Takeout food box with extra food pocket
OwnerBarry Trasacco, Tony Rizzaroinventors
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Abstract
A box for takeout food is comprised of a base, a box lid, and an extra food pocket. The base has foldable sidewalls perpendicular to the base to form a box interior to store a main food item. The box lid has a top surface and a bottom surface and is connected to one of the base sidewalls. The extra food pocket may be separate from the box interior. The extra food pocket extends from an edge of the box lid and has a pocket base with pocket sidewalls. The extra food pocket is movable between a closed position and an open position. The main food item storied in the box interior could be a dessert, a pizza, or other main dish, and the extra food item stored in the extra food pocket could be an appetizer, side dish, dessert, or extra smaller portion of a main dish.
Claims19
A box for takeout food, comprising:
- a base having sidewalls extending therefrom and foldable to be perpendicular to the base to form a box interior to store a main food item;
- a box lid having a top surface and a bottom surface, the box lid connected to one of the base sidewalls, the box lid further having foldable flaps extending therefrom;
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- an extra food pocket separate from the box interior, the extra food pocket suitable for storing an extra food item, the extra food pocket extending from and attached to an edge of the box lid and comprising a pocket base with pocket sidewalls extending therefrom, the pocket sidewalls extending towards the box lid bottom surface when the box is in an assembled position;
- wherein the extra food pocket is movable between a closed position wherein an interior portion of the extra food pocket is inaccessible to an open position wherein the interior portion of the extra food pocket is accessible.
A box for takeout food, comprising:
- a base having sidewalls extending from its edges and foldable to be perpendicular to the edges to form a box interior facilitating placement of, storage of, and access to a main food item;
- a box lid having a top surface and a bottom surface connected to one of the base sidewalls, foldable flaps extending from its edges, and at least one projection cut into the foldable flaps such that the at least one projection may be pushed to swivel inwards;
- an extra food pocket extending from and attached to an edge of the box lid via connecting members, the extra food pocket capable of being folded into the box lid, the extra food pocket facilitating placement of, storage of, and access to an extra food item;
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- an extra food pocket lid formed from the box lid top surface via a cut or perforations cut into the box lid, wherein a portion of the extra food pocket lid is not cut or perforated such that the uncut or unperforated portion acts as a living hinge to allow for the extra food pocket lid to swing between an open position exposing the inside of the extra food pocket to a closed position resting flush with the box lid top surface;
- wherein the extra food pocket may be folded into the box lid and held in place by swiveling the at least one projection inward from the box lid foldable flaps such that a base of the extra food pocket is contacted and held in place by the at least one projection.
A method of using a box for takeout food, comprising:
- providing a box comprising a base having sidewalls extending therefrom and a box lid having a top surface and a bottom surface, the box lid being connected to one of the base sidewalls and having an extra food pocket coupled to an edge of the box lid;
- folding the sidewalls extending from the base such that the sidewalls are perpendicular to the base to form a box interior to store a main food item;
- moving the box from a closed position wherein the lid bottom surface is not accessible to an open position wherein the lid bottom surface and an interior portion of the base are exposed;
- placing a main food item within the interior portion of the base such that the main food item is surrounded by the base sidewalls;
- moving the plate pocket from a closed position wherein an interior portion of the extra food pocket is inaccessible to an open position wherein the interior portion of the extra food pocket is exposed;
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- inserting an extra food item into the interior portion of the extra food pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.