Pizza box accessory

Abstract

A pizza box accessory including a retention member, at least one spacer member extending from the retention member. A stem may extend between the spacer retention member and a tip. The stem may be long enough to cause the tip to extend through an opening defined by a top member of a pizza box. A clip member may extend from the tip and over the stem toward the retention member. The clip member may be configured to retain paper, such as a bill and/or advertisement. In an embodiment, the clip may apply a force to paper disposed between a top surface of the top member of the pizza box to inhibit movement of the paper.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A pizza box accessory, comprising:
 a retention member;   at least one spacer member extending from the retention member;   a stem that extends between the spacer retention member and a tip, the stem being long enough to cause the tip to extend through an opening defined by a top member of a pizza box; and   a clip member extending from the tip and over the stem toward the retention member, the clip member being configured to apply a force to paper to inhibit movement of the paper.   
     
     
         2 . The pizza box accessory according to  claim 1 , further comprising an retainable element inclusive of a surface that is removably secured to the retention member. 
     
     
         3 . The pizza box accessory according to  claim 2 , wherein the retainable element is formed of cardboard. 
     
     
         4 . The pizza box accessory according to  claim 2 , wherein the retainable element is a disc. 
     
     
         5 . The pizza box accessory according to  claim 2 , wherein the retainable element is a toy. 
     
     
         6 . The pizza box accessory according to  claim 2 , wherein the retainable element is configured to enable a sound to be generated when someone blows through an opening defined by the retainable element. 
     
     
         7 . The pizza box accessory according to  claim 2 , wherein the retainable element is an enclosure configured to store an item. 
     
     
         8 . The pizza box accessory according to  claim 1 , wherein said clip member is configured to retain paper disposed between said clip member and a top surface of the top member of the pizza box. 
     
     
         9 . A method of using a pizza box accessory, comprising:
 extending a tip of a stem through an opening defined by a top member of a pizza box;   attaching a clip connected to the tip to the top member;   closing the top member of the pizza box to cause one or more spacer members to contact a pizza in the pizza box; and   retaining paper by the clip outside of the pizza box.   
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 9 , further comprising retaining an object by a retention member disposed between the stem and the spacer members. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein retaining an object includes retaining a toy. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein retaining the object by the retention member to the stem includes inserting a portion of the object into the retention member to be removably attached thereto.