Food Storage and Management System

Abstract

The present invention is directed toward a food storage container comprising a body with a mechanism for denoting a time in which a food item was placed in the storage container for storage. In one embodiment, the time designation mechanism comprises a plurality of rings where each ring comprises at least one marker. Time is denoted by aligning the marker with a label located proximate to said ring.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A food storage device comprising a container with a first time mechanism denoting a first time period and a second time mechanism denoting a second time period 
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the first time mechanism comprises a rotating member. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2  wherein the member is elliptically shaped. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the first time period is a day of a month. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 2  wherein the first time mechanism comprises markings denoting a day of a month. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 2  wherein the first time mechanism comprises markings denoting an hour of a day. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the second time mechanism comprises a rotating member. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 7  wherein the member is elliptically shaped. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the second time period is a month of a year. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 7  wherein the second time mechanism comprises markings denoting a month of a year. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 7  wherein the second time mechanism comprises markings denoting a day of a week. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 1  wherein at least one of first or second time mechanism is integrated into a lid. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 1  further comprising a cap. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 13  wherein the cap further comprises an indented transparent portion to provide a viewing window for viewing a denoted time. 
     
     
         15 . A storage container comprising a plastic bottle with a time denoting mechanism having two rotating members, wherein a first rotating member comprises markings denoting a day of a month and a second rotating member comprises markings denoting a month of a year. 
     
     
         16 . The container of  claim 15  wherein the mechanism is integrated into a lid. 
     
     
         17 . The container of  claim 15  wherein at least one member is elliptically shaped. 
     
     
         18 . The container of  claim 15  further comprising a cap. 
     
     
         19 . The container of  claim 18  wherein the cap further comprises an indented transparent portion to provide a viewing window for viewing a denoted time.