Sandwich serving container
OwnerJohn H. Frostinventor
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Abstract
A food serving container which includes a tray upon which the food product is to be located. This tray is composed of a front section and a back section which are connected together at a bend line. During consumption, the food product is to be held by one hand at, and while the food rests on, the back section, while roughly half the food product extends over the bend line to the front. When the tray is exposed, the front section lowers at the bend line to a deflected position allowing room for the lower jaw and easy consumption, while at the same time functioning to catch and hold any food drippings that may occur. The tray is enclosed by a cover in the form of a rigid walled lid or flexible bag prior to consumption.
Claims21
A sandwich serving container comprising:
- a tray formed of a planar bottom having a peripheral edge, an upstanding wall attached to said planar bottom at said peripheral edge, said upstanding wall in combination with said bottom defining a chamber within which a sandwich is to be located, said tray including a bend line extending entirely across said planar bottom dividing said tray into a back section and a front section, said tray being locatable in either a closed position or a deflected position, with said tray i said closed position said planar bottom of said back section being aligned with said planar bottom of said front section, said front section assumes said deflected position by pivoting at said bend line relative to said back section causing said planar bottom of said front section to be angularly disposed relative to said planar bottom of said back section, whereby during consuming of a sandwich said back section is held in one hand of a human with said front section located at said deflected position which locates said front section to allow access to the sandwich by the mouth of the consumer with no interference to the lower lip, chin, neck or hands with said front section simultaneously functioning to catch and collect any food drippings that may occur during the consuming procedure;
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- an enclosing lid comprising a substantially rigid walled body to close said chamber to the ambient preventing consuming of the sandwich, said enclosing lid to be separated completely from said tray permitting consuming of the sandwich.
A sandwich serving container comprising:
- a tray formed of a planar bottom having a peripheral edge, an upstanding wall attached to said planar bottom at said peripheral edge, said upstanding wall i combination with said bottom defining a chamber within which a sandwich is to be located, said tray including a bend line extending entirely across said planar bottom dividing said tray into a back section and a front section, said tray being locatable in either a closed position or a deflected position, with said tray in said closed position said planar bottom of said back section being aligned with said planar bottom of said front section, said front section assumes said deflected position by pivoting at said bend line relative to said back section causing said planar bottom of said front section to be angularly disposed relative to said planar bottom of said back section, whereby during consuming of a sandwich said back section is held in one hand of a human consumer with said front section located at said deflected position which locates said front section to allow access to the sandwich by the mouth of the consumer with no interference to the lower lip, chin, neck or hands with said front section simultaneously functioning to catch and collect any food drippings that may occur during the consuming procedure;
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- there being a pair of said bend lines formed in said planar bottom in a spaced apart arrangement which causes said front section to not only deflect but move toward and partially underneath said back section.
A tray formed of a planar bottom having a peripheral edge, an upstanding wall attached to said planar bottom at said peripheral edge, said upstanding wall in combination with said bottom defining a chamber within which a sandwich is to be located, said tray including a bend line extending entirely across said planar bottom dividing said planar bottom into a back section and a front section, said front section being capable of assuming a deflected position by being deflectable at said bend line relative to said back section causing said planar bottom of said front section to be angularly disposed relative to said planar bottom of said back section, whereby during consuming of a sandwich said back section is held in the hand of a human with said front section being located at said deflected position which positions said front section to not interfere with the consuming of the sandwich plus said front section functions to catch and collect any food drippings that may occur during the consuming procedure;
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- an enclosing lid comprising a substantially rigid walled body to close said chamber to the ambient preventing consuming of the sandwich, said enclosing lid to be separated completely from said tray permitting consuming of the sandwich.
A sandwich serving container comprising:
- a tray formed of a planar bottom having a peripheral edge, an upstanding wall attached to said planar bottom at said peripheral edge, said upstanding wall in combination with said bottom defining a chamber within which a sandwich is to be located, said tray including a bend line extending entirely across said planar bottom dividing said tray into a back section and a front section, said front section being capable of assuming a deflected position by being deflectable at said bend line relative to said back section causing said planar bottom of said front section to be angularly disposed relative to said planar bottom of said back section, whereby during consuming of a sandwich said back section is held in open hand of a human with said front section located at said deflected position which positions said front section to not interfere with the consuming of the sandwich plus said front section functions to catch and collect any food drippings that may occur during the consuming procedure;
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- said tray being located within a separate container of said sandwich serving container, said tray to be disengaged to be removable from said separate container, said separate container including a separate foodstuff containing compartment.
A sandwich serving container comprising:
- a tray formed of a planar bottom having a peripheral edge, an upstanding wall attached to said planar bottom at said peripheral edge, said upstanding wall in combination with said bottom defining a chamber within which a sandwich is to be located, said tray including a bend line extending entirely across said planar bottom dividing said planar bottom into a back section and a front section, said front section being capable of assuming a deflected position by being deflectable at said bend line relative to said back section causing said planar bottom of said front section to be angularly disposed relative to said planar bottom of said back section, whereby during consuming of a sandwich said back section is held in the hand of a human with said front section being located at said deflected position which positions said front section to not interfere with the consuming of the sandwich plus said front section functions to catch and collect any food drippings that may occur during the consuming procedure;
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- there being a pair of said bend lines formed in said planar bottom in a spaced apart arrangement which causes said front section to not only deflect but move toward and partially underneath said back section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.