ES1248297U - Pizza and similar packaging accessory (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Accessory for pizza and similar containers, which being of the type made up of an essentially laminar body (1), from the underside of which emerge a series of arms (2) intended to interlock on the central area of the pizza or similar (3), when it is being transported in a cardboard container (4), arms (2) that have a height commensurate or slightly less than the height of the container (4), characterized in that the body (1) incorporates two Blind grooves (6) opposed, formally and dimensionally suitable to receive inside the lateral edges (7 and 8) of the lid (5) and the bottom (9) of the container respectively, in a stable position of partial opening for said container . (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

D E S C R I P C I Ó N

Accessory for pizza and similar containers.

TECHNICAL SECTOR

The present invention refers to an accessory for pizza containers and the like with a double functionality, on the one hand as a distance element from the lid of the container that prevents the inner face of the latter from resting on the food, and on the other, offering a stabilizing means of the container lid in the open position.

The invention is therefore situated in the field of home delivery.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In the practical scope of the invention, that of home delivery, and more specifically that of pizzas, they are supplied in square, prismatic cardboard containers of low height.

Due to the large dimensions of this type of packaging, and the lack of rigidity of the material, sometimes the lid of the container is liable to deform and rest on the top face of the pizza, which can cause its ingredients to stick to the inner face of the base lid in the opening of said container.

Trying to obviate this problem, safety devices are known, materialized in a laminar element from which a series of spacer arms emerge at the bottom, intended to interlock in the central area of the pizza, so that in case the lid accidentally deforms , the deformation of this is limited until it comes into contact with the safety device, thus preventing it from coming into contact with the pizza ingredients.

Well, these types of devices do not offer any additional benefits, so that, given the large dimensions of this type of packaging, and the decreasing availability of space in homes, they do not always allow sufficient space to be able to fully open the lid of the container, so that they must be opened only partially, to access its contents, a completely unstable position, which therefore requires constant holding the cover with one of the hands, with the consequent annoyance that this supposes.

EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

The accessory for pizza containers and the like that is recommended solves in a fully satisfactory way the problems previously exposed based on a simple but highly effective solution.

For this, and more specifically, starting from the structuring of the devices described above, in which an essentially laminar body participates, preferably with a circular contour, from whose underside a series of interlocking arms emerge on the pizza itself, arms having a length equal to or slightly less than the height of the carton, the device of the invention focuses its characteristics on the fact that on two of its diametrically opposed edges it includes blind and opposite grooves.

From this structure, once the container is opened, that is, at the moment when the provision of a safety element for the integrity of the pizza is no longer required, the lid can be stabilized in the partially open position, so that the device is arranged between the lateral edges of the lid and the base of the container, specifically by inserting its lateral edges of one and the other element in the aforementioned opposing grooves of its main body, thus acting as a stabilizer element of the lid, so that the Container in consumption situation presents a minimum volumetric occupation, specifically half the space that would be needed if the lid were fully deployed to avoid having to hold it.

Depending on the application point of the device with respect to the hinge axis of the container lid, the lid will be stabilized in a greater or lesser opening angle, being evident that the closer it is applied to said tilting axis, the greater the stable opening degree of said lid, more than enough to access comfortably to the product to consume comfortably and with a minimum volumetric occupation.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description that will be made below and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical embodiment thereof, a set of drawings is included as an integral part of said description. where, by way of illustration and not limitation, the following has been represented:

Figure 1 shows a top-side perspective view of an accessory for pizza containers and the like made in accordance with the object of the present invention.

Figure 2.- Shows a perspective view of the lower side of the device of the previous figure.

Figure 3.- Shows, finally, a perspective view of a pizza container with the corresponding pizza inside, and in which the device of the invention appears in its two operating positions, as a protective element for the pizza, and as lid stabilization element in partial open position.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

In view of the figures outlined, it can be seen as the accessory for pizza containers and the like that part of the conventional structuring of this type of devices is recommended, in which an essentially laminar body (1) participates, preferably of circular contour, from whose underside four arms (2) emerge destined to interlock on the central area of the pizza (3), when it is being transported in a cardboard container (4), in order to prevent its lid (5) from entering contact with the pizza itself (3) arms (2) that will therefore have a height commensurate or slightly less than the height of said container (4).

Well, according to the essence of the invention, it has been provided that the body (1) incorporates two blind grooves (6) in diametrical opposition, intended to receive, respectively, the lateral edges (7 and 8) of the cover ( 5) and the bottom (9) of the container respectively, as shown in Figure 3, for which said blind grooves (6) will have a width according to the thickness of the cardboard sheet from which the container (4) is obtained. ), being evident that the closer the device (5) is applied to the hinge area of the cover (5), the greater the angle that the cover (5) will form with respect to the bottom (9).

In this way, it is possible to give a new and versatile benefit to this type of device, extremely interesting in homes in which the space available for the consumption of this type of food is limited.

Claims (1)

1§.- Accessory for pizza containers and the like, which being of the type made up of an essentially laminar body (1), from whose underside emerge a series of arms (2) intended to interlock on the central area of the pizza or the like (3), when it is being transported in a cardboard container (4), arms (2) that have a height commensurate or slightly less than the height of the container (4), characterized in that the body (1 ) incorporates two blind grooves (6) opposed, formal and dimensionally suitable to receive inside the lateral edges (7 and 8) of the lid (5) and the bottom (9) of the container respectively, in a stable position of partial opening for said container.