A lunch box assembly having a main housing having a lid rotatably, hingedly attached to a base to provide access to an opened interior of one or more compartments is disclosed. The lid can have ferrously magnetic material and recesses to accept magnets. The magnets can be shaped to fit the recesses.
A lunch box assembly having a main housing having a lid rotatably, hingedly attached to a base to provide access to an opened interior of one or more compartments is disclosed. The lid can have ferrously magnetic material and recesses to accept magnets. The magnets can be shaped to fit the recesses. The base can have compartments aligned with corresponding compartments in the lid. The base and the lid can form one or more closed food storage compartments that separate the contents from the neighboring compartments. A latch on the base and lid can produce a clamping force on a small lidded container or containers placed in one or more of the compartments. The clamping force can clamp the lidded container closed and prevent leakage of fluids in the container.
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1. A food container comprising: an upper lid comprising steel, wherein the lid has a rectangular recess having a raised boundary forming a complete circumference around the recess;a bottom tray comprising steel, wherein the tray is segmented into five compartments, and wherein there is a compartment
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A food container comprising: an upper lid comprising steel, wherein the lid has a rectangular recess having a raised boundary forming a complete circumference around the recess;a bottom tray comprising steel, wherein the tray is segmented into five compartments, and wherein there is a compartment gap between each compartment, and wherein the bottoms of the compartment gaps are open to the environment surrounding the food container, and wherein the compartment gaps are from 0.1 in. to 2.0 in.;a piano hinge comprising a hinge rod rotatably attaching the upper lid to the bottom tray, wherein the binge further comprises five knuckles extending from the lid or the tray, and wherein the five knuckles comprise three knuckles extending from the lid or the tray and two knuckles extending from the other of the tray or the lid, and wherein the knuckles alternate between extending from the lid and the tray; anda closure latch assembly comprising a clasp and two hasps, wherein the two hasps are attached to the bottom tray, and wherein each of the terminal ends of the clasp is rotatably held by one hasp, and wherein the clasp comprises a wire form, and wherein when the clasp is in a secured configuration the clasp is in tension, and wherein when the clasp is in the secured configuration the clasp is snapped onto the lid and impart a closure force between the lid and the tray, and wherein the clasp comprises eight right-angle turns;wherein when the food container is in a closed configuration, the perimeter of the upper lid, closes over and around the perimeter of the tray. 2. The container of claim 1, wherein the compartment gap is 0.25 in. 3. The container of claim 1, wherein the knuckles comprise wraps. 4. The container of claim 1, wherein the compartment gap varies from a minimum compartment gap to a maximum compartment gap, and wherein the maximum compartment gap is from 100% to 300% of the minimum compartment gap. 5. A food container comprising: an upper lid comprising steel, wherein the lid has a rectangular recess having a raised boundary forming a complete circumference around the recess;a bottom tray comprising steel, wherein the tray comprises dividing walls, and wherein the dividing walls segment the tray into five compartments, and wherein there is a compartment gap between each compartment, and wherein the bottoms of the compartment gaps are open to the environment surrounding the food container, and wherein the compartment gaps are from 0.1 in. to 2.0 in.;a piano hinge comprising a hinge rod rotatably attaching the upper lid to the bottom tray, wherein the hinge further comprises five knuckles extending from the lid or the tray, and wherein the knuckles wrap around the hinge rod; anda closure latch assembly comprising a clasp and two hasps, wherein the two hasps are attached to the bottom tray below a lip of the bottom tray, and wherein each of the terminal ends of the clasp is rotatably held by one hasp, and wherein when the clasp is in a secured configuration the clasp is in tension, and wherein when the clasp is in the secured configuration the clasp is snapped onto the lid and impart a closure force between the lid and the tray;wherein when the food container is in a closed configuration, the perimeter of the upper lid closes over and around the perimeter of the tray. 6. The container of claim 5, wherein the compartment gap is 025 in. 7. A food container comprising; an upper lid comprising steel, wherein the lid has a rectangular recess having a raised boundary forming a complete circumference around the recess;a bottom tray comprising steel, wherein the tray is segmented into five compartments, and wherein there is a compartment gap between each compartment, and wherein the bottoms of the compartment gaps are open to the environment surrounding the food container;a piano hinge comprising a hinge rod totatably attaching the upper lid to the bottom tray, wherein the hinge further comprises five knuckles extending from the lid or the tray; anda closure latch assembly comprising a clasp and two hasps, wherein the two hasps are attached to the bottom tray, and wherein each of the terminal ends of the clasp is rotatably held by one hasp, and wherein the clasp comprises a wire form. 8. The container of claim 7, wherein when the food container is in a closed configuration, the perimeter of the upper lid closes over and around the perimeter of the tray. 9. The container of claim 7, wherein when the clasp is in a secured configuration, the clasp clamps the lip to the tray. 10. The container of claim 7, wherein the knuckles alternate between extending from the lid and the tray. 11. The container of claim 7, wherein the five knuckles comprise three knuckles extending from the lid or the tray and two knuckles extending from the other of the tray or the lid. 12. The container of claim 7, wherein the wire form comprises eight right angle turns. 13. The container of claim 7, wherein when the clasp is in a secured configuration, the clasp is snapped into an indentation on the lid. 14. The container of claim 7, wherein when the clasp is in a secured configuration, the clasp is in tension. 15. The container of claim 7, wherein when the clasp is in a secured configuration, the clasp clamps the lid to the tray. 16. The container of claim 7, wherein the bottom tray comprises dividing walls surrounding the compartments, and wherein a first diving wall is separated from a second dividing wall by a first compartment gap, and wherein a third dividing, wall is separated from a fourth dividing wall by a second compartment gap, and wherein the first compartment gap is the same length as the second compartment gap. 17. The container of claim 7, wherein the compartment gap is from 0.1 it to 2.0 in. 18. The container of claim 7, wherein the compartment gap is 0.25 in. 19. The container of claim 7, wherein the compartment gap is 0.50 in. 20. The container of claim 7, wherein the knuckles comprise wraps.
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