Pizza box

Abstract

An improved food packaging having a plurality of compartments.

1 . A food container comprising a base, a lid, a side wall and an intermediate shelf partition positioned between the base and lid when said lid is in the closed position, said side wall extending fully between said base and lid when said lid is in the closed position, said intermediate shelf partition forming a first and second food compartment, said first food compartment at least partially formed by an upper surface of said base, a lower surface of said intermediate shelf partition, and at least a portion of said side wall, said second food compartment at least partially formed by a lower surface of said lid, an upper surface of said intermediate shelf partition, and at least a portion of said side wall. 
     
     
         2 . The food container as defined in  claim 1 , wherein a majority of said base, said lid, said side wall and said intermediate shelf partition are formed of a single piece of foldable material. 
     
     
         3 . The food container as defined in  claim 2 , wherein said base, said lid, said side wall and said intermediate shelf partition are formed of a single piece of foldable material. 
     
     
         4 . The food container as defined in  claim 1 , wherein a majority of said base, said lid, said side wall and said intermediate shelf partition are formed of a material selected from the group consisting of paper, cardboard, corrugated paper and corrugated cardboard. 
     
     
         5 . The food container as defined in  claim 3 , wherein a majority of said base, said lid, said side wall and said intermediate shelf partition are formed of a material selected from the group consisting of paper, cardboard, corrugated paper and corrugated cardboard. 
     
     
         6 . The food container as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said intermediate shelf partition is foldable over said base and said lid is foldable over said intermediate shelf partition after said intermediate shelf partition has been folded over said base, said intermediate shelf partition spaced above said base when said intermediate shelf partition is folded over said base, said intermediate shelf partition spaced below said lid when said lid is folded over said intermediate shelf partition. 
     
     
         7 . The food container as defined in  claim 5 , wherein said intermediate shelf partition is foldable over said base and said lid is foldable over said intermediate shelf partition after said intermediate shelf partition has been folded over said base, said intermediate shelf partition spaced above said base when said intermediate shelf partition is folded over said base, said intermediate shelf partition spaced below said lid when said lid is folded over said intermediate shelf partition. 
     
     
         8 . The food container as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said food container includes two of said side walls, a front wall and a back wall, said two side walls foldably connected to said lid. 
     
     
         9 . The food container as defined in  claim 7 , wherein said food container includes two of said side walls, a front wall and a back wall, said two side walls foldably connected to said lid. 
     
     
         10 . The food container as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said food container includes two of said side walls, a front wall and a back wall, said two side walls foldably connected to said base. 
     
     
         11 . The food container as defined in  claim 7 , wherein said food container includes two of said side walls, a front wall and a back wall, said two side walls foldably connected to said base. 
     
     
         12 . The food container as defined in  claim 8 , wherein at least a portion of said front walls is foldably connected to both said lid and said base. 
     
     
         13 . The food container as defined in  claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of said front wall is foldably connected to both said lid and said base. 
     
     
         14 . The food container as defined in  claim 8 , wherein said base and said intermediate shelf partition include a plurality of foldable side flanges, at least one of said foldable side flanges connected to both said base and said intermediate shelf partition. 
     
     
         15 . The food container as defined in  claim 10 , wherein at least one side wall of said base includes a foldable side tab, said foldable side tab designed to be folded over a portion of said intermediate shelf partition after said intermediate shelf partition has been folded over said base, said foldable side tab designed to maintain said intermediate shelf partition in position over said base. 
     
     
         16 . The food container as defined in  claim 8 , wherein said lid includes a portion of said front wall and a securing tab from said front wall, said securing tab designed to fit into a tab slot positioned in the front wall portion that is foldably connected to said base or said intermediate shelf partition. 
     
     
         17 . The food container as defined in  claim 10 , wherein said lid includes a portion of said front wall and a securing tab from said front wall, said securing tab designed to fit into a tab slot positioned in the front wall portion that is foldably connected to said base or said intermediate shelf partition. 
     
     
         18 . The food container as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said intermediate shelf partition is equally spaced from said base and said lid when said food container is fully assembled and said lid is in a closed position. 
     
     
         19 . The food container as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said first and second food compartments have generally the same volume when said food container is fully assembled and said lid is in a closed position, each of said first and second food compartments having a shape and volume to contain a full pizza. 
     
     
         20 . The food container as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said first and second food compartments have generally the same volume when said food container is fully assembled and said lid is in a closed position, each of said first and second food compartments having a shape and volume to contain less than 75% of a full pizza.