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The present invention features a portable food container with lockable top cover. The portable food container comprises a base and a top cover. The top cover is lockable via a combination dial with at least two numbers. The top cover is attached to the base via a separable hinge such that the top co

The present invention features a portable food container with lockable top cover. The portable food container comprises a base and a top cover. The top cover is lockable via a combination dial with at least two numbers. The top cover is attached to the base via a separable hinge such that the top cover can be removed from the base when the top cover is unlocked. The base and the top cover are engaged together via a thread means, or a hinge lock.

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1. A portable food container system (100), said system comprising: (a) a cylindrical base (110) with a lower end (111), an upper end (112) and a base lateral surface (115), wherein a top opening (113) is disposed on the upper end (112), wherein the upper end (112) of the cylindrical base comprises a

1. A portable food container system (100), said system comprising: (a) a cylindrical base (110) with a lower end (111), an upper end (112) and a base lateral surface (115), wherein a top opening (113) is disposed on the upper end (112), wherein the upper end (112) of the cylindrical base comprises a first outer edge (1112), a second inner edge (2112), and an annular surface (3112) disposed between the first outer edge (1112) and the second inner edge (2112);(b) a first lockable, cylindrical top cover (120) with an upper surface (121), a lower surface comprising a lower surface opening (123) surrounded by a lower opening rim (122), and a first cover lateral surface (125), wherein the first top cover (120) is pivotably and removably attached to the base via a separable hinge (116), wherein the separable hinge (116) is configured to connect a portion of the base lateral surface (115) adjacent to a portion of the base upper end (112) to the first cover lateral surface (125) adjacent to the lower opening rim (122);(c) a combination lock system comprising (i) a combination dial (130) disposed on the lateral surface (115) of the base toward the upper end (112); (ii) a first lock slot (114) disposed on the annular surface (3112) of the upper end (112) adjacently above the combination dial (130); (iii) a first lock insertion (124) disposed on the lower opening rim (122) and on the opposite side facing the separable hinge (116); and (iv) a lock release button (132) disposed on the base lateral surface (115) adjacent to the combination dial (130), wherein the first lock slot (114) is configured to snugly receive the first lock insertion (124) and securely lock the first lock insertion (124) within the first lock slot (114), wherein the lock release button (132) is operatively connected to the combination dial (130), wherein the lock release button (132) is configured to disengage the first lock insertion (124) from the first lock slot (114) after a predetermined combination key is selected and after the lock release button (132) is pushed;(d) an internal cavity wall (1117) joining the second inner edge (2112) of the upper end (112) of the base such that the internal cavity wall (1117) transitions to the annular surface (3112), and the annular surface (3112) transitions to an outside wall (1119) disposed on the base lateral surface (115), wherein the transition of the internal cavity wall (1117) to the annular surface (3112) to the outside wall (119) is continuous and is without any spacial break other than the first lock slot (114) disposed on the annular surface (3112), wherein an inside space between the internal cavity wall (1117) and the outside wall (1119) is evacuated of air and a vacuum is generated which is effective to maintain an initial temperature of food contained inside the food container (100), wherein a surface of the internal cavity wall (1117) is internally threaded; and(e) an inner cover (140) comprising an inner cover upper section (142) and an externally threaded rod (144) disposed beneath the inner cover upper section (142), wherein the externally threaded rod (144) is configured to engage the top opening (113) and is configured to threadably dispose on the internally threaded surface of the internal cavity wall (1117) of the cylindrical base (110) and is effective to reduce heat escape from food contained inside the cylindrical base (110); wherein the inner cover upper section (142) resides within the first top cover (120); wherein the cylindrical first top cover (120) engages the first outer edge (1112) of the upper end (112) of the base and the inner cover upper section (142) engages the second inner edge (2112) of the upper end (112) of the base; wherein the annular surface (3112) of the upper end (112) of the base engages with the cylindrical first top cover (120) and the inner cover upper section (142) and is effective to maintain an initial temperature of food contained inside the cylindrical base (110).