Patent ID: 7980412

Claim:
A container, or package, for a pizza and generally for warm food, comprising: a cover ( 1 ); a dish ( 2 ) that is connectable to the cover ( 1 ) by a joint, in order to close the container, using alignment and engagement means ( 3 , 4 ); a central portion formed from triangles ( 10 , 10 , . . . ) formed in the cover ( 1 ); a plurality of vent windows ( 8 , 8 , . . . ) arranged in central first recesses ( 9 ) in the cover ( 1 ) for allowing steam to escape, said steam being developed by the warm food contained in the container; a plurality of holes ( 6 ) provided only in second recesses ( 7 ) on an outer edge of the cover ( 1 ), the second recesses ( 7 ) being formed at a height that is more or less equal to that of the first recesses ( 9 ); and knurled regions ( 13 ) formed on a face of an inner side of the cover ( 1 ), the knurled regions ( 13 ) being adapted to prevent condensate beads from forming, the knurled regions ( 13 ) being formed on a great percentage of the face of the inner side of the cover not occupied by first and second holes, wherein said first recesses ( 9 ) communicate with a plurality of channels ( 11 ) that are formed on the cover and which extend radially up to an outer edge of the cover ( 1 ) in order to allow the steam to be dispersed in the atmosphere even when several containers are stacked on top of each other.