Nesting containers with male to female lid to container attachment

Abstract

An apparatus to ensure location and usage of the appropriate lid for every container.

1 . A plurality of nestable containers comprising: 
 a plurality of containers each having a corresponding cover;    wherein the containers are nestable when the corresponding cover is attached or fastened to a bottom of the corresponding container.    
   
   
       2 . The containers of  claim 1 , wherein the containers are one of round, oval, square, or rectangular in shape.  
   
   
       3 . The containers of  claim 1 , wherein the containers and the corresponding cover are attached by at least one attaching element.  
   
   
       4 . The containers of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one attaching element includes a shaped recess on one of the container or the cover and a correspondingly shaped protrusion on the other of the container or the cover.  
   
   
       5 . The containers of  claim 4 , wherein the shaped recess and protrusion is one of a rectangle, square, diamond, circle, or triangle.  
   
   
       6 . The containers of  claim 1 , wherein nestable refers to the ability of a first of the plurality of containers to be placed inside a second of the plurality of containers such that at least 30% of a profile of the first container is within the second container.  
   
   
       7 . The containers of  claim 1 , wherein nestable refers to the ability of a first of the plurality of containers to be placed inside a second of the plurality of containers such that substantially all of a profile of the first container is within the second container.  
   
   
       8 . The containers of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the containers and corresponding covers are at least one of durable, dishwasher safe, freezer safe, microwavable, and made of metal, plastic, ceramic, or a combination thereof.  
   
   
       9 . The containers of  claim 1 , wherein the covers create a substantially air tight seal with the corresponding containers when the cover is placed on an opening of the corresponding container.  
   
   
       10 . The containers of  claim 1 , wherein the containers and lids are interchangeable.  
   
   
       11 . A system comprising: 
 at least two containers with corresponding covers;    wherein the containers are nestable when the corresponding cover is attached to the corresponding container.    
   
   
       12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the containers are one of round, oval, square, or rectangular in shape.  
   
   
       13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the containers and the corresponding cover are attached by an attaching element.  
   
   
       14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the attaching element includes at least one shaped recess on one of the container or the cover and at least one correspondingly shaped protrusion on the other of the container or the cover.  
   
   
       15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the shaped recess and protrusion is one of a rectangle, square, circle, or triangle.  
   
   
       16 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein nestable refers to the ability of a first container to be placed inside a second container such that at least 30% of a profile of the first container is within the second container.  
   
   
       17 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein nestable refers to the ability of a first container to be placed inside a second container such that substantially all of a profile of the first container is within the second container.  
   
   
       18 . A method for nesting at least two containers, the method comprising: 
 attaching a corresponding cover to each of the two containers; and    placing a first of the two containers, with the attached cover, into a second of the two containers.    
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein three or more containers are nested.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the first container fits entirely within the second container.