Combination delivery box and board game

Abstract

A combination food delivery box and game board includes a foldable cardboard delivery box, preferably a pizza delivery box, having a box bottom and a box top pivotally attached to the box bottom with both the bottom and the top having surfaces on which are imprinted game boards for such board games as checkers, chess, tic-tac-toe, and backgammon and the sides of the box bottom having integrally formed thereon punch-out game playing pieces corresponding to the particular game board imprinted on the surface—inside or outside—of the box top or bottom whereupon after the food is removed, the game playing pieces can be punched out along their perforations and the delivery box can be laid open so that the surface with the game board is exposed for commencing play of the board game thereby enhancing an activity such as a pizza party.

1 . A combination delivery box and board game apparatus, comprising:
 a generally square-shaped delivery box;   the delivery box including a box top pivotally interconnected to a box bottom;   the box bottom including an inner bottom surface and an opposite exterior bottom surface;   a continuous upwardly projecting bottom lip surrounding the inner bottom surface;   the continuous upwardly projecting bottom lip including a front bottom lip portion, a rear bottom lip portion, and opposed side bottom lip portions;   the box top including an exterior top surface and an opposed inside top surface;   a continuous downwardly projecting top lip surrounding the inside top surface;   the continuous downwardly projecting top lip including a front top lip portion, a rear top lip portion, and opposed side top lip portions;   a board game imprinted on at least one surface that includes the inner bottom surface, the exterior bottom surface, the exterior top surface, and the inside top surface;   a plurality of game playing pieces integrally formed on at least one of the side bottom lip portions and capable of selective detachment therefrom; and   whereupon after the food item has been removed from the delivery box the delivery box is disposed for utilizing the game board and the game playing pieces are detachable from the respective side bottom lip portions of the bottom lip for commencing play of the board game.   
     
     
         2 . The combination delivery box and board game apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the board game is tic-tac-toe. 
     
     
         3 . The combination delivery box and board game apparatus of  claim 2  wherein the board game is chess. 
     
     
         4 . The combination delivery box and board game apparatus of  claim 3  wherein the board game is checkers. 
     
     
         5 . The combination delivery box and board game apparatus of  claim 4  wherein the board game is backgammon. 
     
     
         6 . A combination delivery box and board game apparatus, comprising:
 a generally square-shaped delivery box;   the delivery box including a box top pivotally interconnected to a box bottom;   the box bottom including an inner bottom surface and an opposite exterior bottom surface;   a continuous upwardly projecting bottom lip surrounding the inner bottom surface;   the box top including an exterior top surface and an opposite inside top surface;   a continuous downwardly projecting top lip surrounding the inside top surface;   a board game imprinted on at least one surface that includes the inner bottom surface, the exterior bottom surface, the exterior top surface and the inside top surface;   a plurality of game playing pieces integrally formed on the continuous upwardly projecting bottom lip and capable of selective detachment therefrom; and   whereupon after the food item has been removed from the delivery box the delivery box can be disposed for utilizing the game board and the game playing pieces can be detached from the upwardly projecting bottom lip for commencing play of the board game.   
     
     
         7 . The combination delivery box and board game apparatus of  claim 6  wherein the board game is tic-tac-toe. 
     
     
         8 . The combination delivery box and board game apparatus of  claim 7  wherein the board game is checkers. 
     
     
         9 . The combination delivery box and board game apparatus of  claim 8  wherein the board game is chess. 
     
     
         10 . The combination delivery box and board game apparatus of  claim 9  wherein the board game is backgammon. 
     
     
         11 . A combination delivery box and board game apparatus, comprising:
 a delivery box having a box top pivotally interconnected to a box bottom;   the box bottom including an inner bottom surface and an opposite exterior bottom surface;   a continuous upwardly projecting bottom lip surrounding the inner bottom surface;   the box top including an exterior top surface and an opposite inside top surface;   a continuous downwardly projecting top lip surrounding the inside top surface;   a plurality of game playing pieces integrally formed on the continuous upwardly projecting bottom lip and capable of selective detachment therefrom; and   whereupon after the food item has been removed from the delivery box the delivery box can be disposed for utilizing the game board and the game playing pieces can be detached from the upwardly projecting bottom lip so that play of the board game can commence.   
     
     
         12 . The combination delivery box and board game apparatus of  claim 11  wherein each game playing piece includes a body portion having a front side and a rear side. 
     
     
         13 . The combination delivery box and board game apparatus of  claim 12  wherein a pair of foldable legs is pivotally attached to the rear side of the body portion of the game playing piece. 
     
     
         14 . The combination delivery box and board game apparatus of  claim 13  wherein each game playing piece includes a stabilization member pivotally secured to the rear side and which is pivoted for locking the legs into the use position after the legs have been disposed perpendicular to the body portion.