EP4161839A1 - Support pour pizza à emporter pouvant être insérée à l'intérieur d'une boîte à emporter traditionnelle - Google Patents

Support pour pizza à emporter pouvant être insérée à l'intérieur d'une boîte à emporter traditionnelle

Info

Publication number
EP4161839A1
EP4161839A1 EP21729961.9A EP21729961A EP4161839A1 EP 4161839 A1 EP4161839 A1 EP 4161839A1 EP 21729961 A EP21729961 A EP 21729961A EP 4161839 A1 EP4161839 A1 EP 4161839A1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
support plane
pizza
box
food product
cardboard
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Pending
Application number
EP21729961.9A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
Inventor
Alessio BILLI
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Individual
Original Assignee
Individual
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Publication of EP4161839A1 publication Critical patent/EP4161839A1/fr
Pending legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/4295—Ventilating arrangements, e.g. openings, space elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2585/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D2585/30—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure
    • B65D2585/36—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for biscuits or other bakery products
    • B65D2585/363—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for biscuits or other bakery products specific products
    • B65D2585/366—Pizza

Definitions

  • the present invention concerns the technical field of food transport.
  • the invention specifically relates to an innovative device suitable for transporting baked food products which are still hot, such as, for example, a takeaway pizza.
  • a takeaway pizza When placed inside the takeaway box, said device holds the product in question in an elevated position from the cardboard box base, thereby allowing it to be aerated from below.
  • Takeaway foods contain many products, such as sushi, pizza and flat breads in general as well as deli products and other foodstuffs.
  • a takeaway business is conducted by orders over the phone and/or via the Internet.
  • the food product can then be collected at the place of preparation or can even be delivered to the home.
  • takeaway food products such as takeaway pizza and/or similar products, such as unleavened white pizza, flat breads and baked food products in general.
  • a cardboard sheet is manufactured by a punching in such a way that makes it foldable and forms a general square or rectangular box with the upper cover opening for the pizza to be inserted.
  • the box is produced by a punched box which folds into the shape of a box.
  • Some of these boxes for takeaway pizza are structured in such a way that they can be firmly stacked on top of each other and thus allow for easier transport, preventing some of the cardboard boxes from slipping. This is achieved with angles produced in each box, forming a barrier against the slipping of the box stacked on top of another box.
  • a pizza could remain inside a cardboard box for over 20 minutes.
  • the box is generally produced by moulding and has a support surface for pizza with a plurality of disseminated protuberances of various shapes and sizes placed inside the area of said support surface.
  • the pizza does not fully rest on a flat surface, but is instead raised thanks to such protuberances which support it.
  • the contact area of the pizza with the protuberances is less than the remaining area of the pizza base, which is, instead, raised from the support surface, thereby providing ventilation.
  • the system described forms airing channels underneath the pizza base.
  • this solution enables a better dissipation of heat through the base of the pizza itself which enables its maintenance.
  • this solution has the technical drawback of being complex, given that it requires a suitable production of such boxes and the production cost is certainly high.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a support capable of enabling a correct airing of the food product when it is placed inside its takeaway box, thereby ensuring the quality of the food product for a longer period.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide an accessory which can be inserted inside a traditional takeaway box, such as a pizza box, which is a constructively simple economical solution that does not require specific new types of boxes, but instead uses common economical boxes present on the market.
  • the present support plane for supporting a food product, preferably a baked food product, such as a pizza or similar product, according to claim 1.
  • Such support plane is an accessory that can be inserted inside a traditional takeaway box.
  • Said support plane has a plurality of fold lines (11) arranged in such a way as to allow the plane to be folded along said fold lines in such a way that the support plane can pass from a flat configuration to a configuration where it takes an undulated shape.
  • the whole plane is shaped as a sinusoid, thus forming ridges which represent support lines for the food product, such as pizza.
  • This solution enables a better ventilation of products, especially from a support surface, as said channels for air passage and/or circulation are formed between one wave ridge and the other.
  • said support plane can be readily produced at a low cost, for example, by producing them from cardboard with a traditional punching machine.
  • the takeaway box is also a punched sheet, generally made of cardboard, which is quickly pre-formed by the user in the form of a box when the food product is to be inserted.
  • pizza boxes are frequently prepared depending on the number of baked pizzas. This preparation is generally extemporaneous.
  • this accessory can be equally and quickly preformed in an undulated shape and can be inserted into the cardboard box in such a way as to form the support for the food product as described.
  • hollow channels are formed between one ridge and another and they enable air circulation inside the box.
  • a pizza transported with such device when placed inside its takeaway cardboard box, maintains its quality for longer and the production of this accessory is certainly simpler and more competitive than producing a moulding of a whole box shaping the single support asperities .
  • this support plane is an element separated from the box to which it is intended and thus it is a removable element.
  • a takeaway box for food products or removed from it, if necessary
  • a cardboard box for transporting freshly cooked baked food products which are still hot such as a pizza or similar products.
  • the support plane can be further fitted with a plurality of openings passing through the thickness.
  • said support plane can be made of cardboard, for example a cardboard with multiple layers, but it could be also produced with other materials, preferably recyclable materials.
  • these fold lines are parallel to each other.
  • these fold lines are either linear rectilinear incisions passing through the entire thickness or, alternatively, linear rectilinear incisions which do not pass through the entire thickness.
  • the shape of the support plane can be rectangular or square but other shapes are not excluded, such as circular, in the case of forming it according to the shape of the product to be transported (such as pizza).
  • the thickness can be selected depending on choice, for example, in a range of between 0.5 mm and 4 mm.
  • Also described here is the combination of a box for transporting food products, preferably baked food products such as a pizza or similar products, and a support plane according to the description that can be inserted inside said box.
  • Also described here is a method for positioning a food product, preferably a baked food product such as a pizza or similar product, inside a box for transporting food.
  • a food product preferably a baked food product such as a pizza or similar product
  • said method provides for the arrangement of the support plane inside the cardboard box and with said support plane folded in such a way as to take the undulated shape.
  • Also described here is a method for producing a support plane for a food product, preferably a baked food product such as a pizza or similar product and with the support plane being in the form of a sheet of material, preferably cardboard or similar, and the method providing for the production of said flat sheet equipped with a plurality of fold lines in such a way as to be foldable from a flat position to an undulated position and vice versa.
  • a plurality of holes passing through the whole thickness can be produced.
  • Figure 1 and figure 2 show two axonometric views of the support, subject of the invention, placed inside the cardboard box for transporting pizza;
  • Figure 3 is a view from above of the only support in a flat sheet position
  • Figure 4 shows a view of the device closed on itself like an accordion
  • Figure 5 is a further view from above when the device is stretched flat while figure 6 shows a lateral view in a configuration of use, thereby highlighting the various ridges formed by the sheet on which a pizza rest. Thanks to the ridges where the pizza rests, the channels formed for circulation of vapours emitted by the base of pizza are evident from figure 6.
  • a support plane 10 for a food product preferably a baked food product, such as a pizza or similar product, is described here.
  • the support plane can be folded in such a way as to be able to pass from a perfectly flat configuration to an undulated configuration in which it forms a series of ridges parallel to each other and vice versa.
  • Ridges support the product in a way as if it were suspended in the air, thereby providing good ventilation.
  • figure 1 and figure 2 show a traditional box for containing a pizza, well known in the state of the art and within which said accessory, i.e., the support plane has been placed in it.
  • the box is generally rectangular or square shaped, although other shapes exist or are possible.
  • the cover can generally be rotated with respect to a side wall and can be closed.
  • the entire box is made of cardboard (for example, cardboard with multiple layers of the undulated type, even if other innovative materials are being used).
  • Figure 1 and 2 also highlight pre-cuts (T) through which a plurality of openings can be produced for the air passage, generally positioned in correspondence of the cover and of the corresponding side 1 wall which joins the cover to the base. Other holes can be present, for example on the other side walls.
  • the cardboard box for transporting pizzas or other baked food products is a well-known art and not a specific subject of the invention, for this reason it is not described in any further detail.
  • figure 1 shows a cardboard sheet 10 of a generally undulated shape, also visible in a view from above of figure 1 (thus, the undulated external profile).
  • the undulated shape is to be understood precisely that the sheet can be folded with the presence of suitable fold lines, in such a way as that it assumes this undulated shape.
  • the arrangement of figure 6 shows undulation of the sheet forming wave ridges 11 which are those destined to support the food product (a pizza positioned on the wave ridges is arranged in figure 6).
  • the sheet generally made of cardboard, can be folded like an accordion such a way as to shape a plurality of ridges 11 on which the product rests.
  • the food product does not fully rest on its base but it is raised from the support plane since it is only supported along the lines which correspond to length of the wave ridges.
  • the undulated sheet can be positioned inside any pizza box and, as highlighted in figure 1, it forms an undulated support surface supporting the food product along ridges, raising it from the support base of the box itself.
  • each wave is a succession of an inverted 'V', as is clearly visible in all figures, such as in figure 6.
  • Wave ridges support the pizza (see also the arrangement of figure 6) while the base of 'V f s rests on the base of the box inside which the sheet can be inserted.
  • the 'V's can be replaced with a continuous sinusoid conformation and, therefore, not necessarily have a tip at the ridge but, most importantly, a rounded shape with a certain radius of curvature.
  • manufacturing starts from a flat cardboard sheet, for example, the same type of those used for producing the box for takeaway pizza.
  • the sheet must have a standard size that can be inserted into a takeaway pizza cardboard box, and can therefore assume any shape depending on the type of box to which it will be used.
  • the support plane in order to be folded on itself to form the undulated surface equipped with a succession of ridges, is manufactured by creating fold lines 20 which can be linear rectilinear incisions (also called punching).
  • Such lines 20 can also be incisions passing either through the whole thickness or not.
  • the pass-through solution proved to be more advantageous to facilitate the formation of waves after folding.
  • Figure 3 and figure 5 show in plan such fold lines all parallel to each other.
  • Rectilinear lines develop to the direction 'U' of the sheet and all are parallel to each other and positioned at a certain fixed distance from each other along the direction 'C' for the entire width of the sheet (direction 'C' width; direction 'U' height).
  • each fold line which extends along the entire height of the sheet to the direction 'U' is generally in the form of two incision lines, preferably passing through, which are separated from each other in centre area 25 (shown in figure 5) in which the sheet material remains whole.
  • such incision lines 20 may also not end on the side of the sheet but can therefore be interrupted further back, leaving a strip of intact material that joins the end of such incision 20 with the sheet edge.
  • This solution provides good stability to the sheet when subject to the weight of the pizza during use to maintain its stability.
  • the size range of said whole parts can comprised, for example, between 3 mm and 10 mm, preferably between 4 mm and 8 mm and even more preferably of 5 mm or approximately 5 mm.
  • the result would be a detachment of the strip while, instead, the aimed result is a line which facilitates the folding of said strip with respect to the remaining part of the sheet (i.e., is its rotation of the strip around the fold line).
  • the whole sheet can be folded in on itself, and can be closed like an accordion, in such a way that it conforms to an undulated surface.
  • a plurality of pass-through openings 21 is produced on each strip in this way, as shown, for example, in figure 5 (they are evident also in figure 1 and figure 2).
  • Such pass-through openings further favour air circulation, in particular, through the sheet from the bottom upwards and/or vice versa.
  • fold lines are incisions (pass-through or not pass through) whose width is generally minimal since the function is to enable a fold and obviously, in the case of fold line in the form of pass-through incision, the air passage through the sheet (from the bottom upwards or vice versa) by means of said fold lines is almost null, especially when the sheet is folded like an accordion and it has not been stretched out flat.
  • the ventilation openings (21) are still pass-through and can have a width in the order of 5mm or a range between 3mm and 5mm for example, and in anyway sized to perform the function of air passage through the sheet. Moreover, such openings 21, being present on each strip delimited by fold lines, do not close, instead occurring at least in part for fold lines during the sheet undulation, thereby maintaining their opening for air passage through the sheet.
  • holes 21 are not essential for the invention since raising the food product from the box base has primary importance for its ventilation, and thus the conformation of the sheet in the form of an undulated foldable and removable plane.
  • Figure 4 shows the device in a fully closed position like an accordion (therefore fully closed in on itself), so it can be transported with little encumbrance.
  • all these devices can be produced when then, at the moment of sale and delivery, can be folded like an accordion as per figure 4 and stocked in containers, with few encumbrances.
  • the user stretches the sheet inside the takeaway pizza box as per figure 1, thereby forming an undulated surface.
  • stacks of flat products can be sold and then shaped in the form of undulated shape at the moment of use.
  • the undulated surface must not collapse on itself under the weight of pizza, but must maintain its undulated conformation .
  • the described solution is an accessory which can be inserted in a removable way into a pre existing takeaway box, and whose walls act as a containment. In this way, even when the undulated sheet tends to collapse under the weight of the food product tending to assume the flat shape, this is prevented by the walls of the box which act as a containment and prevent the sheet from fully unfolding.
  • the undulated shape, as described, is simply inserted and rests on the box base and can be removed immediately, if necessary.
  • the described accessory is intended to be applied to pre-existing boxes and no structural modification is necessary, nor is any staple or anchoring means necessary to be arranged on the sheet and/or in the box, thereby producing an extremely simple and economical product.
  • the undulated structure, as described is self-supporting per se and is capable of distributing load without collapse, even when full and heavy pizzas rest on it, and when the sheet is not inserted into the box.
  • the sheet subject of the invention is not fixed inside the box in any way and is fully removable since the containment walls of the box prevent it from collapsing on itself. It can be removed and re-inserted if necessary.
  • suitable sizing of the sheet as a whole can achieve results of surprising resistance.
  • the sheet production as described is very simple and economical .
  • a suitably sized punching machine which cuts the sheet in such a way as to generate edges according to the required shape (rectangular, for example) and to generate fold lines and any further airing loops.
  • the invention can be completed by coupling a further sheet to the present described device, preferably of waterproof material, such as parchment paper or similar material.
  • This can be positioned on the base of the takeaway cardboard box and, in turn, the device subject of the invention rests on it.
  • the invention is preferably intended for pizza and similar baked products, its use for transporting "hot" products in general in takeaway boxes is not excluded.
  • the cardboard that can be used to make this device can be that with multiple layers, for example with an internal structure of the "undulated” type that must not be confused with the term “undulated” used to describe the external shape (i.e. the external profile) assumed by the sheet subject of the invention thanks to the fold lines with which it is equipped.
  • cardboard can be with one or multiple layers.
  • cardboard In the case of cardboard with multiple layers, it is generally with three layers of the undulated type, i.e. two perfectly flat external sheets between which a sheet with a sinusoid shape is interposed. There are also more layers made of multiple flat sheets parallel to each other with a sinusoidal sheet interposed between a sheet and the other plane that exist.
  • cardboard in general always has a "sandwich” like structure in which two external flat sheets pack at least one sinusoidal surface.
  • the sheet of "undulated” cardboard meaning that it has multiple layers, is a perfectly flat sheet in correspondence of the two external surfaces thereof, it is then manufactured as described in the present invention, to generate fold lines and to be foldable in order to assume externally and as a whole, an undulated shape of the entire sheet, that is an undulated support surface for the food product, as per attached figures.
  • the described solution enables such ventilation that it would also be possible to reduce the number of pre existing openings in a traditional cardboard box for takeaway pizza.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Packaging Frangible Articles (AREA)
  • Bakery Products And Manufacturing Methods Therefor (AREA)
  • Table Equipment (AREA)
  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)

Abstract

La présente invention concerne un dispositif de support pour un produit alimentaire cuit, de préférence une pizza ou un produit similaire, ledit dispositif de support comprenant une surface de support ondulée.
EP21729961.9A 2020-06-05 2021-06-03 Support pour pizza à emporter pouvant être insérée à l'intérieur d'une boîte à emporter traditionnelle Pending EP4161839A1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IT102020000013360A IT202000013360A1 (it) 2020-06-05 2020-06-05 Un supporto per la pizza da asporto inseribile all'interno di una scatola da asporto tradizionale
PCT/IB2021/054875 WO2021245595A1 (fr) 2020-06-05 2021-06-03 Support pour pizza à emporter pouvant être insérée à l'intérieur d'une boîte à emporter traditionnelle

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP4161839A1 true EP4161839A1 (fr) 2023-04-12

Family

ID=72266642

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP21729961.9A Pending EP4161839A1 (fr) 2020-06-05 2021-06-03 Support pour pizza à emporter pouvant être insérée à l'intérieur d'une boîte à emporter traditionnelle

Country Status (3)

Country Link
EP (1) EP4161839A1 (fr)
IT (1) IT202000013360A1 (fr)
WO (1) WO2021245595A1 (fr)

Family Cites Families (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5052559A (en) * 1990-08-22 1991-10-01 Bressi Jr Thomas E Food box
DE20003969U1 (de) * 2000-02-17 2000-06-21 Kesenci, Yusuf, 48599 Gronau Pizzaschachtel
US20040238612A1 (en) * 2003-05-30 2004-12-02 Lehrer Richard M. Quality maintaining pizza/food take-out box
WO2005032318A1 (fr) * 2003-10-09 2005-04-14 Julio Antonio Gomez Dispositif de support pour chauffage et cuisson d'un aliment au micro-ondes
KR20120001277U (ko) * 2010-08-16 2012-02-24 김동삼 텔레비전 캐비닛 골판지 포장 장치
PT3079998T (pt) 2013-12-10 2019-10-24 Food Delivery Packaging S R L Kit para o transporte de piza.
US9604751B2 (en) * 2015-06-08 2017-03-28 FC Meyer Packagaing LLC Die cut, scored and coated board divider
WO2018093586A1 (fr) * 2016-11-17 2018-05-24 Westrock Shared Services, Llc Insert et système d'emballage d'aliments

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
IT202000013360A1 (it) 2021-12-05
WO2021245595A1 (fr) 2021-12-09

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US6752311B2 (en) Pizza packaging system and method
US6257401B1 (en) Vented container with handles and embossment
US4373636A (en) Container
US8436282B2 (en) Microwavable container with sleeve
US7820952B2 (en) Supportive device for microwave heating and cooking of food
EP1334049B1 (fr) Conditionnement pour cuisson de pate et de denrees alimentaires au four a micro-ondes
US4993625A (en) Tray
US11357360B2 (en) Multipurpose metallic container for take-away food
US8151674B2 (en) Layer cutting apparatus
US20230249897A1 (en) System for transporting hot food
US20020000442A1 (en) Nestable, dual-ovenable, thin-walled cooking pan with integral handles and enhanced strength and rigidity
US2226155A (en) Pie dish
US20070235399A1 (en) Foldup food holder
EP3079998B1 (fr) Kit pour pizza à emporter
WO2021245595A1 (fr) Support pour pizza à emporter pouvant être insérée à l'intérieur d'une boîte à emporter traditionnelle
US20100199500A1 (en) Layer cutting apparatus
KR101865662B1 (ko) 일회용 식품찜기용 찜틀
US20060172045A1 (en) Peelable handheld food container
US20220332462A1 (en) System for transporting hot food
EP0319493A1 (fr) Récipient empilable pour produits alimentaires à emporter, tels que pizzas ou produits similaires
IT202200000917U1 (it) Un supporto per la pizza da asporto inseribile all’interno di una scatola da asporto tradizionale
AU2004277288B2 (en) Supportive device for microwave heating and cooking of food
US20240182229A1 (en) System for transporting hot food
JP3212176U (ja) 簡易カップ兼紙皿
US8381968B2 (en) Convertible food tray

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: UNKNOWN

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION HAS BEEN MADE

PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION WAS MADE

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20221228

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DAV Request for validation of the european patent (deleted)
DAX Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)