Combination lunchbox provided with means for heating food and the like

Claim 1

In combination, a portable lunchbox comprising, a lower housing having spaced sidewalls and end walls and a bottom wall, a cover hingedly secured to one of said sidewalls, means for locking said cover to said lower housing to close the top of said lower housing, a transverse wall in said lower housing dividing said lower housing into a first and second compartment, a burner positioned in said first compartment, a hollow pin supported in said second compartment and extending longitudinally into said second compartment and connected to said burner in said first compartment, an opening in the end wall of said lower housing communicating with the interior of said second compartment, said opening and second compartment adapted to receive a can of liquified gas fuel so that said can is horizontally supported in a longitudinal position within said second compartment so that most of the length of said can is confined within said second compartment, means in said second compartment for retaining said can in said second compartment against accidental displacement, said hollow pin adapted to extend inside said can when said can is within said second compartment so that the liquid gas within said can flows to said burner, valve means for controlling the flow of said liquid gas to said burner, said cover providing a third compartment for storage and the like.