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Disclosed is an apparatus for storing articles. The apparatus comprises a container having an open top, a closed bottom and a continuous peripheral wall extending therearound between said top and bottom. The peripheral wall has an exterior surface adapted to have a flexible sheet applied thereto. Th

Disclosed is an apparatus for storing articles. The apparatus comprises a container having an open top, a closed bottom and a continuous peripheral wall extending therearound between said top and bottom. The peripheral wall has an exterior surface adapted to have a flexible sheet applied thereto. The flexible sheet has top and bottom opposed edges corresponding to the top and bottom of the container. The apparatus further comprises edge protecting means for protecting at least one of the top or bottom edge of the flexible sheet.

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1. An apparatus for storing articles comprising: a) an insulated food storage container defining an interior compartment, the container having an open top, a closed bottom, a sealable and openable lid covering the open top of the interior compartment, and a continuous peripheral wall extending there

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An apparatus for storing articles comprising: a) an insulated food storage container defining an interior compartment, the container having an open top, a closed bottom, a sealable and openable lid covering the open top of the interior compartment, and a continuous peripheral wall extending therearound between said top and bottom, said peripheral wall having a substantially flat exterior surface,b) a flexible sheet having top and bottom opposed edges, the flexible sheet applied to the outer peripheral wall of the container;c) the flexible sheet having a viewable graphic image applied thereto so as to be viewable while the container is in use;d) said exterior surface being adapted to have said flexible sheet applied thereto, ande) wherein the continuous peripheral wall of the container provides an edge protector which overlies at least a portion of said top or bottom edge of said flexible sheet for protecting edge of said flexible sheet leaving a center portion of said flexible sheet uncovered and viewable. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said peripheral wall has opposed top and bottom edges, said apparatus further comprising at least one cap adapted to engage with one of said top or bottom edge of said peripheral wall wherein said at least one cap includes said edge protector. 3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said edge protector of said at least one cap is adapted to overlap at least a portion of said one of said top or bottom edge of said flexible sheet when said at least one cap is engaged with said peripheral wall. 4. The apparatus of claim 3 further comprising a bottom cap adapted to engage said bottom edge of said peripheral wall and a top cap adapted to engage said bottom edge of said peripheral wall such that said edge protector of said bottom cap is adapted to overlap at least a portion of said bottom edge of said flexible sheet and said edge protector of said top cap is adapted to overlap at least a portion of said top edge of a flexible sheet applied to said peripheral wall. 5. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said edge protector is adapted to overlap said at least one of said top or bottom edge of said flexible sheet around a circumference of said container. 6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said edge protector comprises a wall extending from said at least one cap and is adapted to surround said container body in parallel to said peripheral wall. 7. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said edge protector comprises a plurality of fingers extending from said at least one cap wherein said plurality of fingers are adapted to overlap said top or bottom edge of said flexible sheet. 8. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said at least one cap is adapted to have an edge located proximate to said at least one of said top or bottom edge of said flexible sheet when applied to said peripheral wall, said cap being adapted to project outwardly from said peripheral wall farther than said flexible sheet. 9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said edge protector comprising a raised portion of said peripheral wall located adjacent to said at least one of said top or bottom edge of said flexible sheet so as to project past said flexible sheet. 10. The apparatus of claim 1 further wherein, said flexible sheet comprises inner and outer surfaces and top and bottom opposed edges corresponding to said top and bottom of said container such that at least one of said top or bottom edges of said flexible sheet is proximate to a corresponding top or bottom of said container. 11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said flexible sheet is sized such that said bottom edge of said flexible sheet is proximate to a bottom edge of said peripheral wall and said top edge of said flexible sheet is proximate to a top edge of said peripheral wall when applied thereto. 12. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said flexible sheet is adapted to substantially surround said peripheral wall when applied thereto. 13. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said flexible sheet further comprises a plurality of flexible sheet segments adapted to cooperate so as to circumferentially surround said peripheral wall. 14. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said inner surface of said flexible sheet includes an adhesive for application to said exterior surface of said peripheral wall. 15. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said flexible sheet comprises a substantially transparent material, wherein said flexible sheet further comprises a graphic applied to said inner surface operatively configured to be viewed from said outer surface. 16. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein said graphics are printed onto said flexible sheet. 17. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said top and bottom of said container are parallel to each other wherein said peripheral wall extends perpendicularly therebetween. 18. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said top cap further includes a liner adapted to define an interior cavity of said container. 19. The apparatus of claim 18 further comprising an insulating layer between said liner and said peripheral wall. 20. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising: a) a bottom cap forming the closed bottom of the container;b) wherein the bottom cap further comprises an upturned portion integral to the bottom cap; andc) wherein the upturned portion forms the edge protector. 21. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the insulate food storage container is comprised of: a) an inner liner having an inner surface defining the interior compartment and an outer surface; andb) a thermally insulating material disposed between the outer surface of the inner liner and the peripheral wall.