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Pizza Box

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-02-11
BURROWS PAPER CORP
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Benefits of technology

The present invention is a vented pizza box that has a lower compartment with a front wall and side walls and an upper lid that can be closed. It also has a planar vent panel with holes that help to dissipate the steam generated by the hot pizza and prevent the bottom of the pizza from getting moist. When the pizza is placed on the vent panel, the holes help to keep it cool and comfortable.

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Depending on the temperature of the pizza and the length of time the pizza is in the box, the heat may cause steam to condense creating moisture that is then absorbed by the bottom of the pizza box.

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[0014]Referring now to the drawings in which like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout, there is seen in FIG. 1 a pizza box, designated generally by reference numeral 10, comprising a lower compartment 12, a cover 14, and a vent panel 16 that is sized, shaped, and / or configured to overlay the upwardly facing surface of the lower compartment 12, and is, in its preferred embodiment, connected to the lower compartment. The inclusion of vent panel 16 in pizza box 10 provides a container for pizza (or other hot food product) that is effective at dissipating steam and minimizing condensation that may otherwise be absorbed by the pizza or other food product contained within box 10.

[0015]Lower compartment 12 is conventional insofar as it comprises a planar bottom 18 (with an upwardly facing surface), and upstanding rear, front and opposite side walls 20, 22, 24, and 26, respectively. Front wall 22 comprises a paperboard (or other suitable material) strip that is scored along it...

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Abstract

The present invention provides a pizza box having a lower compartment and a cover hingedly connected to the lower compartment for movement between open and closed positions, and a vented panel that is positioned in overlying relation to the upwardly facing surface of the lower compartment. The vented panel includes several holes formed therethrough. When a pizza or other food item is placed upon the vented panel and the cover is closed, any steam emanating from the food item will dissipate at least partially through the holes, and any condensation resulting from the steam will be absorbed by the lower compartment's bottom, thereby minimizing any moisture from being absorbed by the food product.

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BACKGROUND[0001]1. Field of Invention[0002]The present invention relates to packaging for food articles, and more particularly, to boxes for containing pizza.[0003]2. Background of Art[0004]Boxes in which pizza is contained for delivery or take-out service are commonly square shaped set-up type boxes having a bottom compartment suitably sized to securely hold the circularly shaped pizza. When delivered or picked up by a customer at a pizza shop, the pizza will be hot in temperature having just been removed from an oven. When placed in the cardboard or paperboard box the heat from the bottom of the pizza is directly transferred to the bottom of the box's lower compartment. Depending on the temperature of the pizza and the length of time the pizza is in the box, the heat may cause steam to condense creating moisture that is then absorbed by the bottom of the pizza box. This moisture can then be absorbed back into the pizza and / or absorbed into a car seat or other object on which the p...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D5/42
CPCB65D5/4295B65D2585/366
Inventor STONEHOUSE, DONALD BRUCE
Owner BURROWS PAPER CORP