US 5,396,999 AGranted

Lunch box container with magnetic inserts

OwnerBarbara R. Sandheinrichinventor

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Abstract

A lunch box container including a bottom wall and a hingedly mounted top wall includes ferrous metallic floors directed into the bottom and top walls recessed relative to the bottom and top walls respectively to receive and secure ferromagnetic inserts to permit configurational changes to the lunch box structure to enhance continued use by individuals. A modification of the invention includes illumination frameworks arranged to direct illumination onto inserts within the frameworks.

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A lunch box container, comprising,

a container having a container front wall spaced from a container rear wall, spaced container side walls, and a container bottom wall spaced from a container top wall, the top wall including a hinge hingedly mounted to the top wall to the rear wall, and
a handle mounted to the front wall, and a latch secured to the front wall for selective securement to the top wall, the bottom wall including a bottom wall recessed floor recessed relative to the bottom wall, with the bottom wall arranged in surrounding relationship relative to the bottom wall floor, with the top wall having a top wall recessed floor recessed relative to the top wall, with the top wall arranged in surrounding relationship relative to the top wall floor, the bottom wall floor recessed relative to the bottom wall a predetermined height, the top wall floor recessed relative to the top wall said predetermined height, wherein the bottom wall floor and the top wall floor are formed of ferrous metallic material, and
a first insert having a predetermined thickness equal to said predetermined height and formed of a ferromagnetic material is arranged for mounting to said bottom wall floor, and a second insert formed of a ferromagnetic material having a predetermined thickness equal to said predetermined height arranged in securement to said top wall floor, and
an illumination housing mounted to one of said side walls, wherein the illumination housing includes a battery and an illumination bulb container therewithin, with a switch directed through said illumination housing to permit selective illumination of said illumination bulb, and a first fiber optic cable directed into said illumination housing in adjacency to said illumination bulb, a second fiber optic cable directed into said illumination housing in adjacency to said illumination bulb, and a first translucent frame having a first magnetic web mounted to said first translucent frame permitting securement of said first translucent frame to said bottom wall floor, and a second translucent frame having a second magnetic web arranged in securement to said top wall floor, said first fiber optic cable directed into said first translucent frame and said second fiber optic cable directed to said second translucent frame.

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Abstract

A lunch box container, comprising,

a container having a container front wall spaced from a container rear wall, spaced container side walls, and a container bottom wall spaced from a container top wall, the top wall including a hinge hingedly mounted to the top wall to the rear wall, and
a handle mounted to the front wall, and a latch secured to the front wall for selective securement to the top wall, the bottom wall including a bottom wall recessed floor recessed relative to the bottom wall, with the bottom wall arranged in surrounding relationship relative to the bottom wall floor, with the top wall having a top wall recessed floor recessed relative to the top wall, with the top wall arranged in surrounding relationship relative to the top wall floor, the bottom wall floor recessed relative to the bottom wall a predetermined height, the top wall floor recessed relative to the top wall said predetermined height, wherein the bottom wall floor and the top wall floor are formed of ferrous metallic material, and
a first insert having a predetermined thickness equal to said predetermined height and formed of a ferromagnetic material is arranged for mounting to said bottom wall floor, and a second insert formed of a ferromagnetic material having a predetermined thickness equal to said predetermined height arranged in securement to said top wall floor, and
an illumination housing mounted to one of said side walls, wherein the illumination housing includes a battery and an illumination bulb container therewithin, with a switch directed through said illumination housing to permit selective illumination of said illumination bulb, and a first fiber optic cable directed into said illumination housing in adjacency to said illumination bulb, a second fiber optic cable directed into said illumination housing in adjacency to said illumination bulb, and a first translucent frame having a first magnetic web mounted to said first translucent frame permitting securement of said first translucent frame to said bottom wall floor, and a second translucent frame having a second magnetic web arranged in securement to said top wall floor, said first fiber optic cable directed into said first translucent frame and said second fiber optic cable directed to said second translucent frame.

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