A food handling device includes a holder having an interior chamber extending along a longitudinal axis, and an extension housing detachably mounted on the holder and having an interior compartment for receiving and for holding the foodstuff. A pusher is mounted in the chamber for axial movement. An
A food handling device includes a holder having an interior chamber extending along a longitudinal axis, and an extension housing detachably mounted on the holder and having an interior compartment for receiving and for holding the foodstuff. A pusher is mounted in the chamber for axial movement. An actuator axially moves the pusher through the chamber and through the compartment into contact with the foodstuff, and incrementally feeds 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 eating accessories, such as plates and/or utensils, and without the user's hands directly touching and contaminating the foodstuff, thereby preventing the spread of disease.
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1. A dispenser, comprising: a holder having an interior chamber extending along a longitudinal axis;an extension housing detachably mounted, connected, and held, on the holder, the extension housing having walls bounding an interior compartment for receiving and for holding an item to be dispensed i
1. A dispenser, comprising: a holder having an interior chamber extending along a longitudinal axis;an extension housing detachably mounted, connected, and held, on the holder, the extension housing having walls bounding an interior compartment for receiving and for holding an item to be dispensed inside the walls of the interior compartment, the walls of the interior compartment extending along the longitudinal axis to an opening;a pusher mounted in the interior chamber for axial movement; andan actuator for axially moving the pusher through the interior chamber and through the interior compartment into contact with the item, and for feeding a continuously variable quantity of the item along the longitudinal axis through the opening. 2. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the extension housing has opposite end regions, and a detachable closure for overlying and closing one of the end regions, and a film for overlying and closing the other of the end regions to seal the interior compartment of the extension housing from entry of outside contaminants. 3. The dispenser of claim 2, wherein the pusher has a leading annular projection having a barb for contacting, cutting into, and piercing through the film during the axial movement to form a pierced film. 4. The dispenser of claim 3, wherein the pusher includes a perforator for contacting, and passing through the film during the axial movement, the perforator having a curved, undercut head that bounds a pocket with the pusher, and wherein the curved, undercut head receives, hooks onto, and retains the pierced film in the pocket. 5. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the pusher is connected with a swivel connection to the actuator and is mounted for swiveling movement relative to the actuator during the axial movement. 6. The dispenser of claim 1, and at least one cartridge replaceably mounted, and tightly held, between the pusher and the extension housing, wherein the at least one cartridge is disposable and constituted of a pair of pierceable walls between which another item is contained, and wherein the pusher has a leading projection having a barb for contacting, cutting into, and piercing through the pierceable walls of the at least one cartridge during the axial movement. 7. The dispenser of claim 6, wherein the extension housing has an end region that is overlain and sealed by a film constituted of a pierceable material, wherein both the film and the pierceable walls of the at least one cartridge are contacted, cut and pierced through by the barb of the leading projection to form a pierced film and at least one pierced cartridge, respectively, during the axial movement of the pusher to bring both the items together to form a mixture. 8. The dispenser of claim 7, wherein the pusher includes a perforator having a plurality of curved, undercut heads of successively greater size as considered along the longitudinal axis in a direction of advancement, and wherein at least one of the curved, undercut heads bounds a pocket with the pusher and receives, hooks onto, and retains the pierced film and the at least one pierced cartridge in the pocket during the axial movement. 9. The dispenser of claim 7, and at least one groove having at least one of an inclined surface and a spiral surface for guiding the mixture of both the items along the inclined surface to the opening. 10. The dispenser of claim 1, and a mouthpiece and a pressure sensor mounted at the opening, and wherein the actuator is activated when the sensor detects a pressure exerted by a user's mouth at the mouthpiece. 11. The dispenser of claim 1, and a mouthpiece mounted at the opening, and wherein the mouthpiece has a plurality of collapsible telescoping sections. 12. The dispenser of claim 1, and at least one label on the extension housing and bearing indicia that contains information relating to the item being dispensed. 13. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the interior compartment has opposite end regions that are covered and closed to hermetically seals and holds a foodstuff as the item to be dispensed. 14. A food handling device for use in eating a foodstuff, comprising: a holder having an interior chamber extending along a longitudinal axis;an extension housing detachably mounted on, and connected to, the holder, the extension housing having walls bounding an interior compartment for receiving and for holding the foodstuff inside the walls of the interior compartment, the walls of the interior compartment extending along the longitudinal axis to an opening;a pusher mounted in the interior chamber for axial movement; andan actuator for axially moving the pusher through the interior chamber and through the interior compartment into contact with the foodstuff, 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 he eaten bite-by-bite in a sanitary manner without using eating accessories. 15. The device of claim 14, wherein the extension housing has opposite end regions, and a detachable closure for overlying and closing one of the end regions, and a film for overlying and closing the other of the end regions to seal the interior compartment of the extension housing from entry of contaminations outside the extension housing. 16. The device of claim 15, wherein the pusher has a leading annular projection having a barb for contacting, cutting into, and piercing through a peripheral region of the film during the axial movement to form a pierced film. 17. The device of claim 16, wherein the pusher includes a perforator for contacting and passing through a central region of the film during the axial movement, the perforator having at least one curved, undercut head that hounds a pocket with the pusher, and wherein the at least one curved, undercut head receives, hooks onto, and retains the pierced film in the pocket. 18. The device of claim 14, and at least one disposable cartridge replaceably mounted, and tightly held, between the pusher and the extension housing, wherein the at least one disposable cartridge is constituted of a pair of pierceable walls between which a food additive is contained, and wherein the pusher has a leading projection having a barb for contacting, cutting into, and piercing through the pierceable walls of the at least one cartridge during the axial movement. 19. The device of claim 18, wherein the extension housing has an end region that is overlain and sealed by a film constituted of a pierceable material, wherein both the film and the pierceable walls of the at least one cartridge are contacted, cut, and pierced through by the barb of the leading projection to form a pierced film and at least one pierced cartridge, respectively, during the axial movement of the pusher to bring both the foodstuff and the additive together. 20. The device of claim 14, and a mouthpiece and a pressure sensor mounted at the opening, and wherein the actuator is activated when the sensor detects a pressure exerted by the user's mouth at the mouthpiece. 21. The dispenser of claim 1, and a mouthpiece and a pressure sensor mounted at the opening for detecting pressure exerted by the user's mouth at the mouthpiece, and wherein the pressure sensor is in wireless communication with the actuator for remote activation of the actuator when pressure is detected by the pressure sensor. 22. The dispenser of claim 1, and a mouthpiece and a pressure sensor mounted at the opening for detecting pressure exerted by the user's mouth at the mouthpiece, and wherein the pressure sensor is in wireless communication with the actuator for remote activation of the actuator when pressure is detected by the pressure sensor, and a camera connected to the pressure sensor for recording the feeding of the item for viewing. 23. An extension housing for holding a food item to be dispensed, comprising: a re-usable or disposable, portable container having wails bounding an interior compartment for receiving and storing the food item to be dispensed inside the walls of the interior compartment, the wails of the interior compartment extending from one end region to an opposite end region of the container along a longitudinal axis;a closure for overlying and closing an opening formed at the opposite end region of the container in a closed position, the closure being detachable and removable from the opposite end region of the container to form an opened closure in a dispensing position;a film for overlying and closing the one end region of the container in a closed position, the film being made of a pierceable material that is pierced through to form a pierced film in a dispensing position;wherein the film and the closure in each closed position being operative to seal the interior compartment of the extension housing from entry of contaminants to enable the food item to be treated prior to dispensing; andwherein the pierced film and the opened closure in each dispensing position being operative to enable the food item to be dispensed from the interior compartment of the extension housing.
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