Lockable secure lunchbox
View Patent ↗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.
1. 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; and
wherein said lid having a lid removable metal mesh inner layer and a plastic lid outer layer; and
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.
2. The container for storing food items of claim 1 , wherein said container having a germicidal UV lamp for disinfecting stored items in said container.
3. The container for storing food items of claim 2 , wherein said lock is selected from a group consisting of a padlock, a closed shackle padlock, a circular padlock, a long shackle padlock, and a cable lock.
4. The container for storing food items of claim 2 , wherein said lid pivotally rotatable relative to said container, and further wherein said lid having a maximum 150 degree angle rotatable to said container.
5. The container for storing food items of claim 2 , wherein said lid having an inner surface including a plurality of pockets for storing cutlery.
6. The container for storing food items of claim 2 , wherein said container having a plurality of removable dividers for separating items stored in said container.
7. The container for storing food items of claim 6 , wherein said plurality of removable dividers having a material selected from insulated plastic or wood.
8. The container for storing food items of claim 2 , wherein said plastic outer layer of said plurality of container walls and said plastic outer layer of said lid are silicone.