Patent ID: 7968132
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: A45C

Abstract:
1. In combination: bread for making a sandwich; ingredients to be used with said bread for making a sandwich; and a dual compartment sandwich container, comprising: an upper compartment to receive and carry all of the sandwich bread therewithin; a lower compartment pivotally connected to said upper compartment to receive and carry all of the sandwich ingredients therewithin, said upper compartment being rotatable between open and closed positions relative to said lower compartment; a divider fixedly connected to said lower compartment by means of a first hinge, said divider adapted to be rotated over top of said lower compartment independently of the rotation of said upper compartment to form a moisture-tight barrier between said upper and lower compartments and thereby segregate all of the sandwich ingredients in said lower compartment from all of the sandwich bread in said upper compartment by preventing the migration of water and liquids from said lower compartment to said upper compartment; said upper compartment having a dome to accommodate the sandwich bread thereunder and said divider having a recess that extends into said lower compartment such that said recess lies opposite said dome so as to receive and support the sandwich bread thereupon, said sandwich bread being located between the dome of said upper compartment and the recess of said divider; and a hot/cold pack containing a thermal material that is adapted to be either heated or refrigerated and retain heat or cold for a prolonged period of time, said hot/cold pack being removably received within said lower compartment so as to lie below and in thermal contact with the sandwich ingredients to prevent the premature spoilage of such ingredients.