Pizza delivery container with tilt alarm

• US 5,270,686 A
• Filed: 05/21/1992
• Issued: 12/14/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Martinez, Raul
• Original Assignee: Martinez, Raul
• Inventors: Martinez, Raul
• Primary Examiner(s): Swann, III, Glen R.
• Application Number:
  US07/886,595
• Time in Patent Office: 572 Days
• Field of Search: 340/689, 340/540, 206/545, 206/525, 206/521, 220/337
• US Class Current: 340/689
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 47/145 Hand carriers for pizza delivery, e.g. with thermal insulation, heating means or humidity control
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2585/366 Pizza
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/36 for bakery products, e.g. biscuits

Abstract

A container has a container cavity bounded by top, bottom, and side walls, as well as a rear wall, with an entrance cavity at forward ends of the side walls, with the side walls having recesses arranged for ease of displacement and removal of a pizza container positioned within the delivery container. Rollers are mounted in a parallel relationship coextensively relative to the top wall for ease of insertion and removal of a pizza container relative to the delivery container. An audio alarm is mounted to the container actuated in response to inclination of the container in use.

Claims

1. A pizza delivery container apparatus, comprising,

a container housing, the container housing having a top wall spaced from and parallel to a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall extending coextensively and orthogonally between the top wall and the bottom wall on opposed sides of the top wall and the bottom wall, and a rear wall extending orthogonally between the first side wall and the second side wall at a first side wall and second side wall first end, the first side wall and second side wall second end having an entrance opening directed therebetween, and

an entrance door pivotally mounted to the first side wall and second side wall extending coextensively between the first side wall and second side wall in an orthogonal relationship effecting closure of the entrance opening in a first position and pivoted in a spaced orientation relative to the entrance opening in a second position, and

a first handle mounted to the top wall, and a second handle mounted to the first side wall for transport of the housing by the first handle when a pizza box is positioned within the container housing and transport of the container housing by the second handle upon removal of a pizza box relative to the container housing, and

a plurality of rollers orthogonally and coextensively directed between the first side wall and the second side wall adjacent the top wall, wherein the rollers extend from the rear wall to the entrance opening.

2. An apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the rear wall includes a plurality of threaded rods orthogonally and threadedly directed through the rear wall, with each threaded rod including a threaded rod forward distal end directed into the container housing, and each threaded rod forward distal end including an abutment plate orthogonally mounted thereto to provide abutment for a pizza box within the container housing.

3. An apparatus as set forth in claim 2 including an alarm housing mounted to the container housing, the alarm housing including an alarm housing top wall, the alarm housing top wall including an audible alarm and including a visual alarm directed through the alarm housing top wall, and an on/off switch mounted through the alarm housing top wall, and a battery positioned within the alarm housing, and a mercury switch positioned within the alarm housing in electrical communication between the switch, the battery, the visual alarm, and the audible alarm, whereupon tilting of the container housing relative to a horizontal orientation effects closure of the mercury switch to effect actuation of the audible alarm and the visual alarm.