Storage Container Having Two-Compartment Structure

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a storage container having a two-compartment structure, which includes a main container used at home and an auxiliary container separated from the main container and carried during a user's journey or business trip. The storage container, which is sealed by lids, includes: a main container 4 and an auxiliary container 5 having separate lids 2 and 3 , respectively; coupling means 10 disposed at the bottoms of the main container 4 and the auxiliary container 5 , the coupling means 10 of the auxiliary container 5 corresponding to the coupling means 10 of the main container 4 ; and a face portion 6 formed on one of the lids 2 and 3 respectively joined to the main container 4 and the auxiliary container 5 so that the storage container can stand on the ground.

1 . A storage container having a two-compartment structure, which is sealed by a lid, the storage container comprising:
 a main container  4  and an auxiliary container  5  having separate lids  2  and  3 , respectively;   coupling means  10  disposed at the bottoms of the main container  4  and the auxiliary container  5 , the coupling means  10  of the auxiliary container  5  corresponding to the coupling means  10  of the main container  4 ; and   a face portion  6  formed on one of the lids  2  and  3  respectively joined to the main container  4  and the auxiliary container  5  so that the storage container can stand on the ground.   
   
   
       2 . The storage container according to  claim 1 , wherein the coupling means  10  for coupling the main container  4  and the auxiliary container  5  with each other comprises: a convex portion  4   a  formed on the bottom of the main container  4 ; a concave portion  5   a  formed on the bottom of the auxiliary container  5 ; and a male screw  11  formed on the outer circumference of the convex portion  4   a  and a female screw  12  formed on the outer circumference of the concave portion  5   a.    
   
   
       3 . The storage container according to  claim 1 , wherein the coupling means  10  for coupling the main container  4  and the auxiliary container  5  with each other comprises: a convex portion  4   a  formed on the bottom of the main container  4 , the convex portion  4   a  having upwardly opened indentations  13  opposed to each other and guide grooves  14  formed on lower portions of the indentations  13  in a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction in such a way that their diameters are gradually increased; and a concave portion  5   a  formed on the bottom of the auxiliary container  5 , the concave portion  5   a  having fixing projections  15  formed on an inner circumferential surface thereof in such a way as to move along the guide grooves  14  in a state where the fixing projections  15  are respectively inserted into the indentations  13 . 
   
   
       4 . The storage container according to one of  claim 1 , wherein each of the lids  2  and  3  has two to four retaining pieces  8  opposed to each other on an inner side thereof in such a way as to form a receiving portion  7 , so that a damp-proof agent  30  can be fixedly received in the receiving portion  7 . 
   
   
       5 . The storage container according to one of  claim 2 , wherein each of the lids  2  and  3  has two to four retaining pieces  8  opposed to each other on an inner side thereof in such a way as to form a receiving portion  7 , so that a damp-proof agent  30  can be fixedly received in the receiving portion  7 . 
   
   
       6 . The storage container according to one of  claim 3 , wherein each of the lids  2  and  3  has two to four retaining pieces  8  opposed to each other on an inner side thereof in such a way as to form a receiving portion  7 , so that a damp-proof agent  30  can be fixedly received in the receiving portion  7 .