Bread keeper

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016220072-A1
Application number	US-201615010787-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 29, 2016
Priority date	Jan 30, 2015
Publication date	Aug 4, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A bread keeper is formed as storage container for holding bread, and may be configurable between expanded and contracted positions. A door is attached to allow access to the bread within he container. The door folds flat to rest on a horizontal surface such as a countertop, and is constructed from a material suitable for use as a cutting board, thereby allowing the bread to be cut while extending partially out of the container and onto the cutting board.

First claim

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

1 . A bread keeper, comprising:
a first container portion having a first floor, a first end wall, and a first open rim opposite the first end wall; a second container portion having a second floor, a second open rim, the first container portion and the second container portion combining to define an interior space, the second container portion being moveable with respect to the first container portion between an expanded position defining a relatively larger interior space and a collapsed position defining a relatively smaller interior space; and a door hingedly attached to the second container portion and selectively movable between a closed position adjacent the second open rim and an open position rotated away from the second open rim, wherein the door is positioned as a cutting board in the open position.

2 . The bread keeper of claim 1 , wherein the second container portion is telescopically received within the first container portion.

3 . The bread keeper of claim 2 , wherein the door is formed from low-density polyethylene (LDPE).

4 . The bread keeper of claim 2 , wherein the door is formed from wood.

5 . The bread keeper of claim 2 , wherein the door is formed from polypropylene.

6 . The bread keeper of claim 5 , wherein the second floor is corrugated.

7 . The bread keeper of claim 6 , further comprising a latch configured to hold the door in the closed position.

8 . The bread keeper of claim 7 , wherein the latch further comprises a magnet.

9 . The bread keeper of claim 7 , wherein the door further comprises a foot, positioned on an outer surface of the door, the foot being formed from an elastomeric material.

10 . The bread keeper of claim 7 , further comprising a first foot attached beneath the first floor, a second foot attached beneath the second floor, and a third foot attached to an outer surface of the door, each of the feet being formed from an elastomeric material.

11 . The bread keeper of claim 7 , further comprising a ventilation hole formed in the first container portion.

12 . The bread keeper of claim 11 , further comprising a handle pivotally attached to the first container portion, the handle being selectively moveable between a first position in which the handle blocks the ventilation hole, and a second position in which the handle exposes the ventilation hole.

13 . A bread keeper, comprising:
a first container portion; a second container portion telescopically attached to the first container portion and selectively moveable between an expanded position and a collapsed position, the first container portion and the second container portion combining to define an interior space; the second container portion having a corrugated interior floor; the first container portion terminating in an end wall; and a cutting board hingedly attached to the second container portion opposite the end wall and being selectively movable between a closed position to enclose the interior space and an open position wherein the cutting board is positioned in a plane parallel to the floor.

14 . The bread keeper of claim 13 , further comprising a latch configured to hold the cutting board in the closed position.

15 . The bread keeper of claim 14 , wherein the latch further comprises a magnet.

16 . The bread keeper of claim 13 , further comprising a first foot attached beneath the first floor, a second foot attached beneath the second floor, and a third foot attached to an outer surface of the cutting board, each of the feet being formed from an elastomeric material.

17 . The bread keeper of claim 16 , further comprising a ventilation hole formed in the first container portion.

18 . The bread keeper of claim 17 , further comprising a handle pivotally attached to the first container portion, the handle being selectively moveable between a first position in which the handle blocks the ventilation hole, and a second position in which the handle exposes the ventilation hole.

19 . The bread keeper of claim 13 , wherein the cutting board comprises an interior surface facing toward the interior space when the cutting board is in the closed position, the interior surface being entirely planar.

Assignees

• Progressive Int Corp

Inventors

• Bagley Justin

Classifications

• A47J47/12 Primary

  Bread boxes · CPC title

• B65D25/28

  Handles (of containers made by folding or erecting blanks made of paper B65D5/46; of bottles or jars B65D23/10 {; holders for glasses, bottles, cartons, plastic bags, cans A47G23/02}) · CPC title

• B65D21/086

  Collapsible or telescopic containers (B65D1/0292 and B65D21/068 take precedence) · CPC title

• B65D2525/283

  combined with container closing means, e.g. stopper · CPC title

• B65D43/22

  Devices for holding in closed position, e.g. clips · CPC title