Food container

Abstract

Certain embodiments are directed to a food receptacle having a plurality of attachment projections and plurality of attachment impressions, the attachment projections and attachment impression configure so that a first receptacle can be stacked with a second receptacle when not in use and attached to an inverted second receptacle to form a container.

1 . A food receptacle comprising:
 a top and a bottom surface;   a base portion and a raised side edge forming a container portion and a lip portion,   wherein the lip portion has a plurality of attachment projections and plurality of attachment impressions, wherein the attachment projections and attachment impression configure so that a first receptacle can be stacked with a second receptacle, wherein:
 (i) when stacked, the bottom of an attachment projection of the first receptacle aligns with the top of an attachment projection of the second receptacle, and the bottom of an attachment impression of the first receptacle aligns with the top of an attachment impression of the second receptacle; and 
 (ii) when employed as a container the second receptacle is inverted and used as a lid relative to the first receptacle, the top of an attachment projection of the first receptacle aligns with the a complementing attachment impression of the second receptacle and vice versa forming a reversible attachment between the first and second receptacle. 
   
     
     
         2 . The food receptacle according to  claim 1 , wherein the receptacle is circular, square, oval, triangular, or rectangular. 
     
     
         3 . The food receptacle according to  claim 1 , wherein the attachment projections and the attachment impressions alternate. 
     
     
         4 . The food receptacle according to  claim 1 , wherein the top surface has a hollow upstanding partition having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein bottom surface forms a hollow can complement the top surface of a second receptacle when stacked. 
     
     
         5 . A food container comprising a first and second receptacle, the first and second receptacle comprising:
 a top and a bottom surface;   a raised side edge forming a container portion, and a lip portion;   the lip portion having a plurality of attachment projections and plurality of attachment impression, the attachment projections and attachment impression configure so that a first receptacle can be stack with a second receptacle, wherein:
 (i) when stacked, the bottom of an attachment projection of the first receptacle aligns with the top of an attachment projection of the second receptacle, and the bottom of an attachment impression of the first receptacle aligns with the top of an attachment impression of the second receptacle; and 
 (ii) when employed as a container the second receptacle is inverted and used as a lid relative to the first receptacle, the top of an attachment projection of the first receptacle aligns with the a complementing attachment impression of the second receptacle forming a reversible coupling between the first and second receptacle.