US4879125A
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Sandwich in a lunch box
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-08-16
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Granted: 1989-11-07
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Expires: 2008-08-16
Abstract
Abstract A sandwich in a lunch box which includes an edible container in one part and two slices of bread with a meat product in the other part of the lunch box. When a consumer wants to eat, the edible container is combined with the bread, the container housing a salad therein and having a concave configuration disposed at the bottom surface having a circular edge portion, whereby the edible container tightly adheres to the meat product and prevents the salad from falling from the sandwich.
Inventors
- 👤 Tong S. Pak
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 11:18
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L13/00; A23L13/60; A23L13/62; A21; A21D; A21D13/00; A21D13/30; A21D13/32; A21D13/33
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A sandwich in a lunch box which comprises: a lunch box having first and second parts partitioned in said lunch box, two slices of bread disposed in said first part, said two slices of bread having inserted therebetween a meat product, and an edible container disposed in said second part, said edible container housing a salad therein and having a concave configuration disposed at the bottom surface with a circular edge portion for causing the edible container to tightly adhere to the meat product when the edible container is inserted into said slices of bread, whereby the salad is separated from the meat product to maintain its fresh condition while at the same time prevented from falling from the sandwich.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A sandwich in a lunch box which comprises: a lunch box having first and second parts partitioned in said lunch box, two slices of bread disposed in said first part, said two slices of bread having inserted therebetween a meat product, and an edible container disposed in said second part, said edible container housing a salad therein and having a concave configuration disposed at the bottom surface with a circular edge portion for causing the edible container to tightly adhere to the meat product when the edible container is inserted into said slices of bread, whereby the salad is separated from the meat product to maintain its fresh condition while at the same time prevented from falling from the sandwich.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The sandwich of claim 1, wherein the edible container is provided with a piece of cheese disposed over the salad therein.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The sandwich of claim 1 wherein the edible container is dish shaped.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The sandwich of claim 3 wherein the dish has a V-shaped configuration to allow for convenient stacking during storage.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The sandwich of claim 1 wherein the edible container is made of a material selected from the group consisting of potato, wheat, rice and a mixture thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The sandwich of claim 3 wherein the edible container is made of potato.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The sandwich of claim 1 wherein the lunch box has an engagement member for locking said lunch box.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-11-06 | 1993-05-08 | 1993-11-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-11-06 | 1997-05-08 | 1997-11-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-11-06 | 2001-05-08 | 2001-11-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |