Single serving packaged potato
AssigneeParagon Potato Farms, Inc.
InventorsGary Wysocki, Russell Wysocki
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Abstract
A prepackaged potato is contained within a serving receptacle that also includes items for use in consumption of the potato, which may be in the form of utensils, toppings and the like. The serving receptacle defines an interior within which the potato and the items for use in consumption of the potato are contained, and which is covered by a wrap material, a lid or a cover. The lid or cover may be formed with a cutout or window, which allows a consumer to view at least a portion of the contents of the serving receptacle. The lid or cover includes a label that bears nutrition information as well as instructions for preparation of the potato.
Claims17
A packaged potato arrangement, comprising:
- a container defining an interior;
- a potato wrapped with a wrap material, the wrapped potato being placed within the interior of the container;
- one or more items for use in consumption of the potato within the interior of the container along with the potato;
- and
- a cover arrangement overlying the interior of the container and configured to maintain the potato and the one or more items within the interior of the container.
A method of packaging a potato comprising the steps of:
- wrapping a potato with wrap material;
- placing the wrapped potato in an individual serving container;
- placing one or more items for use in consumption of potato into the individual serving container along with the potato;
- and
- covering the individual serving container.
A method of preparing a potato comprising the steps of:
- providing a container defining an interior in which a wrapped potato was located, the container including one or more items for use in consumption of the potato in a cover at least partially enclosing the interior of the container to hold the wrapped potato and the one or more items therein;
- removing the cover from the container;
- removing the one or more items from the container;
- heating the wrapped potato;
- and
- removing the wrapping material from the potato to provide an unwrapped potato.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.