Safety carton for pizza and similar articles
OwnerGil J. Korineinventor
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Abstract
A safety carton for pizza or the like is provided which consists of a rear wall that is hinged for connecting bottom and top panels together. The bottom and top panels each having rounded corners. Two opposed side walls and a fold over front wall are connected to and extend upwardly from the bottom panel. A pair of rear diagonal corner walls and a pair of front diagonal corner walls are each connected at one end to each side wall. A closure structure is connected thereto for selectively maintaining the top panel in a closed position.
Claims4
A safety carton for pizza, formed from a blank of a substantially continuous sheet of durable material, which comprises:
- a) a bottom panel having rounded safety corners;
- b) a top panel having rounded corners:
- c) a rear wall that is hinged to said bottom and top panels;
- d) two opposed side walls connected to and extending upwardly from said bottom panel;
- e) a fold over front wall connected to and extending upwardly from said bottom panel, said front wall having an upper tab and a lower slot, so that when folded over said lower slot will receive said upper tab;
- f) a pair of rear diagonal corner walls, each connected at a first end to each said side wall, with a second end that can be manipulated to fit in front of said rear wall;
- g) a pair of front diagonal corner walls, each connected at a first end to each said side wall, with a second end that can be manipulated to fit in a space formed in said fold over front wall;
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- h) closure means connected to said top panel and said front wall for selectively maintaining said top panel in a closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.