# US 2019/0167023 A1 · Food pouch container > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0167023 A1 - Document ID: US20190167023A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/270,018 - Filed: 2019-02-07 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2014-01-20 - Inventors: Timothy B. Fellin; Jennifer Fellin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190167023A1 ## CPC - A47G 23/00: Other table equipment - A47G 21/00: Table-ware (crumb trays A47L13/52; table knives B26B) - A47G 21/001: {Holders or wrappers as eating aids for fast food, e.g. hamburgers} - B65D 11/20: {Details of walls made of plastics material} - B65D 25/04: Partitions - B65D 25/10: Devices to locate articles in containers {(for protecting articles from mechanical damage B65D81/02)} - B65D 77/06: Liquids or semi-liquids {or other materials or articles} enclosed in flexible containers disposed within rigid containers - B65D 77/065: {Spouts, pouring necks or discharging tubes fixed to or integral with the flexible container} - B65D 83/761: the piston being actuated by a screw-shaft - B65D 2209/00: Provisions for used articles - A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B) - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## Abstract A rigid food pouch container developed to accommodate prepared food packaged in soft containers is designed to prevent a child from squeezing the container and causing its contents to spurt from the container. The food pouch container includes a back portion having an interior cavity; a front portion; a top hole; and a surface dividing the back portion into an upper cavity and a lower cavity. In some embodiments, the lower cavity is inside the back portion, while in other embodiments, the lower cavity is an exterior cavity. Also disclosed are food pouch containers that include a back portion having an interior cavity; a front portion; a top hole; means for contouring the food pouch from the bottom or side of the pouch. Some embodiments include a hinged clam shell configuration for easy insertion and removal of the food pouch. Other embodiments include a storage facility for the pouch cap. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A reusable container in combination with a removable food pouch, said pouch having a hollow neck extending outwardly from said pouch, a mouthpiece portion disposed at a distal end of said neck, the container comprising: a body having an interior cavity, said interior cavity being sized and shaped to surround the pouch and sized for nesting of the pouch inside the interior cavity; the body having an opening for the mouthpiece to protrude outside the body, said opening being sized and shaped to fit closely about said hollow neck of said food pouch without constricting said hollow neck; a back portion; and at least one front portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The container of claim 1, wherein the container further comprises at least one hinge. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The container of claim 1, wherein the container further comprises at least one handle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The container of claim 1, wherein the container further comprises at least one latch configured to releasably lock the back portion and at least one front portion together when the container is in a closed configuration. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The container of claim 1, wherein the body contours the food pouch. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The container of claim 1, wherein the opening fits closely around the entire perimeter of the neck of the food pouch when the container is in a closed configuration. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The container of claim 1, wherein the opening fits closely around only a portion of the perimeter of the neck of the food pouch when the container is in a closed configuration. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The container of claim 1, wherein the container comprises at least one side pinch. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The container of claim 1, further comprising a surface that divides the interior cavity of the body into an upper cavity and a lower cavity. ### Claim 10 A reusable container in combination with a removable food pouch, said pouch having a hollow neck extending outwardly from said pouch, a mouthpiece portion disposed at a distal end of said neck, the container comprising: a body having an interior cavity, said interior cavity being sized and shaped to surround the pouch and sized for nesting of the pouch inside the interior cavity; the body having a base, walls extending upwardly from the base, and a top portion; said top portion having an opening for the mouthpiece to protrude outside the body; the opening being sized and shaped to fit closely about said hollow neck of said food pouch without constricting said hollow neck. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The container of claim 10, further comprising at least one hinge. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The container of claim 10, wherein the top portion can be attached to at least one wall via a snap-fit connection, friction fit, or compression fit. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The container of claim 10, wherein the container further comprises at least one handle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The container of claim 10, wherein the container further comprises at least one latch configured to releasably lock the top portion to at least one wall when the container is in a closed configuration. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The container of claim 10, wherein the body contours the food pouch. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The container of claim 10, wherein the opening fits closely around the entire perimeter of the neck of the food pouch when the container is in a closed configuration. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The container of claim 10, wherein the opening fits closely around only a portion of the perimeter of the neck of the food pouch when the container is in a closed configuration. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The container of claim 10, further comprising a surface that divides the interior cavity of the body into an upper cavity and a lower cavity. ### Claim 19 A reusable container in combination with a removable food pouch, said pouch having a hollow neck extending outwardly from said pouch, a mouthpiece portion disposed at a distal end of said neck, the container comprising: a body having an interior cavity, said interior cavity being sized and shaped to surround the pouch and sized for nesting of the pouch inside the interior cavity; the body having a base, walls extending upwardly from the base, and a top portion; said top portion having an opening; said opening being sized and shaped to fit closely about said hollow neck of said food pouch without constricting said hollow neck; said opening fitting closely around at least a portion of the perimeter of said hollow neck of the food pouch when the container is in a closed configuration; said top portion being attached to at least one wall; and at least one handle. ### Claim 20 A reusable container in combination with a removable food pouch, said pouch having a hollow neck extending outwardly from said pouch, a mouthpiece portion disposed at a distal end of said neck, the container comprising: a body having an interior cavity, said interior cavity being sized and shaped to surround the pouch and sized for nesting of the pouch inside the interior cavity; the body having a base, walls extending upwardly from the base, and a top portion; said top portion having an opening; said opening being sized and shaped to fit closely about said hollow neck of said food pouch without constricting said hollow neck; said opening fitting closely around at least a portion of the perimeter of said hollow neck of the food pouch when the container is in a closed configuration; where the top portion can be releasably attached to at least one wall via a snap-fit connection, friction fit, or compression fit.