US5277329A
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Lunch holder
Assignee: HOME PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL - NORTH AMERICA Inc
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Filing: 1992-04-28
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Granted: 1994-01-11
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Expires: 2012-04-28
Abstract
Abstract Lunch holder having first and second sections which are hingedly connected together along one side thereof in clamshell fashion, a divider which separates one of the sections into a plurality of compartments for holding different food products, and a lid which is hingedly connected to the one section along a second side thereof for movement between covering and uncovering positions relative to the compartments. In one presently preferred embodiment, the two container sections, the divider and the lid are fabricated as a unitary structure of a semi-rigid plastic material.
Inventors
- 👤 James F. Pomroy
- 👤 Eva M. Traxler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 05:54
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D43/00; B65D43/14; B65D43/16; B65D43/162; B65D1/00; B65D1/22; B65D1/24; B65D2251/00; B65D2251/10; B65D2251/1016; B65D2251/1025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
In a lunch holder for holding and carrying a plurality of food products: generally rectangular base and cover sections hingedly connected together in clamshell fashion along one side of each of said sections, the base section having a side wall with a horizontal ledge extending from the upper margin of the wall and an upstanding peripheral flange extending along an outer edge of the ledge, a T-shaped partition dividing the base section into a plurality of compartments for holding different food products, a lid hingedly connected to the base section along a second side of the base section for movement between open and closed positions relative to the compartments, the lid resting on the ledge when in the covering position and being held in the covering position by frictional engagement between the lid and the flange, and a seal on the under side of the lid for engagement with the upper portion of the partition when the lid is in the closed position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
In a lunch holder for holding and carrying a plurality of food products: generally rectangular base and cover sections hingedly connected together in clamshell fashion along one side of each of said sections, the base section having a side wall with a horizontal ledge extending from the upper margin of the wall and an upstanding peripheral flange extending along an outer edge of the ledge, a T-shaped partition dividing the base section into a plurality of compartments for holding different food products, a lid hingedly connected to the base section along a second side of the base section for movement between open and closed positions relative to the compartments, the lid resting on the ledge when in the covering position and being held in the covering position by frictional engagement between the lid and the flange, and a seal on the under side of the lid for engagement with the upper portion of the partition when the lid is in the closed position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The lunch holder of claim 1 wherein the seal comprises a pair of spaced apart depending flanges defining a channel in which the upper portion of the partition is received.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The lunch holder of claim 1 wherein the base and cover sections, the T-shaped partition and the lid are fabricated of a semi-rigid plastic as a unitary structure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The lunch holder of claim 1 wherein the peripheral flange has a gap, and the lid has a tab which projects laterally through the gap to facilitate lifting of the lid when the lid is in the covering position.
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