge, said lower body portion further including a lower section, said lower section being formed from a collapsible material, said lower section extending downward from said lower edge of said support ring, said lower section having an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion and said lower portion having a contiguously formed wall and a bottom defining an interior volume, the wall of said upper portion and said lower portion having seam intermediate thereto, the wall of said upper portion and said lower portion being angular in configuration;   a top member, said top member being releasably secured to said upper body portion, said top member having a planar upper surface and a rim member extending upward therefrom being perpendicular thereto, said top member having a lower threaded portion, said lower threaded portion operable to couple with the threads on the upper section of the inner surface of the wall of the upper body portion, said top member having a first aperture and a second aperture, said top member further including a channel, said channel being formed in said rim member adjacent to the planar upper surface; and   wherein the lower body portion has a first position and a second position, in said first position, the lower section is extended away from the upper body portion and in said second position, the lower section of said lower body portion is collapsed into said upper body portion.   
     
     
         16 . The food storage container as recited in  claim 15 , wherein the wall of said lower section has an angle within the range of approximately one hundred and forty degrees to one hundred and fifty degrees between said upper portion and said lower portion of said lower section. 
     
     
         17 . The food storage container as recited in  claim 16 , and further including a rotating top disk, said rotating top disk being movably mounted within said channel, said rotating top disk having a first and second aperture, said rotating top disk having a first grip member and a second grip member extending upward therefrom. 
     
     
         18 . The food storage container as recited in  claim 17 , wherein said rim member further includes a plurality of indentations, said indentations being half elliptical in shape having a concave portion. 
     
     
         19 . The food storage container as recited in  claim 18 , and further including an outer ring, said outer ring being releasably secured to said rim member, said outer ring having a lip member formed therewith having an edge wherein the edge extends outward from said outer ring. 
     
     
         20 . The food storage container as recited in  claim 19 , wherein said lower body portion is manufactured from silicon.