A housing element for food applications having a casing made of metallic material and a cover made of composite material and having a bottom surface which is closed or provided with a through-hole. The housing element is provided with a system for securing the cover on the casing, comprising at least two steps which are formed on the cover and which engage with interference inside at least two corresponding grooves formed on the casing.

A storage system includes a container, a rim assembly coupled to the container to form a container assembly, and one or more magnets positioned in a container assembly. An effective magnetic force exerted by the one or more magnets on a support surface from which the container assembly is suspended is varied by adjusting a distance between the support surface and the one or more magnets.

A storage system includes a container, a rim assembly coupled to the container to form a container assembly, and one or more magnets positioned in a container assembly. An effective magnetic force exerted by the one or more magnets on a support surface from which the container assembly is suspended is varied by adjusting a distance between the support surface and the one or more magnets.

The present application discloses a scalable automated kitchen system comprising: ingredient containers configured to contain or otherwise hold food ingredients wherein some ingredient containers may be closed by lids such as caps; storage room configured to store ingredient containers; lid opening apparatus configured to remove a lid from a closed container; transfer apparatus configured to move a closed ingredient container from storage area to the lid opening apparatus; cooking stations configured to cook food; a transport system comprising rail tracks and vehicles moving on the rail tracks configured to transport ingredient containers, stopping mechanisms, charging mechanisms, and track switch mechanisms. The automated kitchen system can save labor cost and can produce cooked food of consistent quality.

The present application discloses a scalable automated kitchen system comprising: ingredient containers configured to contain or otherwise hold food ingredients wherein some ingredient containers may be closed by lids such as caps; storage room configured to store ingredient containers; lid opening apparatus configured to remove a lid from a closed container; transfer apparatus configured to move a closed ingredient container from storage area to the lid opening apparatus; cooking stations configured to cook food; a transport system comprising rail tracks and vehicles moving on the rail tracks configured to transport ingredient containers, stopping mechanisms, charging mechanisms, and track switch mechanisms. The automated kitchen system can save labor cost and can produce cooked food of consistent quality.

Herein is described a plastic package for food or food products which are ready for consumption. The package includes a first container of larger size, for a main food component and a second container, of smaller size, able to separately contain a supplementary food component. The package is characterized by the fact that the first bottom and/or the first closure lid of the first container have a cavity open to the outside and conformed to constitute a housing compartment for the second container by at least partial insertion of said the second container in the cavity of the first container.

Herein is described a plastic package for food or food products which are ready for consumption. The package includes a first container of larger size, for a main food component and a second container, of smaller size, able to separately contain a supplementary food component. The package is characterized by the fact that the first bottom and/or the first closure lid of the first container have a cavity open to the outside and conformed to constitute a housing compartment for the second container by at least partial insertion of said the second container in the cavity of the first container.

An air-tight storage container system has a container having an open top and a container closure unit configured to be placed over the top. The closure unit has a series of stacked, interlocking components, including a handle member, a flexible deformable gasket member, a snap inner piece, and a bottom member. When these closure unit components are interconnected and the closure unit itself is positioned atop the container, the closure unit is pushed and rotated, held within the container to establish an air-tight seal within the container.

An air-tight storage container system has a container having an open top and a container closure unit configured to be placed over the top. The closure unit has a series of stacked, interlocking components, including a handle member, a flexible deformable gasket member, a snap inner piece, and a bottom member. When these closure unit components are interconnected and the closure unit itself is positioned atop the container, the closure unit is pushed and rotated, held within the container to establish an air-tight seal within the container.

This invention provides a polymer, which is preferably a polyether polymer, for use in coating compositions. Containers comprising the polymer and methods of making such containers are also provided. The invention further provides powder coating compositions including the polymer, which have utility in a variety of coating end uses, including, for example, valve and pipe coatings.