Holder for food and beverage containers
OwnerLeah Ceee O. Boomsmainventor
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Abstract
A holder for a squeeze pouch containing food or beverages, and for a drink box containing beverages, is described. The holder may have a one-piece construction, or the holder may include both a housing and a detachable top wall or lid. The top wall or lid of the holder includes a slot adapted to receive and secure the spout of a squeeze pouch. The housing protects the squeeze pouch or drink box from pressure that could cause food or beverages to exit the spout of the squeeze pouch. A cover may be used in conjunction with the holder.
Claims18
A holder for a squeeze pouch including a flexible portion containing a food or beverage, the holder comprising:
- one single continuous side wall including an aperture, wherein the side wall surrounds a circumference of the flexible portion of the squeeze pouch when the squeeze pouch is contained in the holder to protect the flexible portion of the squeeze pouch from pressure;
- a top wall including a slot contiguous with the aperture, wherein the slot is adapted to receive a spout of the squeeze pouch, said top wall having an inner edge which defines a boundary of the slot, wherein the inner edge of the top wall comprises a first wall, a second wall opposite to the first wall, and a back wall extending between the first wall and the second wall, and wherein a first portion of the slot has a first width and a second portion of the slot has a second width, the first width being greater than the second width;
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- a base comprising a base aperture, wherein the base aperture is adapted to allow the squeeze pouch to be fully inserted into the holder through the base aperture before the food or beverage in the squeeze pouch is consumed, such that the spout of the squeeze pouch may be received by the slot of the top wall;
- wherein a length of the aperture is less than half of a length of the side wall from the top wall to the base.
A holder for a squeeze pouch including a flexible portion containing a food or beverage, the holder comprising:
- a housing comprising one single continuous side wall, wherein the side wall surrounds a circumference of the flexible portion of the squeeze pouch when the squeeze pouch is contained in the holder to protect the flexible portion of the squeeze pouch from pressure, said housing having a top end and a base, the base comprising a base aperture, wherein the base aperture is adapted to allow the squeeze pouch to be fully inserted into the holder through the base aperture before the food or beverage in the squeeze pouch is consumed;
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- a removable bottom wall adapted to be secured to the base of the housing,
- wherein the inner edge of the top wall comprises a first wall, a second wall opposite to the first wall, and a back wall extending between the first wall and the second wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.