Insulated pizza box and method of manufacture
OwnerJames R. LOZIERinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an insulated pizza box and method for manufacture in which the pizza box includes a layer of an insulation material applied to all inner surfaces of the box. The insulated pizza box can be formed by adhering a layer of an insulation material to the material forming the pizza box. In one embodiment, the layer of the insulation material is applied to a sheet of a corrugated material. The layer of insulation material can be a layer of aluminum foil or a foil like material. The sheet can be die cut into container blanks and scored at appropriate points so that the blank can be folded into the pizza box.
Claims20
A method of making an insulated box comprising:
- providing a sheet of material;
- adhering a thermal insulation layer to the sheet of material to form a laminated sheet;
- and
- cutting the laminated sheet into a blank,
- wherein the blank is adapted for being folded for forming the insulated box from the blank in which inner surfaces of the insulated box are formed of said thermal insulation layer.
In a box for a hot food product for keeping the hot food product warm, the box including a main body having front, rear and sidewalls and having a lid, the improvement wherein the inner surfaces of the front, rear and side walls and said lid are formed of a thermal insulation material.
A method for making a blank for forming a box comprising the steps of:
- providing a sheet of material;
- adhering a thermal insulation layer to the sheet of material to form a laminated sheet;
- and
- cutting the laminated sheet into a blank, wherein the blank is adapted for being folded for forming the insulated box from the blank in which inner surfaces of the insulated box are formed of said thermal insulation layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.