US 11,198,536 B2 · Food holder

Abstract

Described herein is a food holder including a multiple-panel, tapered sleeve that may include a forward panel, a rear panel, two front-side panels and two back-side panels that for an irregular shape. The multiple-panel sleeve includes a multiple-panel bottom member connected to the bottom edges of the forward and rear panels. The bottom member includes a foldline that allows the bottom member to project upwards into a space defined by the panels when the space between the forward and rear panels is reduced. The food holder includes a tear-away portion defined by a line of perforations which may be removed by a consumer to allow access to lower portions of the food product. The irregular, tapered shape and proportionality of the bottom member promote the structural integrity of the food holder.

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Dependent claims

A multiple-panel sleeve configured to receive a substantially cylindrical food product and to support the substantially cylindrical food product in a vertical orientation, the multiple-panel sleeve comprising:

a forward panel, a rear panel, two front-side panels, and two back-side panels forming an open-top space configured to receive the food product;
wherein the front-side panels are respectively joined to a first vertical edge of the forward panel and a second vertical edge of the forward panel;
wherein the back-side panels are respectively joined to the rear panel along a first vertical edge of the rear panel and a second vertical edge of the rear panel;
wherein each front-side panel is joined to a first vertical edge of a corresponding one of the two back-side panels;
a bottom member connected to a bottom edge of the forward panel and a bottom edge of the rear panel;
wherein part of the rear panel and the two back-side panels forms a tear-away portion, wherein the tear-away portion is configured to at least partially surround the substantially cylindrical food product when the food product is placed in the open-top space defined by the panels.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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