Food jar and methods of making and using same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12071285-B2
Application number	US-201916246117-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 11, 2019
Priority date	Jan 11, 2019
Publication date	Aug 27, 2024
Grant date	Aug 27, 2024

Abstract

A food jar provides an individual the ability to transport food or drink. The food jar includes a container and a lid. The container has a closed bottom end, an open upper end, and a sidewall defining a receiving space for holding food or drink. The lid is removably connected to the container. The lid includes a stopper having a valve. The stopper is positioned in the open upper end of the container. The valve is configured in the stopper for removing air from the receiving space of the container through an outlet passage through the stopper and then through a channel between the threading of the lid and the container.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A food jar for keeping both food or liquid warm or cold, comprising:
a container having a closed bottom end, an open upper end, an insulating space and a sidewall defining a receiving space for holding food or drink; and
a lid connected to the container in a completely sealed, closed position, the lid comprising:
a stopper positioned in the open upper end of the lid, the stopper further comprising:
an elongated, horizontal air outlet passage; and
an air outlet configured in the stopper such that the air outlet is in fluid communication with the air outlet passage and the receiving space of the container; and

a relief valve for reducing excess pressure in the receiving space of the container, the relief valve disposed in the stopper of the lid in a closed position wherein the relief valve is movable between an open position and the closed position such that when the relief valve is activated into the open position, air is removed from the receiving space of the container through the air outlet passage.

2. The food jar of claim 1 wherein the sidewall of the container is provided with an insulation space containing a vacuum, a partial vacuum or any heat insulation member.

3. The food jar of claim 1 wherein the stopper extends downward from a bottom surface of the lid and is positioned in the upper open end of the container so as to cover the receiving space and to prevent food or drink from spilling from the receiving space of the container.

4. The food jar of claim 1 wherein an inner surface of the lid is provided with threads and an outer surface of the container is provided with threads so that the lid and the container are connected to one another.

5. The food jar of claim 4 wherein a channel is disposed between the threads of the lid and the threads of the container when the lid is threadingly connected to the container.

6. The food jar of claim 5 wherein the channel is in fluid communication with the air outlet and the air outlet passage.

7. The food jar of claim 1 wherein the receiving space is in fluid communication with the channel when the valve is activated into an open position.

8. The food jar of claim 1 wherein the lid includes a handle.

9. The food jar of claim 8 wherein the handle is positioned on a top surface of the lid.

10. A food jar for keeping both food or liquid warm or cold, comprising:
a container having a shell body positioned about an inner container, the shell body having a closed bottom end, an open upper end, a sidewall, and an insulating space, the inner container having a closed bottom end, an open upper end, and a sidewall defining a receiving space for holding food or drink;
a lid connected to the container in a completely sealed, closed position, the lid comprising:
a stopper positioned in the open upper end of the lid, the stopper further comprising:
an elongated, horizontal air outlet passage; and
an air outlet configured in the stopper such that the air outlet is in fluid communication with the air outlet passage and the receiving space of the container; and

a relief valve for reducing excess pressure in the receiving space of the container, the relief valve disposed in the stopper of the lid in a closed position wherein the valve is movable between an open position and the closed position such that when the valve is activated into the open position, air is removed from the receiving space of the through the air outlet passage.

11. The food jar of claim 10 wherein the insulating space containing a vacuum, a partial vacuum or any heat insulation member.

12. The food jar of claim 10 wherein the stopper extends downward from a bottom surface of the lid and is positioned in the upper open end of the inner container so as to cover the receiving space and to prevent food or drink from spilling from the receiving space of the container.

13. The food jar of claim 10 wherein an inner surface of the lid is provided with threads and an outer surface of the shell body is provided with threads so that the lid and the shell body of the container are connected to one another.

14. The food jar of claim 13 wherein a channel is disposed between the threads of the lid and the threads of the shell body of the container when the lid is threadingly connected to the container.

15. The food jar of claim 14 wherein the channel is in fluid communication with the air outlet and the air outlet passage.

16. The food jar of claim 15 wherein the receiving space is in fluid communication with the channel when the valve is activated into an open position.

17. The food jar of claim 10 wherein the lid includes a handle.

18. The food jar of claim 17 wherein the handle is positioned on a top surface of the lid.

Assignees

• Real Value LLC

Inventors

• Ames Micah

Classifications

• A47J47/02

  Closed containers for foodstuffs · CPC title

• B65D43/0225

  secured by rotation · CPC title

• B65B31/04

  Evacuating, pressurising or gasifying filled containers or wrappers by means of nozzles through which air or other gas, e.g. an inert gas, is withdrawn or supplied · CPC title

• B65D51/20 Primary

  Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing {(B65D51/185 takes precedence; co-operating with an auxiliary container for additional articles or materials B65D51/28)} · CPC title

• A47J41/0011 Primary

  the stopper being completely removed from the opening during dispensing · CPC title