Reusable Pizza Box

Abstract

An apparatus includes a base box comprising a planar format and raised walls about a perimeter of the base box. The base box further comprises a smooth plastic material being washable for sanitizing. The base box is further configured to be operable for containing a food product. A foldable covering lid has an edge joined to the base box at a top plane of one of the raised walls. The foldable covering lid includes a planar format and lid walls about a perimeter of the foldable covering lid adjacent to the joined edge. The lid walls are configured to fit snugly against the raised walls in a closed position. The foldable covering lid further comprises the smooth plastic material where the apparatus is operable for containing the food product and being washed and sanitized for reuse as a food container.

1 . An apparatus comprising:
 a base box comprising a planar format and raised walls about a perimeter of the base box, the base box further comprising a smooth plastic material being washable for sanitizing, the base box being further configured to be operable for containing a food product; and   a foldable covering lid having an edge joined to the base box at a top plane of one of the raised walls, the foldable covering lid comprising a planar format and lid walls about a perimeter of the foldable covering lid adjacent to the joined edge, the lid walls being configured to fit snugly against the raised walls in a closed position, the foldable covering lid further comprising the smooth plastic material where the apparatus is operable for containing the food product and being washed and sanitized for reuse as a food container.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a tab extending from the foldable covering lid proximate a front edge opposite the joined edge, the tab being configured to be operable for grasping to open the foldable covering lid. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 2 , in which the tab is configured to be operable for securing the foldable covering lid to a one of the raised walls. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , in which the lid walls fit against an interior side of the raised walls. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 4 , in which edges of the lid walls adjacent to the joined edge are notched to facilitate closing the foldable covering lid. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , in which the raised walls and lid walls are configured to be foldable to enable the apparatus to be stored in a flattened position. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , in which the smooth plastic material is dishwasher safe. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , in which the food product is a pizza. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , in which the smooth plastic material is comprised of recycled plastic. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , in which the smooth plastic material is recyclable. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , in which the base box and the folding covering lid each comprise a generally rectangular planar format. 
     
     
         12 . An apparatus comprising:
 means for containing a pizza, the containing means being washable for sanitizing; and   means for covering the containing means, the covering means being washable for sanitizing where the apparatus is operable for containing the pizza and being washed and sanitized for reuse as a pizza container.   
     
     
         13 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 12 , further comprising means for grasping the covering means to open the apparatus. 
     
     
         14 . An apparatus comprising:
 a base box comprising a planar format and raised walls about a perimeter of the base box, the raised walls being configured to be foldable to enable the base box to be stored in a flattened position, the base box further comprising a smooth plastic material comprising recycled plastic, the smooth plastic material further being recyclable and dishwasher safe for sanitizing, the base box further being configured to be operable for containing a pizza;   a foldable covering lid having an edge joined to the base box at a top plane of one of the raised walls, the foldable covering lid comprising a planar format and lid walls about a perimeter of the foldable covering lid adjacent to the joined edge, the lid walls being configured to be foldable to enable the folding covering lid to be stored in a flattened position, the lid walls further being configured to fit snugly against an interior side of the raised walls in a closed position where the lid walls adjacent to the joined edge are notched to facilitate closing the foldable covering lid, the foldable covering lid further comprising the smooth plastic material; and   a tab extending from the foldable covering lid proximate a front edge opposite the joined edge, the tab being configured to be operable for grasping to open the foldable covering lid and configured to be operable for securing the foldable covering lid to a one of the raised walls, the tab further comprising the smooth plastic material where the apparatus is operable for containing the pizza and being washed and sanitized for reuse as a pizza container.   
     
     
         15 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 14 , in which the base box and the folding covering lid each comprise a generally rectangular planar format.