Holding and temperature regulation device

Abstract

A portable, handheld, storage device for holding and organizing perishable goods. The storage device includes an upper assembly having a cap connected to a working lid, a main body having a removable insert that can hold perishable goods in the removable insert or within the interior cavity of the main body. The main body is connected to a lower assembly that includes a removable thermal pack and thermal conductor rod. The thermal conductor rod conducts heat through the main body by making contact with an exterior underside of the main body to provide a suitable temperature within an interior of the main body or the removable insert. A removable pack is freezable or can be heated to provide a desired temperature as conducted from a bottom cup holding the removable pack to the interior of the main body and the items stored inside the main body or the removable insert.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A material storing and temperature regulating device comprising:
 a cap;   a working lid, wherein the cap covers the working lid and includes a functional work surface;   a main body having an interior cavity, wherein the working lid can detachably attach to a top of the main body;   a removable insert configured to be stored within the interior cavity of the main body, wherein the removable insert is partially enclosed and comprises an interior cavity adapted to hold items;   a bottom cup coupled to or otherwise attached to a lower end of the main body, wherein the bottom cup further comprises:
 a removable pack adapted to be held within an interior cavity of the bottom cup, wherein the removable pack is adapted to be made cold including frozen or heated, wherein the removable pack comprises a conductor rod opening; 
 a conductor rod, wherein the conductor rod is configured to be inserted within the conductor rod opening of the removable pack, wherein the conductor rod is configured to transfer heat to preserve the items at a suitable temperature relative to an ambient temperature of external surroundings to the material storing and temperature regulating device. 
   
     
     
         2 . The material storing and temperature regulating device of  claim 1 , wherein the removable pack has a width that is narrower than a width of the bottom cup so as to fit inside of the interior cavity of the bottom cup. 
     
     
         3 . The material storing and temperature regulating device of  claim 1 , wherein the cap is hingedly attached to the working lid, wherein the cap is attached to the working lid facilitating closure of the working lid. 
     
     
         4 . The material storing and temperature regulating device of  claim 1 , wherein the working lid is threaded and configured to threadably attach and detach from the main body. 
     
     
         5 . The material storing and temperature regulating device of  claim 1 , wherein the removable insert comprises a substantially vertical body comprising walls that have a recessed neck area and a cylindrical top surface, and the interior cavity is exposed from either a side or a top of the removable insert. 
     
     
         6 . The material storing and temperature regulating device of  claim 1 , wherein the removable insert is flexible. 
     
     
         7 . The material storing and temperature regulating device of  claim 6 , wherein the removable insert is made of silicone. 
     
     
         8 . The material storing and temperature regulating device of  claim 1 , wherein the removable insert is made of an insulating material comprising polystyrenes, polyisocyanurates, and ceramics 
     
     
         9 . The material storing and temperature regulating device of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom cup comprises a thread on a top interior rim of the bottom cup. 
     
     
         10 . The material storing and temperature regulating device of  claim 9 , wherein the material storing and temperature regulating device further comprises a threaded interface that is connectable to the bottom cup. 
     
     
         11 . The material storing and temperature regulating device of  claim 10 , wherein the bottom cup and the threaded interface are coupled to a bottom of the main body. 
     
     
         12 . A method of using a material storing and temperature regulating device, comprising:
 providing a material storing and temperature regulating device, the material storing and temperature regulating device comprising:
 a cap; 
 a working lid, wherein the cap covers the working lid and includes a functional work surface; 
 a main body having an interior cavity, wherein the working lid can detachably attach to a top of the main body; 
 a removable insert configured to be stored within the interior cavity of the main body, wherein the removable insert is partially enclosed and comprises an interior cavity adapted to hold items; 
 a bottom cup coupled to or otherwise attached to a lower end of the main body, wherein the bottom cup further comprises:
 a removable pack adapted to be held within an interior cavity of the bottom cup, wherein the removable pack is adapted to be made cold including frozen or heated, wherein the removable pack comprises a conductor rod opening; 
 a conductor rod, wherein the conductor rod is configured to be inserted within the conductor rod opening of the removable pack, wherein the conductor rod transfers heat to preserve the items at a suitable temperature relative to an ambient temperature of external surroundings to the material storing and temperature regulating device; 
 
   removing the bottom cup;   removing the removable pack from the interior cavity of the bottom cup and removing the conductor rod;   cooling or heating the removable pack for a desired period of time;   after the desired period of time has lapsed, returning the cooled or heated removable pack to the interior cavity of the bottom cap;   returning and inserting the conductor rod to the conductor rod opening of the removable cap;   coupling the bottom cup to the main body;   if the removable pack was made cold and/or frozen, lowering an interior temperature of the main body including the interior cavity of the main body and/or the removable insert by transferring heat from the main body through the conductor rod to the bottom cup housing the removable pack; and   if the removable pack was heated, raising the interior temperature of the main body including the interior cavity of the main body and/or the removable insert by transferring the heat from the removable pack by virtue of the conductor rod transferring heat from the removable pack to the main body.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising adding perishable items to the interior cavity of the removable insert. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising, adding separate containers containing perishable items to the interior cavity of the removable insert. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising, removing the removable insert and adding perishable items to the interior cavity of the main body. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising, raising the cap to expose the functional working surface of the working lid. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein neither the cap nor the working lid includes a drink opening. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising, unscrewing the working lid from the main body to access the interior cavity of the main body and to access the removable insert. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the removable insert comprises a substantially vertical body comprising walls that have a recessed neck area and a cylindrical top surface, and the interior cavity is exposed from either a side or a top of the removable insert. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the removable insert is made of silicone.