Abstract: A storage container having one or more individual vessels, which are triangular shaped and able to affix together into side by side container units. A removable strip lock extends through aligned slots in the affixed vessels to secure the lids of the vessels closed and to interlock the vessels against separation.

Abstract: A disposable pizza slice holder, of the kind used for supporting a slice of pizza for fast eating, is formed by an approximately triangular flat base body whose shorter side has a hinging flap section of trapezoidal shape provided with a lobbed section protrudring from the central portion of its free edge.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a one-piece blank for forming a shallow triangular carton. The blank includes a bottom portion having converging paired sidewalls hinged thereto. A third wall is hinged to the bottom and to a cover. In one embodiment the paired sidewalls have upwardly protruding tabs for engaging the cover, and the cover exhibits tab engaging openings therein. In another embodiment, the cover openings converge to define a flexing peripheral edge for frictionally engaging the sidewalls at their conjunction.

Abstract: A standard corrugated paper pizza box is provided with slit cuts cut through the top panel of the pizza box in a shape to form four circular serving plates with a beveled raised edge and cross slit cuts through the bottom panel of the pizza box separating the box into four essentially equal portions for easy disposal.

Abstract: A tray for transporting a single slice of pizza while facilitating use of the tray as a support so that the piece of pizza can be removed from and repositioned on the tray during eating thereof. The tray includes a generally triangular bottom wall and a pair of low-height side walls which extend along opposite identical side edges of the bottom wall. The other or base edge of the tray is open to facilitate movement of a piece of pizza either onto or off of the tray. The tray is formed from a flat blank constructed preferably of corrugated paperboard, with fold lines separating the low side walls from the bottom wall so that the side walls can be folded upwardly to be generally perpendicular to the bottom wall. One of the side walls has a latching tab integrally associated therewith and foldable so as to wrap around one end of the other side wall for insertion into an elongate slot which extends along the fold between the other side wall and the bottom wall to latch the tray in its assembled position.

Abstract: A pastry is cut into slices and folded dividers are pressed down into the cuts between the slices. Upstanding supports are inserted into the dividers, resting on the divider folds at the bottom of the cuts and extending above the pastry. The supports extend to the top of a container and, if the container is turned upside down, hold the pastry against damage.

Abstract: A container for storing slices of pizza therein, comprising a main container housing having an interior storage compartment structured and configured to conform with the shape of a standard slice of pizza. The container housing includes an open end adapted to receive at least one slice of pizza therethrough for containment within the storage compartment. A removable cap is structured to fit over the open end in covering, sealed relation to the storage compartment and is secured thereto by protruding knobs on the cap which snap into slots formed in opposite sides of the container housing. A surrounding outer lip formed on the upper peripheral edge of the container facilitates vertical stacking of several containers.

Abstract: A pizza dough shell container which makes up into a package having a plurality of similar containers supporting a single pizza dough shell in each container so that by forming a package of many containers the pizza dough shells are protected during transit to a place of sale and at the same time the shells are free to relax and undergo some shrinkage but are free to be removed from the containers to supply the demand.

Abstract: A packing wrapper for packaging pasty products of parallelepipedic form. The wrapper comprises a foldable foil forming five faces (12) with dimensions substantially equal to the faces of the parallelepiped, and an opening device (18) for opening the packing wrapper by tearing it. The device consists in a foil of foldable material having an active portion (22) consisting in a single strip of a constant width substantially equal to that of one face (12) with parallel longitudinal outer edges arranged substantially along the sides of at least one face (12) to be torn; a tongue (20) of reduced width, defined by two parallel longitudinal edges, integral with the active portion (22), disposed at one end of the single strip and forming a grasping portion extending beyond the wrapper; and a central cutout (24), the profile of which matches that of the tongue, disposed at the other end of the active portion.

Abstract: A package for food products, comprises a flat base constituting a support formation for a food product, a generally trough-shaped transparent cover which can be fitted to cover the product with its open edge resting on the flat base, and a flexible transparent wrapper which can envelop the flat base and the transparent cover. The flat base has appendages which can project beyond the open edge of the cover and are selectively orientable between a packaging position in which the appendages are folded against the transparent cover, and a consumption position in which, the wrapper having been removed, the appendages extend outwardly from the flat base.

Abstract: A container device for transporting single servings of goods. A base has a central depression shaped to hold the goods and is circumvented by side walls conforming to the shape. This provides an upwardly facing primary shoulder region. The walls further include an exteriorly projecting first shoulder disposed below the primary shoulder, and a flared radially outwardly directed terminal edge having a second outwardly projecting shoulder. A cover has a top surface and side walls shaped to conform to the shape of the base. The side walls have an interiorly projecting first shoulder and terminate in a flared radially outwardly directed terminal edge. The interiorly projecting shoulder and terminal edge of the wall are aligned to interface with the first projecting shoulder and second projecting shoulder respectively of the base.

Abstract: Single use supports comprising small, plastic three legged stools are known as aid in preventing the cover portions of pizza containers from collapsing onto the pizza being transported or stored in the container. These devices have only limited utility. Proposed herein is a combination serving utensil and container support. This device has a server portion sized and shaped to serve a typical serving slice of pizza, and an upstanding portion which has a vertical dimension which, when the server portion is placed between the pizza and the base portion of the container, approximates the height of the pizza container. The device also includes a handle portion preferably attached to the upper end of the upstanding portion. This handle portion extends substantially parallel to but offset from the server portion and has an upper surface which may include advertising indicia thereon.

Abstract: A thermally insulated disposable container for pizzas, pies or other round, flat food items is formed of a unitary sheet of plastic foam material with lower and upper sections each formed with a round flat member and a drafted side wall. An integral, flexible hinge connects a portion of the rim of each of the upper and lower sections, so that the sections can be closed with the pizza or other food item contained inside. Tabs which extend from the side walls of the container carry a Velcro or similar filament pile engaging material to permit the upper and lower sections to be releasably close to one another by the tabs and the engaging materials. In one version, radial ribs in the lower section divide the same into wedge-shaped compartments so that pie wedges of different types of pies can be kept segregated from one another.

Abstract: A stiff cardboard, paper or plastic cutout form folded to make a generally triangular supporting platform for a single slice of pizza, said platform having dependent therefrom a downward projecting keel for use as a handle, the supporting platform having a cutout channel in the broader end to allow the pizza slice to be pushed to the opposite end with a forefinger. The pointed end is truncated with an inwardly curved section to allow a bite to be taken from the pizza end.

Abstract: This pizza pouch is designed for take-out slices of pizza pie, without the slices having to be placed in a plate, on wax paper and then being placed in a bag. Primarily, it consists of a foam/plastic body having its tray portion hinged to a cover, and a foil panel is provided on the interior for serving as a separator wall between two slices of pizza. A groove of special design is also provided in the tray portion for firmly holding and retaining the edges of the foil panel.

Abstract: A completely openable fluidtight packing wrapper for pasty products and in particular food products such as processed cheese. This wrapper comprises a shell having a bottom (2) of triangular shape bordered by two lateral walls (6, 7) and a wall forming a heel (8). A tearing element (24) comprises two tearing strips (25, 26) each extending in a first portion (27, 32) along one of the lateral edges (22, 23) of the heel (8) and in a direction parallel to this edge and, in a second portion (28, 33) along one of the lateral edges (4, 3) of the bottom (2) and in a direction parallel to this edge, these two strips (25, 26) being at least partly superposed in a third portion (29, 34) in the vicinity of the point (30) of the triangular bottom (2) so as to constitute a single pulling tongue (31) which extends beyond the sheet (1) forming the shell.

Abstract: A frangible, single-serving container for tortes and the like. The container comprises a base member for holding and serving the piece of torte or the like. The base member has a sector shaped base, a shallow base wall around the sector-shaped perimeter of the base, and a top rim on an upper edge of the base wall. The container also comprises a cover member for covering and protecting the piece of torte or the like. The cover member has a sector-shaped top, an arc-shaped back wall, two radial walls, and a bottom rim. The radial walls define a front edge, and the rim defines a bisected tab adjacent the front edge. The front edge is torn when the halves of the tab are forced in the opposite directions.

Abstract: A bakery food package for releasably and securely holding cakes, pies and other baked goods. The package includes a base for supporting the bakery goods and a cover secured to the base. The base has a plurality of circumferentially spaced second locking elements removably engaged with a plurality of first locking elements which are formed on the cover. The cover has a top wall, depending sidewalls and a generally outwardly projecting lower flange. In one preferred embodiment of the package, the second locking element may be generally upwardly and inwardly rotated along a pivotal axis in order to permit portions of the first locking elements to pass therethrough and engage the same. Portions of the outwardly projecting lower skirt of the cover member extend downwardly to resist free relative sliding and rotating movement between the cover member and base. The base may be corrugated board and may be provided with an upper foil layer.

Abstract: A carton and blank for forming a carton are provided for a single serving of dessert pie. The carton formed from the blank is substantially wedge shaped and includes top and bottom panels disposed in parallel relationship. The top and bottom panels define similar isosceles triangles, but the top panel is larger than the bottom panel thereby reflecting the actual configuration of the pie packaged therein. The subject carton formed from the blank includes a plurality of rear opening flaps providing access to the container from the rear. Additionally, the carton, has a double side wall and a double slanted rear wall to protect the fragile slice of pie.

Abstract: Disclosed is a carton especially adapted to package single servings of pie. The carton has a triangular shape due to a triangular top closure and a bottom support panel. A trapezoidal end wall connects the top and bottom panels at the bases of the respective triangles and slants outwardly from bottom to top. The bottom panel has inner side wall panels attached to it. The inner side wall panels are secured in a vertical upright position by means of corner flaps which are preferably secured to the outer surfaces of the inner side wall panels. The top closure panel has downwardly extending outer side walls which telescope over the inner side wall panels. The fragile pie crust is protected by the slanted end wall, overlapping corner flaps, and arcuate or rounded surfaces as required, at the juncture of the end wall and/or outer side wall panels with the top closure panel.

Abstract: The tray is provided with ribs across the base to provide air flow passages under a hot pizza pie or slice to prevent the pizza from becoming soggy. The ribs also serve to stiffen the tray. The wall of the tray may also be provided with vertical ribs. A ledge is provided to receive an imperforate cover and integral protuberances or flanges on the tray secure the cover in place. In one embodiment, the wall of the tray is sloped to facilitate removal of a pizza slice.

Abstract: Each segment of a presliced pastry is held in a server having an upright panel with flaps extending under and over the segment. The several servers are supported on the tray of a holder in a configuration which approximates the uncut pastry. The holder further includes a removable cover which is urged downwardly for compressive retention of the several servers during transportation.

Abstract: A composite packaging system is disclosed including a plurality of inner wedge shaped cartons each having a slanted rear wall thereby conforming to the configuration of a piece of pie. An outer carton is disclosed, having a generally parallelogram configuration in plan, which is adapted to hold an even number of inner wedge shaped cartons. The unique configuration of the outer carton permits the loading of the inner wedge shaped cartons therein in an array such that each panel of the inner wedge shaped cartons is in abutting relationship with either a wall of the outer carton or with a panel of an adjacent wedge shaped carton. By this arrangement, the inner cartons are prevented from shifting within the outer carton thereby preventing damage thereto.

Abstract: A package having a plurality of distinct cells and a support to which the cells are connected so as to be disposed around a common center. At least one reference mark is placed on the package to establish the contents of the cells in a determined order in one or more sequences and at least one second mark capable of determining the position of the cells with respect to a fixed point. In use, the marks are read by a reading device and, depending upon a selection which is made, a particular cell is perforated to allow the contents thereof to be distributed.