The hamburger holder comprised a main body, a lift, and a stand. The hamburger holder may hold a sandwich and may prevent condiments and toppings from falling out of the sandwich as the sandwich is eaten. The sandwich may be a hamburger, the condiments may be mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise, and barbecue sauce, and the toppings may be lettuce, tomato, pickles, bacon, cheese, and onions. The main body may hold the sandwich together while the sandwich is eaten. The left may push the sandwich out of the main body to expose more of the sandwich for consumption. The stand may be a base to allow the main body to stand freely when the main body is n not being held. The main body, the lift, and the stand may be decoupled from each other for cleaning.

There is provided a disposable food grasping device comprising: a first finger portion corresponding to an index finger, wherein the first finger portion extends longitudinally; a second finger portion corresponding to a middle finger, wherein the second finger portion extends longitudinally, wherein the first portion is juxtaposed with the second portion; a connection portion commonly coupled to the first finger portion and the second finger portion at proximal ends thereof; a bending portion coupled to the connection portion at an end of the connection portion away from the first and second finger portions, wherein two first folding lines are defined in the bending portion in a width direction thereof and are spaced from each other longitudinally; and a third finger portion corresponding to a thumb, wherein the third finger portion is coupled to the bending portion at one end thereof away from the connection portion.

A taco holder includes a rigid body and a pusher. The body is shaped like a truncated taco shell, including two sides and a bottom corresponding to those of the taco shell. An inside of the body cradles the taco in a lengthwise direction. The body sides include respective sliding slots penetrating the body and arranged in the lengthwise direction. The pusher is shaped like an angled cross-section of the body and contacts respective edges of the sides of the cradled taco. The pusher includes respective tabs extending through the sliding slots for securing the pusher to the inside of the body while allowing movement of the pusher and contacted taco along the inside of the body in the lengthwise direction. The pusher pushes the taco toward the truncated end in response to applied pressure to the tabs from outside the body in the lengthwise direction.

An eating utensil for gripping food such as chicken drumsticks is disclosed. The utensil has a tube which is shaped and dimensioned to accommodate the end of the chicken drumstick. The utensil is made of a springy material such as silicone so that finger pressure may bend the material to grip the chicken. The opening is sized to accommodate the shape of the food and provide more secure gripping thereof. A material such as a soft non-slip grip silicone may be used. A plastic ridge surrounds the top to act as a plastic “grease dam” and keep drips from the hand. A small hole at the bottom allows for easy cleaning and drying.

Various blanks are provided for forming sleeves, containers, and other constructs for heating, browning, and/or crisping of a food item in a microwave oven, and for holding and/or transporting the food item after heating. The various blanks, sleeves, containers, and other constructs may include a removable portion defined by one or more lines of disruption that enable the removable portion to be separated from the remainder of the blank, sleeve, container, or other construct.

A system and method for forming reinforced packages. The method can comprise forming an attached web by adhering a construct to a web of material, and moving the attached web in a downstream direction through at least a web edge forming assembly. The moving the attached web can comprise moving the construct with the web of material. The method further can include at least partially forming a folded web by folding at least a portion of the web of material as the attached web moves through the web folding assembly and forming a reinforced package comprising a liner and the construct by separating the liner from a remainder of the folded web. The construct is adhered to the liner.

An apparatus for handling and consuming a food product that is frequently hand-held during consumption. The apparatus is particularly, but not exclusively, useful for wrapped or rolled food products. The holder for a food product includes a container connected to a flexible belt with a fastening mechanism. A food product can be placed into the container. The belt can be wrapped around the food product contained within the container, with the belt wrapping around the outside of the container. The belt can then be fastened to the outside of the container, securing the food product within the apparatus.

An improvement to a bag for use in fast food take-away that comprise a bag that include an attached sealed pack of napkins. The pack of napkins may be adhered to the bag and may include a pull tab to open for access to napkins.

An eating aid has a contact area for placing against a food item and a finger receiver facing away from the contact area for attachment to a finger. Herein, it is provided that at least one spike protrudes from the contact area serving to be inserted into the food item.

A tearable leak-resistant container is provided with creases, partial perforation along selected creases, adhesion of flaps, and a collapsed position to permit rapid reconfiguration to an expanded position. The expanded position of the container enables enhanced filling with food ingredients and transportation without spillage. The adhered flaps provide enhanced leak resistance, and the perforated creases permit disassembly of the container to improve access to the food contained within.