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Stuffed Animal Lunch Box

a lunch box and stuffed animal technology, applied in the field of food storage and transportation containers, can solve the problems of difficult opening, inability to provide relatively little insulation for refrigerated or heated items, and risk inadvertent opening of the lunch box and spilling of lunch contents on the ground

Inactive Publication Date: 2019-07-11
BROWN MARGARET A
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Benefits of technology

The present invention is an improved lunchbox that looks like a stuffed animal and has all the features of one. It has a pouch that naturally opens upward, unlike traditional boxes that have hinged doors that can spill. The lunchbox is made with soft materials to provide insulation and avoid any leaks or spills.

Problems solved by technology

Such lunchboxes provide relatively little insulation for refrigerated or heated items and can be difficult to open.
The construction of the hinging and clasp is such as to risk inadvertent opening of the lunchbox and spilling of the lunch contents out onto the ground.

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[0011]The present invention provides a soft lunch box 10 readily adaptable to have the outward appearance of an animal or other character such as is cartoon character, person, or the like.

[0012]Referring now to FIG. 1, when the lunch box 10 is closed the outer surface may conform to that of a stuffed animal or other similar character, for example, providing facial features 12 sewn or adhered to a flexible fabric body 14 to be visible from a front surface thereof. Two or more appendages depicting legs or the like may extend downwardly attached to a lower surface of the body and flaps of material providing ears may extend outwardly attached to the upper portion of the body.

[0013]Preferably the fabric body 14 is a plush or artificial fur material having outwardly extending multiple outer hairs 16 that form an entrapped layer of air for improved insulation of the lunch box contents.

[0014]Referring now to FIG. 2 (being a cross section taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1), the fabric body 14 a...

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Abstract

A lunchbox provides an outer plush surface depicting an animal and receiving lunch items through a closable opening to be held within a thermally insulating compartment within the plush surface.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application 62 / 615,764 filed Jan. 10, 2018, and U.S. provisional application 62 / 652,417 filed Apr. 4, 2018, both hereby incorporated in their entirety by reference.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]--BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The present invention relates generally to food storage and transportation containers, and in particular, to a lunchbox having features of a stuffed animal.[0004]Lunchboxes are standard accessories for school-age children and are intended to provide a container for transporting and storing food. A typical lunchbox provides a rectangular box of stiff plastic or metal with a hinged lid held by a clasp and the box is often decorated with popular characters or motives that may be enjoyed by young children. Such lunchboxes provide relatively little insulation for refrigerated or heated items and can be difficult to open. The c...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A45C11/20A45C13/10B65D81/38B65D81/36
CPCA45C11/20A45C13/10B65D81/3897B65D81/365A45C2013/1015A45C13/008A45C13/08A45C13/103
Inventor BROWN, MARGARET A.
Owner BROWN MARGARET A
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