Covered Marinade Container Apparatus

Abstract

A covered marinade container apparatus for storing marinade for clean, easy application includes a container body defining a container inside and having an open top side. The container body has a lip extending from an outer perimeter of the open top side. A lid is coupled to the container body and is selectively engageable with the lip of the container body to seal and alternatively unseal the container inside. The lid comprises at least two independently disengageable flaps. The front flap has a brush aperture extending from the lid top side through the lid underside. A sleeve is coupled to the lid within the brush aperture and a brush is slidably engageable within the sleeve.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A covered marinade container apparatus comprising:
 a container body, the container body defining a container inside and having an open top side, the container body having a lip extending from an outer perimeter of the open top side;   a lid coupled to the container body, the lid having a rim extending down from an outer perimeter of a lid underside, the rim being selectively engageable with the lip of the container body to seal and alternatively unseal the container inside, the lid comprising a front flap and a back flap, the front flap and the back flap being coupled to a hinge extending along a diameter of a lid top side, the front flap being independently disengageable from the lip while maintaining the back flap engaged with the lip, the front flap having a brush aperture extending from the lid top side through the lid underside;   a sleeve coupled to the lid, the sleeve being coupled within the brush aperture; and   a brush, the brush comprising a brush handle and a plurality of bristles, the brush being slidably engageable within the sleeve.   
     
     
         2 . The covered marinade container apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a container handle coupled to the container body, the container handle being coupled to a sidewall of the container body. 
     
     
         3 . The covered marinade container apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising the sleeve having a sleeve flange coupled adjacent the lid top side, the sleeve extending past the lid underside. 
     
     
         4 . The covered marinade container apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising the brush aperture being capsule-shaped and oriented perpendicular to the hinge. 
     
     
         5 . The covered marinade container apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising the handle having a tapered top end and a flared bristle end. 
     
     
         6 . A covered marinade container apparatus comprising:
 a container body, the container body defining a container inside and having an open top side, the container body having a lip extending from an outer perimeter of the open top side;   a container handle coupled to the container body, the container handle being coupled to a sidewall of the container body;   a lid coupled to the container body, the lid having a rim extending down from an outer perimeter of a lid underside, the rim being selectively engageable with the lip of the container body to seal and alternatively unseal the container inside, the lid comprising a front flap and a back flap, the front flap and the back flap being coupled to a hinge extending along a diameter of a lid top side, the front flap being independently disengageable from the lip while maintaining the back flap engaged with the lip, the front flap having a brush aperture extending from the lid top side through the lid underside, the brush aperture being capsule-shaped and oriented perpendicular to the hinge;   a sleeve coupled to the lid, the sleeve being coupled within the brush aperture, the sleeve having a sleeve flange coupled adjacent the lid top side, the sleeve extending past the lid underside; and   a brush, the brush comprising a brush handle and a plurality of bristles, the brush being slidably engageable within the sleeve, the brush handle having a tapered top end and a flared bristle end.   
     
     
         7 . A covered marinade container apparatus comprising:
 a container body, the container body defining a container inside and having an open top side, the container body having a lip extending from an outer perimeter of the open top side;   at least one divider wall coupled to the container body, the divider wall the container inside into at least two even compartments;   a lid coupled to the container body, the lid having a rim extending down from an outer perimeter of a lid underside, the rim being selectively engageable with the lip of the container body to seal and alternatively unseal the container inside, the lid comprising at least two flaps, the flaps being coupled to a hinge extending along a lid top side and corresponding to the divider walls, each flap being independently disengageable from the lip while maintaining the other flaps engaged with the lip, each flap having a brush aperture extending from the lid top side through the lid underside;   a plurality of sleeves coupled to the lid, the sleeves being coupled within the brush aperture of each flap; and   a plurality of brushes, each brush comprising a brush handle and a plurality of bristles, the brushes being slidably engageable within the sleeves.   
     
     
         8 . The covered marinade container apparatus of  claim 7  further comprising a container handle coupled to the container body, the container handle being coupled to a sidewall of the container body. 
     
     
         9 . The covered marinade container apparatus of  claim 7  further comprising each sleeve having a sleeve flange coupled adjacent the lid top side, each sleeve extending past the lid underside. 
     
     
         10 . The covered marinade container apparatus of  claim 7  further comprising the brush aperture of each flap being capsule-shaped. 
     
     
         11 . The covered marinade container apparatus of  claim 7  further comprising the brush handle of each brush having a tapered top end and a flared bristle end.