ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,495, issued on June 10.
"Lockable secure lunchbox" was invented by Gustavo Castillo (Laredo, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a lockable lunchbox made of metal mesh and plastic. The lunchbox comprising a container for storing food items, snacks, beverages and more. The container can be mounted with removable dividers for sorting and separately storing items. A lid pivotally coupled to the container for closing the container using a latch and catch hook. A padlock is used for locking the lid for preventing unauthorized access to the stored items in the container. In some embodiments, a PIN keypad o...