Insulated Food Carrying Device called The Bowl Buddy

Abstract

A portable, temperature controlling food container device that is used to house, transport and keep a bowl of food hot or cold. The product has a removable lid, which can be opened or closed and is attached with a zipper to the body of the device. It has internal house a cooling or heating element with secured flap covering the element, which allows the user to place hot or cold packs inside them. These packs will keep food either cold or hot as per the needs of the user. The device has handles to allow easy transport of the unit.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 461,390 filed Jan. 18, 2011 and entitled “Bowl Buddy”.FIELD OF INVENTION[0002]This invention is a portable, temperature maintaining food container. The invention relates generally to a portable container and, more particularly, to a portable container having a temperature retention compartment.FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH[0003]None.SEQUENCE LISTING OR PROGRAM[0004]None.BACKGROUNDField of Invention and Prior ArtA. Introduction of the Problems Addressed[0005]The growing popularity of the sports, tailgating events and other social and family-type gatherings or outings continues. Along the way, foods have become more in need of temperature control and retention to keep the hot dishes hot and the cold dishes cold. This need has spurred considerable interest in having a better transportable container that can keep foods at the desired temperature level. Since many...

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Benefits of technology

[0011]There are several objectives and advantages of the portable, temperature controlling food container device. There are currently no known prior art devices that are effective at providing the objectives of this invention in a simple and common sense manner. The following TABLE A summarizes various advantages and objectives of the improved Bowl Buddy device. This list is exemplary and not limiting to the many advantages offered by this new device.

[0012]Noteworthy is that other advantages and additional features of the improved portable, temperature controlling food container device will be more apparent from the accompanying drawings and from the full description of the device. For one skilled in the art of temperature retaining and transporting devices for foods and their accessories, it is readily understood that the features shown in the examples with this device are readily adapted for improvement to other types of food retaining mechanisms and devices.

Problems solved by technology

In prior art, disclosures have been made in the field of food temperature control and transporting of containers, but they did not show or anticipate the Charlebois device.

It does not address cold retention (heat repulsion).

Therefore, it does not anticipate or make the Charlebois device obvious to those persons who are skilled in the art.

The unit needs to be plugged into electricity to recharge the heat coils, the unit lacks cooling capacity, and it appears as a food vendor's device.

Therefore, it does not anticipate or make the Charlebois device obvious to those skilled in the art.

It lacks handles, stack ability, and flexibility to be used with various sized and designed containers owned by the user.

Therefore, it does not anticipate or make the Charlebois device obvious to those skilled in the art.

As far as is known, there is no other portable, temperature controlling food container to fully accomplish the objectives and goals of this present device.

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