ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,776, issued on Dec. 30.
"Lockable lunch bag assembly" was invented by Lawana Parker (Waukegan, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lockable lunch bag assembly for securing food in a lunch bag includes a lunch bag for retaining food stored therein at a desired temperature. The lunch bag has a flap thereon for opening or closing the lunch bag. An engagement is coupled to the lunch bag and a lock is coupled to the flap. The lock releasably engages the engagement when the flap is closed and the lock is positioned in a locking condition thereby inhibiting the flap from being opened. Conversely, the lock disengages the engagement when th...