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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2015
Selfeco Llc, Stillwater, MN (US);
Chadwick Aaron Shaffer, Oakdale, MN (US);
Daniel George Mishek, Roseville, MN (US);
SELFECO LLC, Stillwater, MN (US);
Abstract
Service items and utensil combinations are provided for efficiency of food service and for selective presentation of foods. Service items include at least a side wall defining an inside surface for receiving food, wherein the side wall is provided with an indentation that extends at least partially over a width of the sidewall for defining a utensil receiving recess along an outside surface of the sidewall, and a recessed edge portion provided along a peripheral edge of the sidewall providing access to the utensil receiving recess. The recessed edge portion can be defined by an edge portion of the peripheral edge and a plurality of opposed capture points. One or more utensils are provided in combination with the service item, wherein each utensil has a portion thereof that is dimensioned to be supported on the edge portion defining the recessed edge portion adjacent to the opposed capture points.