A food handling device for use in eating a foodstuff, includes a holder and a movable member supported by the holder for longitudinal or rotational movement relative to the holder by a user. The movable member engages the foodstuff. Multiple food handling devices may be mounted on a serving platter
A food handling device for use in eating a foodstuff, includes a holder and a movable member supported by the holder for longitudinal or rotational movement relative to the holder by a user. The movable member engages the foodstuff. Multiple food handling devices may be mounted on a serving platter of a food service assembly.
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1. A food handling device for use in eating a foodstuff, comprising: a holder having an interior chamber for receiving and for holding the foodstuff, the interior chamber extending along a longitudinal axis to an opening;a pusher mounted in the chamber and abuttingly engaging the foodstuff in non-pr
1. A food handling device for use in eating a foodstuff, comprising: a holder having an interior chamber for receiving and for holding the foodstuff, the interior chamber extending along a longitudinal axis to an opening;a pusher mounted in the chamber and abuttingly engaging the foodstuff in non-pressured, relaxed, static contact with the foodstuff; andan actuator for moving the pusher and for incrementally feeding a continuously variable quantity of the foodstuff along the longitudinal axis through the opening directly into a user's mouth to enable the foodstuff to be eaten bite-by-bite in a sanitary manner without using utensils. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the actuator includes a handle connected to a shaft that threadedly engages the holder, and a wherein the pusher is connected to the shaft inside the chamber. 3. The device of claim 1, wherein the pusher bounds an internal pressure compartment, and a squeezable air pump in gaseous communication with the pressure compartment for manually pumping pressurized air along a flow path into the pressure compartment and against the pusher for pushing the foodstuff out of the chamber. 4. The device of claim 3, and further comprising a valve in the flow path, and wherein the valve has an open position when the pressurized air is pumped therethrough. 5. The device of claim 1, wherein the actuator includes a motor operatively connected to the holder for automatically moving the pusher. 6. The device of claim 1, and a heater for warming the foodstuff within the holder. 7. The device of claim 1, and a sensor for measuring a quantity of the foodstuff fed to the user's mouth. 8. The device of claim 1, and a series of markings on the holder for indicating a distance over which the foodstuff is fed to the user's mouth. 9. The device of claim 1, and a platter for supporting the food handling device, and wherein the platter has a raised flange to prevent the food handling device from accidentally falling off the platter. 10. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is constituted at least in part of disposable and biodegradable materials. 11. A food handling device for use in eating a foodstuff, comprising: a hollow, tubular holder extending along a longitudinal axis to an end region, the holder having a side wall that entirely surrounds the longitudinal axis and that bounds an interior chamber for receiving the foodstuff;a closure mounted on the end region of the holder for movement between an open and a closed position; anda movable member including a pusher mounted in the chamber for abuttingly engaging the foodstuff non-pressured, relaxed, static contact therewith, and for incrementally feeding a continuously variable quantity of the foodstuff along the longitudinal axis directly into a user's mouth in the open position of the closure to enable the foodstuff to be eaten bite-by-bite in a sanitary manner without using utensils. 12. A food handling device for use in eating a foodstuff, comprising: a holder having an interior chamber for receiving the foodstuff, the interior chamber extending along a longitudinal axis;an indexing member fixedly held in the holder and having resilient fingers extending radially of the longitudinal axis;a corrugated member manually movable relative to the indexing member along the longitudinal axis; anda pusher operatively connected to the corrugated member for joint movement therewith, the pusher being operative for engaging and incrementally feeding the foodstuff directly into a user's mouth to enable the foodstuff to be eaten bite-by-bite in a sanitary manner without using utensils, the corrugated member having a series of annular ridges alternating with a series of annular grooves, each ridge and each groove extending circumferentially around the longitudinal axis, the resilient fingers being initially seated in one of the grooves and being moved to, and seated in, another of the grooves during axial movement of the corrugated member. 13. A food handling device for use in eating a foodstuff, comprising: a holder having an interior chamber for receiving the foodstuff, the interior chamber extending along a longitudinal axis;an indexing member fixedly held in the holder and having resilient fingers extending radially of the longitudinal axis;a manually turnable member turnable around the longitudinal axis and movable along the longitudinal axis relative to the holder; anda pusher operatively connected to the turnable member for joint movement therewith, the pusher being operative for operatively engaging and incrementally feeding the foodstuff directly into a user's mouth to enable the foodstuff to be eaten bite-by-bite in a sanitary manner without using utensils, the turnable member having a spiral thread extending in a spiral around the longitudinal axis, the resilient fingers threadedly engaging the spiral thread during movement of the turnable member. 14. The device of claim 13, wherein the turnable member is comprised of a number of interconnected sections, each having a size and a shape, to adjust a quantity of the foodstuff being fed. 15. A food handling device for use in eating a foodstuff, comprising: a hollow, tubular holder extending along a longitudinal axis to a front end region, the holder having a side wall that entirely surrounds the longitudinal axis and that bounds an interior chamber for receiving the foodstuff;a front end piece mounted on the front end region of the holder, the front end piece having resilient flexible lips bounding an opening;a closure mounted on the front end piece for movement between an open and a closed position; anda movable member including a pusher mounted in the chamber for engaging the foodstuff, and for incrementally feeding the foodstuff through the opening and past the resilient flexible lips directly into a user's mouth in the open position of the closure to enable the foodstuff to be eaten bite-by-bite in a sanitary manner without using utensils.
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