US 12,168,562 B2
Container for cooling food and method for construction
Nancy Rosales, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Abel1950 Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Abel1950 Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/103,880.
Prior Publication US 2024/0253888 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. B65D 77/04 (2006.01); B65D 5/46 (2006.01); B65D 5/50 (2006.01); B65D 5/64 (2006.01); F25D 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 77/0433 (2013.01) [B65D 5/46 (2013.01); B65D 5/503 (2013.01); B65D 5/64 (2013.01); F25D 11/00 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A container assembly for food or foodstuffs, the container assembly comprising:
a base assembly comprising a base wall and a base sidewall, the base wall and the base sidewall together forming a base interior volume at which a tray assembly is positionable;
the tray assembly comprising a tray base wall and a tray sidewall, the tray base wall and the tray sidewall together forming a tray interior volume, wherein an area between the tray sidewall and the base sidewall forms a cooling passage;
a cooling passage cover wall corresponding to the area forming the cooling passage, the cooling passage cover wall extendable between the tray sidewall and the base sidewall to removably obscure the cooling passage, the cooling passage cover wall removable while the tray assembly is positioned in the base assembly;
an opening extending through the tray sidewall, the opening providing fluid communication between the cooling passage and the tray interior volume; and
a container cover configured to surround an open face of the base assembly.