Pull-away Wrapper and Box

Abstract

A box with slits at one side, such as the back, is disclosed. Paper or other planar material enters through the slits to separate layers of food or other items in the box. In one embodiment, the box has two parallel slits, and the paper is folded such that it enters through each of the two parallel slits, forming a U-shape where the stems of the “U” each pass between layers of the food, and the base of the “U” lies flat against the box. A handle may be integrated with the paper, allowing one to pull the handle to remove the paper from both slits simultaneously. One may therefore receive a burger free of sogginess, with condiments and accoutrements (e.g. sauces) thereon, and remove the paper through a single motion, just before removing the food from its packaging.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A food box comprising:
 a box having at least two sides, said at least two sides being at least a bottom and back side, said back side comprising at least one slit extending along part of a length of said back side and parallel to said bottom side;   a paper extending into said slit substantially parallel to said bottom side and adapted to be placed between two stacked items in said box, such that pulling said item through said slit and away from said box dislodges said paper from between said two stacked items.   
     
     
         2 . The food box of  claim 1 , wherein said at least two sides of said box comprise:
 a first portion with said bottom, said back side, a front side, a left side, and a right side;   a second portion with a top side, left side, right side, and front side; and   said slit extends through said back side of said second portion, and said left side and said right side of said second portion are hinged to said left side and said right side of said first portion.   
     
     
         3 . The food box of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one slit is actually two parallel slits. 
     
     
         4 . The food box of  claim 3 , wherein said two parallel slits are spaced apart, such that a first slit corresponds to an approximate anticipated height just above a lower bun resting on said bottom side of said box, and said second slit corresponds to an approximate anticipated height just below an upper bun. 
     
     
         5 . A kit, comprising said food box of  claim 3 , and a U-shaped piece of paper, such that each stem of said U-shape extends through a respective said slit of said food box. 
     
     
         6 . The kit of  claim 5 , wherein said base of said U-shape of said paper comprises a handle extendable in a direction from said U-shape away from said stems of said U-shape. 
     
     
         7 . A method of using said kit of  claim 6 , comprising:
 placing a bottom bun on said bottom side of said box;   extending a first stem of said paper through said first slit of said box over at least a majority of said bottom bun;   placing at least one middle food item on said paper and said bottom bun;   extending a second stem of said paper through said second slit of said box over at least a majority of said at least one middle food item;   placing a top bun over at least a majority of said middle food item and at least some of said paper extending through said second slit;   closing said box with said paper in said box in two places, and outside said box at a mid-portion of said paper.   
     
     
         8 . A method of using said kit of  claim 6 , comprising:
 receiving said box with food item on said bottom side of said box and said paper between layers of said food item at, at least, two places;   pulling said paper in a direction substantially perpendicular to said back side of said box and away from said box, causing removal of said paper from between said layers thereof;   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising a step of removing said food item from said box only after complete removal of said paper from said box. 
     
     
         10 . A box and paper product comprising:
 a box having a back side with two parallel slits further extending parallel to a bottom side of said box;   a single piece of paper extending through each said slit of said two parallel slits, said paper comprising a handle positionable parallel to each portion of said paper which extends through each said slit.   
     
     
         11 . A method of food packaging and delivery, comprising:
 placing at least one bottom portion of a food item on a bottom side of a box; extending a bottom portion of a single piece of paper through a first slit of said box and over at least a majority of said at least one bottom portion of said food item;   placing at least one middle portion of said food item on said bottom portion of said single piece of paper extending through said first slit;   extending a top portion of said single piece of paper through a second slit of said box and over at least a majority of said at least one middle portion of said food item;   placing at least one top portion of said food item on said top portion of said single piece of paper extending through said second slit;   delivering a closed box with said food item.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein said food item is a hamburger and said bottom and top portions each comprise a bun, and said middle portion comprises cooked meat with said paper adjacent to each portion of said bun. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11  further comprises a step of causing a handle portion of said paper to reside outside said box when said bottom and said top portion of said single piece of paper are inserted into respective said slits. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , carried out by a person receiving said delivery of said closed box with said food item, comprising:
 pulling said handle away from said box, causing said paper to dislodge from said box; and   opening said box and removing said food item.   
     
     
         16 . The box and paper product of  claim 10 , wherein said paper is malleable. 
     
     
         17 . The box and paper product of  claim 10 , wherein said paper is in a fixed shape. 
     
     
         18 . The box and paper product of  claim 17 , wherein said fixed shape is a U-shape. 
     
     
         19 . The box and paper product of  claim 16 , wherein said paper is formed into a U-shape when inserted into the box, and a portion of the paper is flat against said back side of said box. 
     
     
         20 . The box and paper product of  claim 19 , wherein said paper further comprises a handle which is a folded portion of said paper, such that said paper is one planar sheet folded at each seam and twice at said handle, forming said handle.