Condiment packet holder
AssigneeBoscal, LLC
InventorAmy Goldstein
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Abstract
A method for holding a single-serving condiment packet with a holder that allows an opened packet to maintain an upright position without spilling its inner contents and also without having the opening of the open packet touch any part of the holder. The single-serving condiment packet holder has a thin three-dimensional cavity which is defined by one or more internal sidewalls. The holder may also have sidewalls, a base side, and a top side that any geometric shape. A clip or hook may be used to suspend the holder.
Claims17
A method of holding a single-serving condiment packet, comprising inserting the single-serving condiment packet into a holder, the holder comprising:
- (a) a base side having a first edge, a second edge, a third edge, and a fourth edge, wherein the first edge is opposite to the second edge, the third edge is adjacent to the first and second edges, and the fourth edge is opposite to the third edge and adjacent to the first and second edges;
- (b) a first sidewall adjacent to the first edge of the base side and a second sidewall adjacent to the second edge of the base side;
- (c) a third sidewall adjacent to the third edge of the base side and a fourth sidewall adjacent to the fourth edge of the base side;
- (d) a top side having a first edge, a second edge, a third edge, and a fourth edge, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth edges of the top side are adjacent to the first, second, third, and fourth sidewalls, respectively;
- (e) a cavity, which is defined by one or more internal sidewalk, wherein the top side has an opening in fluid communication with the cavity sized to hold one single-serving condiment packet, wherein the single-serving condiment packet is inserted through the opening into the cavity.
A method of holding a condiment packet, comprising:
- placing the condiment packet into a holder, the holder comprising:
- a base side;
- a top side connected to the base side by a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall, and a fourth sidewall;
- and only one opening at the top side, wherein the opening is sized to hold one condiment packet, wherein the condiment packet is placed into the one opening at the top side, and further comprising pouring a content of the condiment packet into a trough extending from the base, the trough comprising a wall having a height that is shorter than any one of the first, second, third, or fourth sidewall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.