Pizza box accessory

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-12-14
TSOUKALIS NIKITAS
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The patent text describes a pizza box accessory that serves multiple functions. It prevents the top of the pizza box from touching the pizza, secures paper like a receipt and marketing materials on top, and can hold a marketing device or toy for kids.

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Often those materials are taped to the top of the pizza box, but the paper can fall or be ripped off of the top of the box during transport or delivery, especially when pizzas are delivered to multiple locations.

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[0015]With regard to FIG. 1A, an illustration of a typical pizza box 100 inclusive of a top member 101 that defines an opening 102 with a tab 104 extending from the top member 101 above the opening 102 is shown. A pizza box accessory 105 is shown with a tip member 106 and a clip member 108 being visible with the top member 101 in a closed position. The clip member 108 is configured to retain paper 110, such as a bill, receipt, marketing material, or otherwise. In an embodiment, the clip may have an upper portion and a lower portion, and be configured to retain paper inserted between the upper and lower portions. In another embodiment, the clip member 108 may be configured with an upper portion and an upper surface of a top member 101 of the pizza box 100 may functionally operate as a lower portion of the clip, thereby enabling paper to be retained between the clip member 108 and the top surface of the top member 101 of the pizza box 100. The pizza box accessory 105 may be formed fro...

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Abstract

A pizza box accessory including a retention member, at least one spacer member extending from the retention member. A stem may extend between the spacer retention member and a tip. The stem may be long enough to cause the tip to extend through an opening defined by a top member of a pizza box. A clip member may extend from the tip and over the stem toward the retention member. The clip member may be configured to retain paper, such as a bill and / or advertisement. In an embodiment, the clip may apply a force to paper disposed between a top surface of the top member of the pizza box to inhibit movement of the paper.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application having Ser. No. 62 / 347,506 filed on Jun. 8, 2016, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Pizza delivery was first performed in 1889 in Naples, Italy. At that time, metal boxes that form-fit the pizza were used. Since the 1940s, pizza boxes have been formed by cardboard. Pizza delivery has become a big business. Today, millions of pizzas are delivered to taken out every year. The pizza box cardboard construction, however, has not changed much over the years.[0003]While the pizza box is a very efficient way to transport pizza, depending on the construction, especially when multiple pizzas are stacked or when the pizza box bends for larger pizzas, there is the potential for the top of the pizza box to come into contact with the pizza itself, thereby causing the cheese of the pizza to stick to the inside of th...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D5/42B65B61/20
CPCB65B61/202B65D5/4233
InventorTSOUKALIS, NIKITAS
OwnerTSOUKALIS NIKITAS