Patent ID: 6471065
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: A45C,A47J,B65D

Abstract:
A thermally insulated multistack pizza bag comprising:a. an insulated back wall comprising a top outer edge, a bottom outer edge, a first side outer edge, and a second side outer edge; b. an insulated top wall comprising a back edge attached to said top outer edge of said back wall such that said top wall is substantially perpendicular to said back wall and further comprising a front edge opposite said back edge; c. an adhesive strip mounted on said top wall within 18 inches of said front edge; d. an insulated bottom wall comprising a back edge attached to said bottom outer edge of said back wall such that said bottom wall is substantially perpendicular to said back wall and further comprising a front edge opposite said bottom wall back edge, said bottom wall further comprising a horizontally extending rib channel; e. a handle attached to said top wall; f. a first insulated side wall attached to said back wall, bottom wall and top wall, such that said first side wall is substantially perpendicular to said back wall, said bottom wall, and said top wall when said first side wall is in an unfolded position, said first side wall comprising an upper section comprising a vertically extending rib channel, a lower section comprising a vertically extending rib channel, said first side wall further comprising a front section; g. a second insulated side wall attached to said back wall, bottom wall and top wall, such that said second side wall is substantially perpendicular to said back wall, said bottom wall, and said top wall when said second side wall is in an unfolded position, said second side wall comprising an upper section comprising a vertically extending rib channel, a lower section comprising a vertically extending rib channel, said second side wall being attached to said top and bottom walls opposite from said first side wall, said second side wall further comprising a front section; h. a rib placed in each rib channel, each of said ribs being positioned such that the ribs in the upper sections of the first and second side walls are spaced apart from the ribs in the lower sections of the first and second side walls, respectively, and wherein the spacing between the upper section ribs and the lower section ribs is centrally located on each side wall; i. an insulated front wall comprising a bottom border, a top border and two side borders said bottom border being pivotably attached to the front edge of said bottom wall; j. a closure flap attached to the top border of said front wall and sized sufficiently large to extend over said adhesive strip; and k. an adhesive material affixed to said closure flap such that when said closure flap is placed on said adhesive strip, said adhesive material adheres to said adhesive strip.