Versatile pizza carton
OwnerJohn D. Correllinventor
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Abstract
A wall-engageable pizza carton folded into a non-wall-engaged format and which (a) has thermal-legs for holding the bottom of the box above a table top, (b) has an improved hole-covering flap that can function as an inner panel interlock means, and (c) can be stacked in a level stack with other cartons even though it has thermal-legs and the cover front flap is projecting forward.
Claims30
A closed, wall-engageable carton disposed in a non-engaged mode and comprising:
- a bottom panel,
- a cover disposed in a closed position,
- a plurality of wall structures including:
- (a) a rear wall, and
- (b) adjacent first and second wall structures capable of being engaged one to the other;
- wherein said first and second wall structures are in a non-engaged disposition, whereby when said cover is moved to an open position both of said first and second wall structures are freely movable from an upright position to a horizontal position and, optionally, said first and second wall structures can be put into an engaged disposition to create upright-sustaining walls on said carton.
A carton having a hole-covering flap and comprising:
- a bottom panel,
- a double-panel wall structure comprising an outer panel attached to said bottom panel and an inner panel hingedly linked to a top edge of said outer panel and disposed approximately parallel to said outer panel, said inner panel having a hole-covering flap attached to an outer edge and disposed approximately perpendicular to said inner panel,
- an opening disposed between said outer panel and said bottom panel, said hole-covering flap covering at least a portion of said opening;
- wherein said hole-covering flap is partially disposed above said bottom panel and partially disposed within said opening.
A carton having at least two thermal-legs and comprising:
- a bottom panel,
- a rear wall,
- a front wall structure,
- a cover hingedly attached to said rear wall,
- a plurality of thermal-legs including a first thermal-leg disposed adjacent said front wall structure and a second thermal-leg disposed adjacent said rear wall, said first and second thermal-legs projecting below said bottom panel by respective first and second predetermined distances;
- wherein said first and second predetermined distances are unequal.
First and second thermal-leg-equipped cartons disposed topside up, the first carton sitting on top of the second carton, each of the cartons being of foldable material and comprising:
- a bottom panel,
- a plurality of wall structures including a rear wall and a front wall structure,
- a cover comprising a cover panel attached to said rear wall and at least one cover front flap attached to said cover panel, said at least one cover front flap overhanging said front wall structure and being disposed approximately coplanar to said cover panel,
- a plurality of thermal-legs including a first thermal-leg disposed adjacent said front wall structure;
- wherein a portion of the first thermal-leg of said first carton is disposed in front of the front wall structure of said second carton.
First and second thermal-leg-equipped cartons disposed upside down, the first carton being underneath the second carton, each of the cartons being of foldable material and comprising:
- a bottom panel,
- a plurality of wall structures including a rear wall and a front wall structure,
- a cover comprising a cover panel attached to said rear wall and at least one cover front flap attached to said cover panel, said at least one cover front flap underlying said front wall structure and being disposed approximately coplanar to said cover panel,
- a plurality of thermal-legs including a first thermal-leg disposed adjacent said front wall structure;
- wherein a portion of the first thermal-leg of said first carton is disposed in front of the front wall structure of said second carton.
First and second thermal-leg-equipped cartons disposed topside up, the first carton sitting on top of the second carton, each of the cartons being of foldable material and comprising:
- a bottom panel,
- a plurality of wall structures including a rear wall, a side wall, and a front wall structure,
- a cover,
- a first thermal-leg having a height of at least ten millimeters;
- wherein at least a portion of a bottom edge of the first thermal-leg of said first carton sits on the cover of said second carton, whereby a substantial air gap is created between the bottom panel of said first carton and the cover of said second carton.
First and second thermal-leg-equipped pizza cartons disposed topside up, the first carton sitting on top of the second carton, each of the cartons being of foldable material and comprising:
- a bottom panel,
- a plurality of wall structures including a rear wall, a side wall, and a front wall structure,
- a cover comprising a cover panel,
- a plurality of thermal-legs including first and second thermal-legs, at least one of said plurality of thermal-legs having a height of at least ten millimeters;
- wherein at least a portion of the first thermal-leg of said first carton is disposed on an exterior side of one of the plurality of wall structures of said second carton and at least a portion of a bottom edge of the second thermal-leg of said first cartons its on the cover of said second carton.
First and second thermal-leg-equipped cartons disposed upside down, the first carton being underneath the second carton, each of the cartons being of foldable material and comprising:
- a bottom panel,
- a plurality of wall structures including a rear wall, a side wall, and a front wall structure,
- a cover comprising a cover panel,
- a plurality of thermal-legs extending upwardly from said bottom panel and including a first thermal-leg, at least one of said plurality of thermal-legs having a height of at least ten millimeters;
- wherein at least a portion of the first thermal-leg of said first carton is disposed on an exterior side of one of the plurality of wall structures of said second carton.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.