Storage bag for pizza slice

Abstract

A flexible bag for storage of food products of a configurationally sustaining nature, having somewhat the configuration of a flat segmental portion of a circular disk such as a slice of pizza, provides a peripherally defined triangular body having an interconnected rectilinear neck to define a bag containment chamber. One or both sides of the triangular body provide expandible pleat structures to accommodate food products of differing thickness in the containment chamber. At least one surface of the triangular body or neck provides at least one vent structure having an orifice with an associated closure structure to open to vent heated gas from the containment chamber and close upon cooling of the flexible bag and contents substantially to ambient atmosphere temperature.

Description

IIA. RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001] There is now pending a design patent application by the instant inventor filed on Jul. 17, 2002 under Ser. Number 29 / 159,763 that partially relates to the subject matter hereof.II. BACKGROUND OF INVENTION[0002] IIB. Field of Invention[0003] My invention relates generally to flexible bags and more particularly to a releasably closable triangular bag that may have side pleats for expansion and automatically openable venting structure.[0004] IIC. Background and Description of Prior Art[0005] Pizza and pizza-like products have long been known in the foods of the Mediterranean Region and in their more recent history have become quite popular throughout the Western World and especially in the United States. Pizza-like products are generally formed in a traditional configuration of a somewhat circular disk and containers therefore, or for segmental portions thereof, both before and after cooking, have long been known, probably substantially contemporaneously...

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Benefits of technology

"The invention is a flexible storage bag designed for flat food products like pizza slices. It has a triangular body with a rectilinear neck and a releasable fastening structure. The bag can expand to accommodate food products of different thicknesses. It also has a vent structure with a flap type cover that can be opened by heated gases. The design is durable, simple, and economical. The technical effects of the invention are improved storage and preservation of flat food products."

Problems solved by technology

Such containers, however, notwithstanding their lengthy historicity, have not become particularly popular for the storage of sectors of pizza-like products, probably primarily because of remaining problems encountered with the historical containers.

The first type of container generally is bulky for storage and shipment and though not so bulky, the second type of container is often difficult and time consuming in assemblage to prepare it for use.

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