Food serving apparatus

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2006-02-28

2006-02-28

Mai, Tri M. (Department: 3727)

Envelopes, wrappers, and paperboard boxes

Paperboard box

Including a polygonal, nonrectangular wall

C229S103000, C229S101100, C229S938000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07004377

ABSTRACT:
A food serving apparatus having a flat food-supporting member consisting of a material sized to prevent served food from contacting unsanitary surfaces, and having sufficient rigidity, to support one or more food items. The food-supporting member has at least one food-retaining portion integrally formed adjacent thereto which extends upward, or can be positioned upward by a user, relative to the food-supporting member, in a manner which increases rigidity of the member. The food-supporting member has at least one bendable cross-section tangent to at least one user-breakable joint of a food-retaining portion to allow separation of the separable joint(s). Breaking of the joint(s) allows a user to bend the food-supporting member downward and away from food supported to facilitate the eating experience. The apparatus accommodates a variety of shapes and optionally includes a fold-over tab to assist a user in securing food beneath the tab and above the food-supporting member.

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