An apparatus to speed the heating of a soup-type comestible and to assist in the heat retention of the comestible includes a lithic body that is microwavable and food safe. The apparatus when placed in a bowl, arranges a quantity of soup-type comestible into a form readily heated by microwaves, and the apparatus is capable of functioning as a heat absorber and thermal reservoir to lose heat to the surrounding soup-type comestible after removal from the microwave oven in order to maintain a temperature for the comestible that is desirable.

A container for a food item is disclosed that includes a body and a cap that is configured for removable connection to the body to allow for opening and closure of the container. The body includes an exterior wall and is configured in correspondence with the non-liquid food item such that the configuration of the body substantially approximates that of the non-liquid food item. The body defines a storage compartment that is configured to store the non-liquid food item as well as a chamber that is enclosed within the exterior wall. The chamber is configured to accommodate a thermal medium to hinder (inhibit) temperature variation of the non-liquid food item.

A container having a canister can be configured to retain a volume of liquid. The canister can be sealed by a lid structure, and the lid structure can have a spout opening. The spout opening may be sealed by a removably-coupled cap. Further, the cap may have a magnetic top surface configured to magnetically couple to a recess on the top surface of the lid for temporary storage of the cap when manually removed from the spout opening.

An adaptable, cleanable beverage container, generally for athletic use, with an enlarged opening at the top for depositing materials and flavors, a removable base for ease of cleaning, and an optionally insertable column removably connected to said removable base for securing a cooling or heating fluid or gel into the container. Optionally, the beverage container walls can be insulated with a hearing or cooling gel or other liquid for providing temperature control.

Beverages such as beer and soda which contain carbon dioxide or other gases may degrade in quality when subjected to atmospheric pressure, oxygen, and/or light. It may be desirable to store such beverages in containers which prevent exposure to these conditions. An aluminum can is one such container but is associated with the problem of resealing the can after breaking the seal. The described utilities provide for resealing, pressurizing, and/or dispensing from an aluminum can or similar beverage container.

A beverage container includes a transparent cylindrical acrylic body sized to fit into a cup-holder of a vehicle, a transparent skin sized to encase a portion of an outer surface of the body, a transparent handle, a transparent lid sized to seal a chamber defined by the body, a transparent latch, and a transparent rubber or plastic cover sized to be placed onto the lid. The container is scannable by an x-ray machine or a metal detector for inspecting the container and the a beverage in the chamber, and permits a visual inspection of the liquid through the container. The latch permits the beverage to exit the lid through an orifice for the beverage to be consumed when the latch is open configuration. The orifice is sized to permit a straw to be inserted through the orifice to consume the beverage.

A drinking vessel storage container combination is provided herein. The combination comprises: a first body; a first cap demountably coupled to the first body; and a storage container demountably coupled to the first body opposite the first cap. The first cap comprises a lid, a port, and a strainer. The storage container comprises a second body, a second cap, a panel, and an insert. The first body is hollow, open-faced, and substantially cylindrical in shape. The bottom face is configured to allow the storage container to be demountable affixed thereto. The strainer is positioned adjacent to the port and within the chamber when the first cap is demountably affixed to the first body. The insert is selectively positioned within the second body. The panel is selectively positioned on top of the insert. The second cap is demountably affixed to the second body and the bottom face.

A portable drink holder for a drinkable liquid having a first removable reservoir for storing the liquid at a first end of the holder, a second removable reservoir at a second end of the holder for receiving the liquid and a cooling cartridge having a plurality of passageways for selectively transporting liquid from the first reservoir to the second reservoir. The cooling cartridge including a cooling medium so that the liquid transitions to a second temperature lower than the first temperature as it flows from the first reservoir to the second reservoir.

A multiple temperature storage assembly includes a sleeve that has an opening therein for accessing an interior of the sleeve and to receive food items for storage. The sleeve is comprised of a thermally insulating material to retain the food items at a selected temperature. A door is hingedly coupled to the sleeve for opening and closing the opening. A disk is slidably positioned within the sleeve such that the disk defines an upper section of the sleeve and a lower section of the sleeve. The disk is comprised of a thermally insulating material to inhibit thermal communication between the upper and lower sections. Thus, each of the upper and lower sections can store a respective one of warm food items and cold food items. A tube is slidably coupled to the sleeve. The tube has a chamber therein that is fluidly discrete from the sleeve when the tube is slidably coupled to the sleeve for storing dry objects.

An interlocking vessel includes a cylindrical container secured inside an insulated receiving component by reciprocal screw threads. The cylindrical container has a first screw thread with a plurality of turns for engagement with a cap and a second screw thread with a plurality of turns along the exterior of the body extending downward from a top portion of the body to the bottom of the cylindrical container. The insulated receiving component has a reciprocal screw thread along the interior of the body for engagement with the cylindrical container. In one embodiment, turning the cylindrical container in a downward clockwise motion engages the reciprocal screw threads, thus securing the cylindrical container in the insulated receiving component.