Decorative heat retaining pizza cover

Claim 2

A cover for a pizza of the type which is baked so as to have a relatively soft inner portion and a relatively hard crust surrounding the soft inner portion, characterized by: a top member substantially the size and shape of the soft inner portion; a plurality of standoffs integral with the top member and engaging the soft inner portion just before the hard crust so as to support the top member above the soft inner portion; and the cover being of a material having a relatively low heat transfer characteristic, whereby the cover tends to retain heat within the pizza which has been imparted to the pizza when said pizza is baked.

Claim 3

A cover for a pizza as described by claim 1, further characterized by: the plurality of standoffs including four standoffs equally spaced around the perimeter of the top member and extending substantially normal to and downward from the outer edge of said member.

Claim 4

A cover for a pizza as described by claim 1, further characterized by: each of the plurality of standoffs being substantially triangular in shape and having a contoured apex for engaging the inner portion of the pizza so as not to disturb said inner portion and for supporting the cover substantially stationary relative to the pizza.

Claim 5

A cover for a pizza as described by claim 1, further characterized by: the top member having a viewable surface; and the viewable surface carrying decorative legend.

Claim 6

A cover for a pizza as described by claim 1, further characterized by: the top member having a viewable surface, and the viewable surface carrying decorative ornamentation.

Claim 7

A cover for a pizza of the type which is baked so as to have a relatively soft inner portion and a relatively hard crust surrounding the soft inner portion, characterized by: a top member substantially the size and shape of the soft inner portion; a plurality of standoffs integral with the top member and extending substantially normal to and downward from the outer edge of said member, and engaging the soft inner portion just before the hard crust so as to support the top member above the soft inner portion; each of the plurality of standoffs being substantially triangular in shape and having a contoured apex for engaging the soft inner portion so as not to disturb said inner portion and for supporting the cover substantially stationary relative to the pizza; the top member having a viewable surface, with said surface carrying decorative means; and the cover being of a material having a relatively low heat transfer characteristic, whereby the cover tends to retain heat within the pizza imparted thereto when the pizza has been baked.

Claim 8

A cover for a pizza of the type which is baked so as to have a relatively soft inner portion and a relatively hard crust surrounding the soft inner portion, characterized by: a top member substantially the size and shape of the soft inner portion; a plurality of standoffs integral with the top member and extending substantially normal to and downward from the outer edge of said member, and engaging the soft inner portion just before the hard crust so as to support the top member above the soft inner portion; each of the plurality of standoffs being substantially triangular in shape and having a contoured apex for engaging the soft inner portion so as not to disturb said inner portion and for supporting the cover substantially stationary relative to the pizza; the top member having a viewable surface, with said surface carrying decorative means; and the cover being of a material having a relatively low heat transfer characteristic, whereby the cover tends to retain heat within the pizza imparted thereto when the pizza has been baked.