Fuel storage container

Abstract

A fuel storage container. There is a container body having a sloped first container floor and container wall coupled; a divider removably disposed within the body, configured to divide the container body into a plurality of compartments; a level sensor coupled to an interior of the container wall and configured to sense cooking fuel; a display device in functional communication with the level sensor such that information from the level sensor is displayed on the display device; an aperture disposed through the container wall; and a perforated screen disposed between an interior region of the container body and the aperture such that cooking fuel disposed within the interior region passes through the screen before exiting the aperture.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A fuel storage container for storing cooking fuel comprising:
 a. a container body having a first container floor disposed along a bottom of the container body and a container wall coupled to the bottom of the container body and extending upwardly therefrom, wherein the first container floor is sloped;   b. a divider removably disposed within the body, interior to the container wall and configured to divide the container body into a plurality of compartments;   c. a level sensor coupled to an interior of the container wall and configured to sense a characteristic related to an amount of cooking fuel disposed within a compartment;   d. a display device in functional communication with the level sensor such that information from the level sensor is displayed on the display device;   e. an aperture disposed through the container wall; and   f. a perforated screen disposed between an interior region of the container body and the aperture such that cooking fuel disposed within the interior region passes through the screen before exiting the aperture.   
     
     
         2 . The fuel storage container of  claim 1 , wherein the perforated screen provides a first container floor and form a bottom boundary of the interior region and a second container floor is positioned below and spaced from the first container floor. 
     
     
         3 . The fuel storage container of  claim 2 , wherein the first container floor is rippled and thereby includes peaks and valleys. 
     
     
         4 . The fuel storage container of  claim 3 , further comprising a door disposed over the aperture of the container body, wherein the door provides access to the cooking fuel. 
     
     
         5 . The fuel storage container of  claim 1 , further comprising an electrical outlet disposed through the container body. 
     
     
         6 . The fuel storage container of  claim 1 , further comprising a light coupled to an interior of the container wall and configured to light an interior of the container body. 
     
     
         7 . The fuel storage container of  claim 1 , wherein the interior of the wall of the container body includes a track and the divider is slidably coupled to the track. 
     
     
         8 . The fuel storage container of  claim 1 , further comprising a lid disposed over the container body and hingedly coupled to the container body, wherein the lid includes gas shocks configured to hold the lid up from the container body. 
     
     
         9 . The fuel storage container of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of casters coupled to a base of the container body. 
     
     
         10 . The fuel storage container of  claim 1 , wherein the level sensor measures a distance to a top surface of fuel disposed within the container body. 
     
     
         11 . The fuel storage container of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of level sensors, each associated with a different compartment, wherein each of the plurality of level sensors feeds into a single display device. 
     
     
         12 . A fuel storage container for storing cooking fuel comprising:
 a. a container body having a first container floor disposed along a bottom of the container body and a container wall coupled to the bottom of the container body and extending upwardly therefrom, wherein the first container floor is sloped;   b. a divider removably disposed within the body, interior to the container wall and configured to divide the container body into a plurality of compartments;   c. a level sensor coupled to an interior of the container wall and configured to sense a characteristic related to an amount of cooking fuel disposed within a compartment, wherein the level sensor measures a distance to a top surface of fuel disposed within the container body;   d. a display device in functional communication with the level sensor such that information from the level sensor is displayed on the display device;   e. an aperture disposed through the container wall;   f. a perforated screen disposed between an interior region of the container body and the aperture such that cooking fuel disposed within the interior region passes through the screen before exiting the aperture; and   g. further comprising a plurality of level sensors, each associated with a different compartment, wherein each of the plurality of level sensors feeds into a single display device.   
     
     
         13 . The fuel storage container of  claim 12 , wherein the perforated screen provides a first container floor and form a bottom boundary of the interior region and a second container floor is positioned below and spaced from the first container floor. 
     
     
         14 . The fuel storage container of  claim 13 , wherein the first container floor is rippled and thereby includes peaks and valleys. 
     
     
         15 . The fuel storage container of  claim 14 , further comprising a door disposed over the aperture of the container body, wherein the door provides access to the cooking fuel. 
     
     
         16 . The fuel storage container of  claim 15 , further comprising an electrical outlet disposed through the container body. 
     
     
         16 . The fuel storage container of  claim 16 , further comprising a light coupled to an interior of the container wall and configured to light an interior of the container body. 
     
     
         18 . The fuel storage container of claim  17 , wherein the interior of the wall of the container body includes a track and the divider is slidably coupled to the track. 
     
     
         19 . The fuel storage container of  claim 18 , further comprising a lid disposed over the container body and hingedly coupled to the container body, wherein the lid includes gas shocks configured to hold the lid up from the container body. 
     
     
         20 . A fuel storage container for storing cooking fuel comprising:
 a. a container body having a sloped first container floor disposed along a bottom of the container body and a container wall coupled to the bottom of the container body and extending upwardly therefrom, having an electrical outlet disposed through the container wall, having an aperture disposed through the container wall, including a lid disposed over the container body and hingedly coupled to the container body, wherein the lid includes gas shocks configured to hold the lid up from the container body, including a light coupled to an interior of the container wall and configured to light an interior of the container body, including a door disposed over the aperture of the container body, wherein the door provides access to the cooking fuel, and including a second container floor positioned below and spaced from the first container floor;   b. a divider removably disposed within the body, interior to the container wall and configured to divide the container body into a plurality of compartments, wherein the interior of the wall of the container body includes a track and the divider is slidably coupled to the track;   c. a plurality of level sensors coupled to an interior of the container wall and configured to sense a characteristic related to an amount of cooking fuel disposed within a compartment, each sensor associated with a different compartment, wherein each level sensor measures a distance to a top surface of fuel disposed within the container body and each of the plurality of level sensors feed into a single display device;   d. a display device in functional communication with the level sensors such that information from the level sensors are displayed on the display device; and   e. a rippled perforated screen disposed between an interior region of the container body and the aperture such that cooking fuel disposed within the interior region passes through the screen before exiting the aperture, wherein the perforated screen provides a first container floor.