Patent ID: 7210613

Claim:
A box for transporting hot food, the box having a top, a bottom an inside and an outside, and adapted to house the hot food while maintaining a portion off of the bottom of the box, the box comprising: a plurality of ribs, secured to a plurality of bases, at least one of said plurality of bases is adhered to the bottom of the box, the plurality of ribs are selectively moveable between a storage position and a support position, the storage position being substantially flat relative to said bottom and said support position configured to maintain a portion of the hot food off of the bottom of the box but below the top of the box and being substantially perpendicular relative to said bottom; a connector formed from a one-piece blank with at least one of said plurality of ribs and configured to extend from the inside of the box to the outside of the box, wherein the connector is configured to simultaneously move the plurality of ribs between the storage position and the support position; and to prevent the ribs from moving back to the storage position by mating with the box.