Bakery boxes having removable parts comprising plates and other tableware
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-005/42
B65D-077/24
B65D-081/36
B65D-085/36
출원번호
US-0646930
(2012-10-08)
등록번호
US-9079682
(2015-07-14)
발명자
/ 주소
Adams, Phyllis
출원인 / 주소
Adams, Phyllis
대리인 / 주소
Coyle, Ian P.
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초록▼
The invention provides improved bakery boxes comprising removable plates and other tableware. Said removable tableware may comprise scored or perforated subpanels imparted in panels of a box, and alternatively, may comprise separately manufactured tableware reversibly attached to panels of a box. Th
The invention provides improved bakery boxes comprising removable plates and other tableware. Said removable tableware may comprise scored or perforated subpanels imparted in panels of a box, and alternatively, may comprise separately manufactured tableware reversibly attached to panels of a box. The invention further provides compound panels having expanded surface areas for accommodating greater quantities of removable subparts in diverse materials, shapes, and sizes. The invention emphasizes the placement of said removable tableware within superfluous panels that are not essential to the structural and functional integrity of the box, so therefore the food storage utility of the box is not necessarily destroyed when the tableware is removed, said superfluous panels comprising, for example, overlapping panels on the sides of a box or cellophane-reinforced panels in windowed boxes.
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1. A bakery box comprising: at least three adjacently attached structural panels arranged substantially contiguously to define an enclosed interior space for storing food, said structural panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, and at least one side panel,wherein at least one of said structur
1. A bakery box comprising: at least three adjacently attached structural panels arranged substantially contiguously to define an enclosed interior space for storing food, said structural panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, and at least one side panel,wherein at least one of said structural panels further comprises an access opening that can be reversibly opened and closed to regulate access to the interior space,whereby said box, when the access opening is closed, provides a substantially continuous protective barrier around the interior space such that the direct passage of solid matter into and out of the box is substantially precluded, and,wherein one or more of said structural panels further comprises one or more adjacently attached structurally superfluous panels not essential to providing said protective barrier, such that said superfluous panels may be removed from the box without causing a breach in the protective barrier, wherein said breach permits the unimpeded passage of solid matter across the protective barrier; and,wherein said superfluous panels comprise removable subpanels comprising tableware; and,wherein the removable subpanels comprising tableware are manufactured separately from the superfluous panels and are composed of materials different from the superfluous panels. 2. A bakery box comprising: at least three adjacently attached structural panels arranged substantially contiguously to define an enclosed interior space for storing food, said structural panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, and at least one side panel,wherein at least one of said structural panels further comprises an access opening that can be reversibly opened and closed to regulate access to the interior space,whereby said box, when the access opening is closed, provides a substantially continuous protective barrier around the interior space such that the direct passage of solid matter into and out of the box is substantially precluded, and,wherein one or more of said structural panels further comprises one or more adjacently attached structurally superfluous panels not essential to providing said protective barrier, such that said superfluous panels may be removed from the box without causing a breach in the protective barrier, wherein said breach permits the unimpeded passage of solid matter across the protective barrier; and,wherein said superfluous panels comprise removable subpanels comprising tableware; and, wherein the removable subpanels further comprise one or more decorative elements, said decorative elements comprising paints, dyes, sealants, textures, indicia, chemical coatings, or any other means for applying artistic expression to tableware. 3. A bakery box comprising: at least three adjacently attached structural panels arranged substantially contiguously to define an enclosed interior space for storing food, said structural panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, and at least one side panel,wherein at least one of said structural panels further comprises an access opening that can be reversibly opened and closed to regulate access to the interior space,whereby said box, when the access opening is closed, provides a substantially continuous protective barrier around the interior space such that the direct passage of solid matter into and out of the box is substantially precluded, and,wherein one or more of said structural panels further comprises one or more adjacently attached structurally superfluous panels not essential to providing said protective barrier, such that said superfluous panels may be removed from the box without causing a breach in the protective barrier, wherein said breach permits the unimpeded passage of solid matter across the protective barrier; and,wherein said superfluous panels comprise removable subpanels comprising tableware; and, wherein at least one of the structurally superfluous panels comprises a compound panel to provide an increased total surface area for accommodating an additional population of said removable subpanels, said compound panel comprising a plurality of folded layers adjacently stacked together in a substantially parallel alignment with one or more of any panels of the box, but wherein said compound panel may be unfolded and extended when desirable for the removal of any of said additional population of said removable subpanels. 4. The box of claim 3, further comprising one or more windows, said one or more windows comprising a substantially transparent sheet occupying and spanning an excised region of one or more of any panels of the box, wherein said sheet is fixedly attached to said one or more panels such that said excised region is sufficiently covered and sealed by said sheet to preserve said substantially continuous protective barrier, and whereby said one or more windows permit a person to view the interior space of the box while the box is closed. 5. The box of claim 4, comprising one or more removable window-covering subpanels, wherein said one or more removable window-covering subpanels cover at least a portion of said substantially transparent sheet, such that removing any of said one or more removable window-covering subpanels yields a newly-formed window that permits a person to view the interior space of the box while the box is closed, and wherein said one or more removable window-covering subpanels comprise tableware. 6. The box of claim 5, wherein the one or more removable window-covering subpanels are defined by score lines and are removable by tearing, cutting, or any other means for dividing materials along score lines. 7. The box of claim 5, wherein the one or more removable window-covering subpanels comprise plates, bowls, or any other dishes for serving food. 8. The box of claim 5, further comprising bamboo, balsa, or any other lightweight wood. 9. The box of claim 5, wherein the one or more removable window-covering subpanels further comprise one or more thumb holes for facilitating the removal of said one or more removable window-covering subpanels from the box. 10. The box of claim 5, wherein the one or more removable window-covering subpanels further comprise one or a plurality of decorative elements, said decorative elements comprising paints, dyes, sealants, textures, indicia, chemical coatings, or any other means for applying artistic expression to tableware. 11. The box of claim 3, wherein the removable subpanels comprise plates, bowls, or any other dishes for serving food. 12. The box of claim 3, further comprising bamboo, balsa, or any other lightweight wood. 13. The box of claim 3, wherein the removable subpanels comprise one or more thumb holes for facilitating the removal of said removable subpanels from the box. 14. The box of claim 3, wherein the access opening comprises a means for reversibly fastening the box in the closed position. 15. A bakery box comprising: at least three adjacently attached structural panels arranged substantially contiguously to define an enclosed interior space for storing food, said structural panels comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, and at least one side panel,wherein at least one of said structural panels further comprises an access opening that can be reversibly opened and closed to regulate access to the interior space,whereby said box, when the access opening is closed, provides a substantially continuous protective barrier around the interior space such that the direct passage of solid matter into and out of the box is substantially precluded, and,wherein one or more of said structural panels further comprises one or more adjacently attached structurally superfluous panels not essential to providing said protective barrier, such that said superfluous panels may be removed from the box without causing a breach in the protective barrier, wherein said breach permits the unimpeded passage of solid matter across the protective barrier; and,wherein said superfluous panels comprise removable subpanels comprising tableware; and, further comprising one or more windows, said one or more windows comprising a substantially transparent sheet occupying and spanning an excised region of one or more of any panels of the box, wherein said sheet is fixedly attached to said one or more panels such that said excised region is sufficiently covered and sealed by said sheet to preserve said substantially continuous protective barrier, and whereby said one or more windows permit a person to view the interior space of the box while the box is closed; and,comprising one or more removable window-covering subpanels, wherein said one or more removable window-covering subpanels cover at least a portion of said substantially transparent sheet, such that removing any of said one or more removable window-covering subpanels yields a newly-formed window that permits a person to view the interior space of the box while the box is closed, and wherein said one or more removable window-covering subpanels comprise tableware; and,wherein the one or more removable window-covering subpanels are: manufactured separately from the one or more panels to which the substantially transparent sheet is fixedly attached, andcomposed of materials different from the one or more panels to which the substantially transparent sheet is fixedly attached.
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