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A protective food storage container includes a first member and a second member that are engageable with one another, with at least one of the first and second members being corrugated, and with at least a portion of the first and second members engaged with one another being structured to generally

A protective food storage container includes a first member and a second member that are engageable with one another, with at least one of the first and second members being corrugated, and with at least a portion of the first and second members engaged with one another being structured to generally depict a food item such as a banana. Another embodiment of a protective food storage container includes a first member, a second member, and a connection member extending between and connecting together the first and second members. At least a portion of the first and second members engaged with one another are structured to generally depict a food item that can be stored therein such as an apple, a peach, a pear, or a bunch of grapes.

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1. A protective food storage container being formed with a cavity that is structured to receive a non-liquid food item therein, the protective food storage container comprising:a first member;a second member;the first member and the second member being engageable with one another;at least one of the

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A protective food storage container being formed with a cavity that is structured to receive a non-liquid food item therein, the protective food storage container comprising:a first member;a second member;the first member and the second member being engageable with one another;at least one of the first member and the second member including at least a first corrugation, the cavity being formed in at least one of the first member and the second member and extending at least partially through the at least first corrugation; andat least a portion of the first member and the second member engaged with one another being structured to generally depict the food item;one of the first member and the second member including a protrusion and the other of the first member and the second member including a mounting surface, the protrusion being disposed against the mounting surface when the first member is engaged with the second member;the protrusion being formed on a boss that projects from the one of the first member and the second member, the mounting surface being defined on a socket formed on the other of the first member and the second member, the boss being receivable in the socket; andthe boss including a tapered insertion surface adjacent the protrusion.2. The protective food storage container as set forth in claim 1, in which the first member and the second member are detachably connectable with one another.3. The protective food storage container as set forth in claim 1, in which the cavity extends within at least a portion of both the first and second members.4. The protective food storage container as set forth in claim 1, in which the first member includes a ring that is extendable at least partially around the second member.5. The protective food storage container as set forth in claim 4, in which the ring is extendable around the at least first corrugation.6. The protective food storage container as set forth in claim 1, in which the first member includes a connection member that is connected with the second member.7. The protective food storage container as set forth in claim 6, in which the connection member is detachable from the second member.8. The protective food storage container as set forth in claim 7, in which the connection member is detachable from the first member.9. The protective food storage container as set forth in claim 8, in which the first member includes a lock member including and interior and a flexible retention member, an end of the connection member being removably receivable in the interior, the retention member being engageable with the end of the connection member to removably retain the end of the connection member in the interior.10. The protective food storage container as set forth in claim 9, in which the lock member is recessed in the first member.11. The protective food storage container as set forth in claim 9, in which the lock member extends outwardly from the first member.12. The protective food storage container as set forth in claim 9, in which the connection member includes a bulb disposed at the end thereof.13. The protective food storage container as set forth in claim 1, in which the protective food storage container is structured to generally depict a banana.14. The protective food storage container as set forth in claim 1, in which the first member includes a first banana portion, and in which the second member includes a corrugated portion and a second banana portion, the corrugated portion being disposed between the first banana portion and the second banana portion.15. A protective food storage container being formed with a cavity that is structured to receive a non-liquid food item therein, the protective food storage container comprising:a first member, a second member;the first member and the second member being engageable with one another;at least one of the first member and the second member including at least a first corrugation, the cavity being formed in at least one of the first member and the second member and extending at least partially through the at least first corrugation;at least a portion of the first member and the second member engaged with one another being structured to generally depict the food item; andin which the connection member includes a ring that is extendable at least partially around the second member.16. The protective food storage container as set forth in claim 15, in which the ring is extendable around the at least first corrugation.17. A protective food storage container being formed with a cavity that is structured to receive a non-liquid food item therein, the protective food storage container comprising:a first member;a second member; anda connection member extending between and connecting together the first member and the second member;the first member and the second member being engageable with one another;the cavity being formed in at least one of the first member and the second member; andat least a portion of the first member and the second member engaged with one another being structured to generally depict the food item;one of the first member and the second member including a protrusion and the other of the first member and the second member including a mounting surface, the protrusion being disposed against the mounting surface when the first member is engaged with the second member;the protrusion being formed on a boss that projects from the one of the first member and the second member, the mounting surface being defined on a socket formed on the other of the first member and the second member, the boss being receivable in the socket;the boss including a tapered insertion surface adjacent the protrusion; andin which the first member includes a ring that is extendable at least partially around the second member.18. The protective food storage container as set forth in claim 17, in which the connection member is a hinge.19. The protective food storage container as set forth in claim 18, in which the connection member is a living hinge.20. The protective food storage container as set forth in claim 17, in which one of the first member and the second member includes at least a first corrugation, and in which the ring is extendable around the at least first corrugation.21. The protective food storage container as set forth in claim 17, in which a first tab is disposed on the first member and a second tab is disposed on the second member.22. The protective food storage container as set forth in claim 21, in which the first and second tabs are disposed substantially adjacent one another when the first member is engaged with the second member.23. The protective food storage container as set forth in claim 22, in which the first tab and the second tab are disposed substantially opposite the connection member.