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An articulable food container. The food container is articulable from and between a first open position to a second closed position. In the first open position the food container can receive food. Additionally, the user may eat from the food container while it is in the first open position. In the s

An articulable food container. The food container is articulable from and between a first open position to a second closed position. In the first open position the food container can receive food. Additionally, the user may eat from the food container while it is in the first open position. In the second closed position, the food container covers or encloses the food. The closed position is useful for storing the food, heating the food, transporting the food between the point of service and the point of consumption, and/or disposing of the remnants of the food once the meal is completed. The food container may take the form of a plate, bowl, tray, clam shell, or other known configurations.

대표청구항 ▼

1. A food container having a central region and a peripheral region circumscribing said central region, said central region and said peripheral region being disposed in two different planes, said central region of said food container being articulable about two spaced apart multi-planar hinge lines,

1. A food container having a central region and a peripheral region circumscribing said central region, said central region and said peripheral region being disposed in two different planes, said central region of said food container being articulable about two spaced apart multi-planar hinge lines, each said hinge line traversing a first direction and extending for a discernible distance in a direction having a vector component perpendicular to said first direction, said multi-planar hinge lines dividing said food container into two outboard wings and a spine disposed between said wings, said food container having an edge at the peripheral region thereof, said two hinge lines converging at two spaced apart points juxtaposed with said edge, whereby hinge lines do not intercept said edge of said food container at positions other than said two spaced apart points.