Self-mating pizza pie container
OwnerJames J. Sterninventor
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Abstract
A pair of circular, shallow, container lower and upper half-sections, integrally molded of a light-weight, thermally insulating material, are formed along their peripheral side-walls with mutually interfitting and interlocking means which is readily releasable for uncovering a contained pizza pie. Each half-section has, in its peripheral rim, diagonally opposed locating pin and locating recess means for the interfitting reception of the complemental locating pin and recess of the companion half-section for relative rotational locating of the two half-sections, and resilient hook means adapted to interhookingly engage under rim edge portions of the companion half-section upon the half-sections being so relatively located and interfitted.
Claims5
A self-mating pizza pie container comprising, in combination, a pair of identical, circular, lower and upper container half-sections, each having a flat circular body portion and a relatively short rim member defining, together with its body portion, a shallow recess, said rim member, at the inside thereof, defining an obtuse angle with respect to the inside of said circular body portion, the insides of said body portion and said rim having smooth surfaces, each container half-section having, in its peripheral rim member, opposed locating pin and locating recess means for the interfitting reception of the complemental locating pin and locating recess means of the companion half-section for relative rotational locating for closure of said two half-sections, each container half-section further having in its peripheral rim member resilient means adapted to interhookingly engage under rim member edge portions of the companion container half-section upon said half-sections being so relatively located and interfitted for closure, said interhookingly engaging means comprising a first, upwardly-extending, terminal rim portion integrally formed with each of said rim members, and a second downwardly-inclined terminal rim portion integrally formed with each of said rim members, said first terminal rim portions being of such configuration as to overlap in close-fitting nesting relation upon said lower and upper container half-sections being so interfitted for closure, said second terminal rim portions each further comprising a plurality outwardly-extending hook portions defining resilient, inwardly-extending shoulders adapted to interhookingly engage edge portions of the second terminal rim portion of the companion container half-sections upon a pair of said container sections being so interfitted for closure, said first terminal rim portion extending approximately 180 circular degree about its circular body portion, and said second terminal rim portion extending approximately the remaining 180 circular degrees about its circular body portion.
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