Pizza Box with Rotary Disc

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pizza box in the form of a blank for forming a pizza box with a rotary disc (6). According to the invention, the pizza box comprises a rotatable disc which is arranged in the box and on which a pizza can be placed, and an opening part (4) which is defined in the box by a perforation edge and by which a consumer can gain access to the disc (6). According to the invention, the opening part extends from a bottom to the cover of the box and the disc fits within the bottom of the box.

1 . Pizza box in the form of a blank for forming a pizza box, comprising:
 a bottom surface;   a cover surface;   a first pivoting surface which pivotally connects a first side of the bottom surface to the cover surface; and   an opening part which is defined by at least a perforation edge,   wherein the opening part is situated at least partially in the first pivoting surface and at least partially in the cover surface,   wherein the blank further comprises:
 a disc surface comprising a releasable disc which is defined at least partially by a perforation edge and which fits and, when the disc has been released, is rotatable within the bottom surface, 
 a second pivoting surface which pivotally connects a second side of the bottom surface to the disc surface, and 
   wherein the opening part is likewise situated partially in the bottom surface.   
     
     
         2 . The pizza box in the form of a blank according to  claim 1 , wherein the second pivoting surface comprises a first part and a second part which are pivotally coupled, wherein the first part is connected pivotally to the bottom surface and wherein the second part is connected pivotally to the disc surface, wherein the second pivoting surface enables a user to move the disc surface onto the bottom surface by folding the first part and second part, wherein the first part forms at least partially an outer wall of the formed pizza box and the second part at least partially an inner wall, and
 wherein the disc surface, after being moved onto the bottom surface, falls wholly within the bottom surface.   
     
     
         3 . The pizza box in the form of a blank according to  claim 1 , wherein the first side of the bottom surface is situated opposite the second side of the bottom surface. 
     
     
         4 . The pizza box in the form of a blank according to  claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface and the cover surface have a rectangular form, and wherein they preferably have a square form. 
     
     
         5 . The pizza box in the form of a blank according to  claim 1 , further comprising cover walls adjacent to the cover surface, preferably a cover wall on each side of the cover surface, with the exception of the side which is coupled to the first pivoting surface. 
     
     
         6 . The pizza box in the form of a blank according to  claim 1 , wherein the pizza box in the form of a blank further comprises bottom walls adjacent to the bottom surface, preferably a bottom wall on each side of the bottom surface, with the exception of the side which is coupled to the first or second pivoting surface. 
     
     
         7 . The pizza box in the form of a blank according to  claim 2 , wherein the bottom walls each comprise a first tongue extending from a side of the bottom wall to the disc surface, wherein each bottom wall is configured to be folded relative to the bottom surface until the bottom wall extends at an angle relative to the bottom surface, preferably substantially perpendicularly, and wherein the first tongue can be clamped between the first and second part for the purpose of fixing the disc surface relative to the bottom surface. 
     
     
         8 . The pizza box in the form of a blank according to  claim 7 , wherein the bottom walls each comprise a second tongue extending from a side of the bottom wall away from the disc surface. 
     
     
         9 . The pizza box in the form of a blank according to  claim 1 , wherein at least a boundary between the cover surface and the first pivoting surface, and/or a boundary between the first pivoting surface and the bottom surface, and/or a boundary between the bottom surface and the second pivoting surface, and/or a boundary between the second pivoting surface and the disc surface, and/or a boundary between the first and second part, and/or a boundary between the cover surface and the cover walls, and/or a boundary between the bottom surface and the bottom walls, and/or a boundary between the bottom walls and the first and/or second tongues is/are defined by fold lines. 
     
     
         10 . The pizza box in the form of a blank according to  claim 1 , wherein the opening part is further defined by at least one of a fold line or a cut line, and the opening part preferably comprises at the position of the cover surface one or more fold lines which extend within the opening part, preferably parallel to the bottom surface, at least after the pizza box has been formed. 
     
     
         11 . The pizza box in the form of a blank according to  claim 1 , wherein the pizza box in the form of a blank is manufactured from corrugated board. 
     
     
         12 . The pizza box in the form of a blank according to  claim 1 , wherein the disc is provided with area indicators, for instance by a characteristic colour or shape or lines extending radially from a centre of the disc and preferably distributed evenly over the disc. 
     
     
         13 . A pizza box formed by folding of the pizza box in the form of a blank according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         14 . A pizza box comprising a rotatable disc which is arranged in the box and on which a pizza can be placed, and an opening part which is defined in the box by a perforation edge and using which access can be gained to the disc, wherein the opening part extends from a bottom to a cover of the box and that the disc fits within the bottom of the box. 
     
     
         15 . The pizza box in the form of a blank according to  claim 6 , wherein the bottom walls each comprise a first tongue extending from a side of the bottom wall to the disc surface, wherein each bottom wall is configured to be folded relative to the bottom surface until the bottom wall extends at an angle relative to the bottom surface, preferably substantially perpendicularly, and wherein the first tongue can be damped between the first and second part for the purpose of fixing the disc surface relative to the bottom surface.