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.

1 . An insulated food carrying device called The Bowl Buddy™ comprised of:
 (a) a watertight and insulated cylindrical bag containers, said container with a closed bottom and open top; said container having an interior surface and an exterior surface; and said container having other operational features; 
 (b) a watertight lid with features; 
 (c) a means for removably securing the lid to the container; 
 (d) at least one heat/cold element; 
 (e) at least one heat and cold element pocket with features, said pocket interior to the container; and 
 (f) a means for securing the at least one pocket to the interior surface of the container 
 wherein the device holds food interior to the container bag, the elements are secured in the pockets interior within and to the interior surface of the container bag, and the device keeps the food at the desired temperature by means of cooling and heating elements. 
 
     
     
         2 . The device according to  claim 1  wherein the other operational features of the bag container include a sidewall panel around a circumference of the bag container, a bottom surface, and a means to connect the sidewall panel to the bottom. 
     
     
         3 . The device according to  claim 2  wherein the bottom and sidewall panel is watertight. 
     
     
         4 . The device according to  claim 1  wherein the other operational features of the bag container are at least one handle. 
     
     
         5 . The device according to  claim 1  wherein the means for removably securing the lid is a zipper. 
     
     
         6 . The device according to  claim 1  wherein the means for removably securing the lid is a hook and loop mechanism. 
     
     
         7 . The device according to  claim 1  wherein the means for removably securing the lid is a series of snaps. 
     
     
         8 . The device according to  claim 1  wherein the features of the pocket is a closing flap to hold the hot/cold element in the pocket. 
     
     
         9 . An insulated food carrying device called The Bowl Buddy™ comprised of:
 (a) a watertight and insulated cylindrical bag container, said container with a closed bottom and open top, said container having an interior watertight surface and an exterior watertight surface; and said container having a sidewall panel, a bottom surface, and at least one handle; 
 (b) a watertight lid; 
 (c) a circumferential zipper attached to the lid and the sidewall panel for removably securing the lid to the container; 
 (d) at least one heat/cold element; 
 (e) at least one heat and cold element pocket with closure flaps, said pocket interior to the container; and 
 (f) a hook and loop mechanism for securing the at least one pocket to the interior surface of the container 
 wherein the device holds food interior to the container bag, the elements are secured in the pockets by the flaps interiorly within and to the interior surface of the container bag, and the device keeps the food at the desired temperature by means of cooling and heating elements.