Kathryn S Bachman

US Patent:

20080277304, Nov 13, 2008

Filed:

May 6, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/116196

Inventors:

John Otto Bachmann - Montclair NJ, US
Kathryn Junell Bachman - Montclair NJ, US
Ryan H. Behroozi - Brooklyn NY, US

International Classification:

B65D 85/20

US Classification:

206525

Abstract:

The invention is a container for storing and serving food, especially practical for cheese, and other items that would benefit from being stored in a temperature and environment similar to those recommended for wine. The invention addresses food storage requirements including moderated refrigeration and enhanced humidity control while addressing odor migration thus maintaining the flavor and other characteristics of cheese and other temperature sensitive items. The invention does so by taking a novel approach in that it repurposes one or more of the wine bottle storage bays found in commercially available refrigerated wine storage units and the bottle bays of wine storage racks found in wine cellars and wine storage rooms. By virtue of the container's size and contour the container will fit stably into the bottle bays in the vast majority of commercially available refrigerated wine storage units and in those bottle bays of wine storage racks found in wine cellars and wine storage rooms. It will also rest stably on a flat surface such as a table or countertop thus facilitating the filling of the container, access to its contents and its use as a serving vessel.