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US 4,058,214 AGranted
Carrying and insulating enclosure for pizza pie containers
OwnerLouis C. Mancusoinventor
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Abstract
A carrying and insulating enclosure for a pizza container is provided which includes a square base having, on the interior surface thereof, a plurality of depressions intended for the collection of condensed moisture emanating from foods within the container. The lid of the present enclosure contains a vapor venting system, including a closure capability which may be shifted between a closed vent condition for purposes of maximum heat retention and an open vent condition for purposes of vapor discharge and, thus, added crispiness of the food within the container.
Claims4
A carrying and insulating enclosure for carry-home foods comrising:
- a hollow base comprising a rectangular food support surface, defining a plurality of regularly spaced, shallow moisture storing recesses therein,
- an upwardly extending wall member extending the perimeter of said food support surface and integral therewith,
- a laterally extending lip disposed along the perimeter of the upper edge of said wall member, said lip defining a plurality of semicircular, laterally extending protrusions lying in paired, diametrically opposed relationship to each other, said protrusions defining a corresponding number of lid detents,
- at least two bevelled vent structures provided in at least one pair of diametrically opposed lid detents, and
- a lid having a peripheral configuration adapted for complementary press-fittable engagement with said detents, said lid comprising regularly spaced, diametrically opposed projections corresponding in shape to said detents and adapted to mate therewith, at least one pair of said projections provided with vent openings situated to facilitate the selective registration with said bevelled vent structures.
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