Lockable secure lunchbox
OwnerGustavo Castilloinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a lockable lunchbox made of metal mesh and plastic. The lunchbox comprising a container for storing food items, snacks, beverages and more. The container can be mounted with removable dividers for sorting and separately storing items. A lid pivotally coupled to the container for closing the container using a latch and catch hook. A padlock is used for locking the lid for preventing unauthorized access to the stored items in the container. In some embodiments, a PIN keypad or a fingerprint scanner can be used and the lid has a fold flush handle for easy handling of the lunchbox and storage in a stacked configuration. The lunchbox has a compact design and can be used at school, offices, and more for safely and securely storing and transporting lunch items.
Claims8
A lunchbox container for storing food items, the lunchbox container comprising:
- a container having a hinged closure lid, a foldable handle, and a handle recess in said lid for selectively folding said foldable handle into said handle recess;
- wherein said container having a plurality of container walls including a front wall, a pair of side walls, and a rear wall extending vertically from a base for forming a storage cavity;
- wherein said lid having a front face and a latch mounted to said front face;
- wherein said front wall having a catch for mating with said latch;
- a lock for locking said catch and said latch;
- said plurality of container walls having a container wall removable metal mesh inner layer and a container wall plastic outer layer;
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- wherein said lid having a lid removable metal mesh inner layer and a plastic lid outer layer;
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- wherein said lid further comprises a plurality of recesses in a top of said lid, each recess configured to engage a portion of a base of a second container to stack the second container on top of the container and retain a shape of the first and second containers in a stacked orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.