A collapsible produce keeper is selectively positionable between an expanded position and a collapsed position, in which the produce keeper may be used to contain produce in both positions. In one version, an upper container portion is telescopically connected to a lower container portion, with a li
A collapsible produce keeper is selectively positionable between an expanded position and a collapsed position, in which the produce keeper may be used to contain produce in both positions. In one version, an upper container portion is telescopically connected to a lower container portion, with a lid removably attached to the upper container and a base removably attached to the lower container.
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1. A collapsible produce keeper, comprising: a lower container having a floor surrounded by upwardly extending sidewalls terminating in an open rim;a base removably attached to the lower container to enclose a bottom portion of the lower container sidewalls, the floor being positioned between the ba
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A collapsible produce keeper, comprising: a lower container having a floor surrounded by upwardly extending sidewalls terminating in an open rim;a base removably attached to the lower container to enclose a bottom portion of the lower container sidewalls, the floor being positioned between the base and the open rim, the floor further having at least one opening to provide a fluid passageway between the floor and the base;an upper container having upwardly extending sidewalls, an open top, and an open bottom;a lid removably attached to the upper container to enclose an upper portion of the upper container;the upper container, lower container, base, and lid defining an interior volume, the upper container being movable with respect to the lower container between a collapsed position in which the upper container is relatively closer to the base and an expanded position in which the upper container is relatively distant from the base, the interior volume being larger in the expanded position than in the collapsed position;a plurality of elastomeric feet attached to the open bottom of the upper container, the plurality of elastomeric feet frictionally engaging the lower container when the upper container moves from the collapsed position to the expanded position and remaining in engagement with the lower container when the upper container is in the expanded position; anda plurality of ribs positioned on the lower container and extending along the upwardly extending sidewalls from a position adjacent the floor to a position adjacent the open rim, wherein each one of the plurality of elastomeric feet engage a separate one of the plurality of ribs when the upper container moves from the collapsed position to the expanded position. 2. The collapsible produce keeper of claim 1, wherein the upper container surrounds the lower container. 3. The collapsible produce keeper of claim 2, further comprising a latch attached to the upper container, the latch being configured to secure the upper container in the collapsed position. 4. The collapsible produce keeper of claim 3, further comprising a flange carried on the base, the latch being configured to receive the flange to secure the upper container in the collapsed position. 5. The collapsible produce keeper of claim 3, further comprising a flange carried on the lower container, the latch being configured to receive the flange to secure the upper container in the collapsed position. 6. The collapsible produce keeper of claim 5, further comprising a cutout formed in the upper container, a portion of the flange being received within the cutout in the collapsed position. 7. The collapsible produce keeper of claim 3, further comprising a configurable vent positioned on the upper container, the vent being selectively movable between an open position to allow air to pass into the upper container, and a closed position to block the passage of air into the upper container. 8. The collapsible produce keeper of claim 1, wherein the bottom of the upper container comprises a plurality of tabs and each of the plurality of feet comprises a slot, the plurality of tabs being positioned within the plurality of slots to mount the plurality of feet to the bottom of the upper container. 9. The collapsible produce keeper of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of feet comprises a pair of laterally extending wings and an arcuate inner face positioned between the pair of wings, and further wherein the bottom of the upper container comprises an in-turned channel, the wings being carried in the in-turned channel, the arcuate inner face being positioned to abut an outer surface of the lower container. 10. A collapsible produce keeper, comprising: a lower container having a perforated floor surrounded by upwardly extending sidewalls terminating in an open rim, the lower container further having a pair of flanges positioned on opposing lower outer surfaces of the upwardly extending sidewalls;a base removably attached to the lower container to enclose a bottom portion of the lower container sidewalls, the perforated floor being positioned between the base and the upper rim, whereby fluid may pass through the perforated floor to the base;an upper container having upwardly extending sidewalls, an open top, and an open bottom, the upper container surrounding the lower container and being positioned for axial movement with respect to the lower container;the upper container further having a pair of cutouts positioned on opposing lower outer surfaces of the upwardly extending sidewalls of the upper container;the upper container further having a pair of latches, each one of the pair of latches being positioned on the outer surfaces of the upwardly extending sidewalls of the upper container and adjacent a corresponding one of the pair of cutouts;a lid removably attached to the open top of the upper container;the upper container, lower container, base, and lid defining an interior volume, the upper container being movable with respect to the lower container between a collapsed position in which the upper container is relatively closer to the base and an expanded position in which the upper container is relatively distant from the base, the interior volume being larger in the expanded position than in the collapsed position;wherein in the collapsed position the pair of flanges are received in the pair of cutouts and the pair of latches engages the pair of flanges to retain the upper container in the collapsed position. 11. The collapsible produce keeper of claim 10, wherein the perforated floor is bowed downward toward the base at a central location of the perforated floor. 12. The collapsible produce keeper of claim 10, further comprising a resilient member formed from an elastomeric material and being positioned between the upper container and the lower container to frictionally hold the upper container in a plurality of positions between the expanded position and the collapsed position. 13. The collapsible produce keeper of claim 10, further comprising at least one foot attached to the upper container, the at least one foot being configured to engage the lower container to hold the upper container in the expanded position. 14. The collapsible produce keeper of claim 13, wherein the bottom of the upper container comprises a tab and the at least one foot comprises a slot, the tab being positioned within the slot to mount the foot to the bottom of the upper container. 15. The collapsible produce keeper of claim 14, wherein the lower container further comprises a rib, the at least one foot engaging the rib as the upper container moves between the expanded position and the collapsed position.
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