US 12,358,691 B1Granted

Holder for packaged food

AssigneeMasontops IP Holdings, Inc.

InventorsMichael Bacher, Brett Molnar

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Abstract

According to embodiments, a holder for holding a packaged food item is provided, wherein the packaged food item includes an outlet, the holder including: a housing having an interior region to house the packaged food item, wherein the housing includes an upper portion having an aperture, wherein the housing opens to receive the packaged food item; and an adjustable shelf coupled with the housing, the adjustable shelf is configured to have an adjustable elevation adjustable to a first and a second elevation, the adjustable shelf is a resting portion for the packaged food item, and when the adjustable shelf is at the first elevation, the packaged food item extends through the aperture such that the outlet is at a predetermined area exterior to the housing, and when the adjustable shelf is at the second elevation, the outlet of the packaged food item is not at the predetermined area.

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Dependent claims

A holder for holding at least one type of packaged food item that packages food, wherein the at least one type of packaged food item includes an outlet through which the food is accessed, the holder comprising:

a housing including an interior region in which to house one of the at least one type of packaged food item, wherein the housing includes an upper portion having at least one aperture, wherein the housing is configured to open to receive the one of the at least one type of packaged food item;
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an adjustable shelf coupled with the housing, wherein the adjustable shelf is configured to have an adjustable elevation adjustable to a first elevation and a second elevation, wherein the adjustable shelf is configured to be a resting portion for the one of the at least one type of packaged food item, and wherein when the adjustable shelf is at the first elevation, the at least one type of packaged food item extends through the aperture in the upper portion of the housing such that the outlet is at a predetermined area exterior to the housing, and wherein when the adjustable shelf is at the second elevation, the outlet of the one of the at least one type of packaged food item is not at the predetermined area.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.