Disposable food container with built-in cutlery

Abstract

A disposable food container (34, 44, 62, 90, 98) comprising cutlery (40, 58, 64, 92, 112) that is integrally formed with the disposable food container. The disposable food container and the cutlery are made of the same material and during the same production process. In some embodiments, the cutlery is made of a multitude of layers (72) of the same material as the disposable food container. The cutlery is connected to a rim of the disposable food container by snap-off portions (60, 76, 94) or embedded into the rim. The cutlery (122, 128, 148) may be connected to a disposable insert (120, 126, 138) that is connected or added to a disposable food container.

Description

[0001] DISPOSABLE FOOD CONTAINER WITH BUILT-IN CUTLERY FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention relates to the field of disposable food containers, and more particularly to the field of disposable food containers equipped with built-in cutlery or with an insert equipped with built-in cutlery.

[0003] BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0004] Food containers are widely used in industry. Typically, food containers are made of ceramic, metal or plastic. Some food containers are used to cook and heat food therein, in an oven, stove, or microwave oven. Some food containers are used to store food therein, in a shelf or in a refrigerator.

[0005] These days, the use of disposable food containers is becoming more and more popular. The disposable food containers enable to sell prepared cakes and pastries in an aesthetical, clean, protective and economical manner. These kinds of disposable food containers are usually made of carton, plastic, or aluminum foil.

[0006] In a household use, disposable food containers made of aluminum foil are used to cook cakes, pies, and any kind of food that has to be cooked like meat, fish, vegetables, and the like. Sometimes, when the prepared food is to be carried to a different location, or is delivered to some place, it is beneficial to carry the food within a disposable container and not within a regular container that may be broken and should be carried back. Another advantage of using disposable food containers for cooking is that they do not have to be washed after use, a task that may be time consuming, and also consumes hot water and soap that has to be used in order to thoroughly clean the used food container.

[0007] When preparing for consuming the food within the disposable food container, there is usually a need to use cutlery, i.e., a knife, a fork, or a spoon. Typically, in most of the cases, such as, for example, when dealing with a cake or a pie, there is a need to provide a knife for cutting the product.

[0008] Thus, if the product within the disposable food container is handled in a place that is not the kitchen, it is necessary to buy, or bring separately, items of cutlery that are necessary. For example, if it is required to cut a cake, a knife is necessary. If the cake is eaten outdoors, then, it is required to buy a knife, or, to bring a knife from home in order to cut the cake. At the end of the eating, when the cake is finished, the disposable container that held the cake can be disposed. However, the knife, which is not disposable, has to be thoroughly washed in order to take it back home.It is the object of the present invention to provide a disposable food container that significantly reduces or overcomes the aforementioned disadvantages.

[0009] It is a further object to the present invention to provide a disposable food container having built-in cutlery.

[0010] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0011] The present invention is a disposable food container that is equipped with built-in cutlery or with an insert that is equipped with built-in cutlery.

[0012] An advantage of the present invention is that is enables using a disposable food container without having a need to get an additional knife to cut the food that is in the container, or, without having a need to get another required piece of cutlery, such as a fork or a spoon.

[0013] According to the present invention there is provided a disposable food container comprising cutlery that is integrally formed with the disposable food container.

[0014] Advantageously, the disposable food container is formed from a given material, and the cutlery is formed from the same given material.

[0015] Typically, the disposable food container comprises a storage compartment that is surrounded by a rim, and

[0016] the cutlery is integrally formed with the rim.

[0017] Typically, the cutlery is connected to the rim by snap-off portions.

[0018] If desired, the cutlery is embedded into the rim.

[0019] Practically, the cutlery is removed from the disposable food container by pressing or by folding the cutlery with respect to the disposable food container.

[0020] Practically, the cutlery is removed from the disposable food container by pulling the cutlery out of the groove.

[0021] Typically, the disposable food container is produced in one or more of the following production techniques; cutting in a mold - P.N., plastic injection molding, vacuum forming, cardboard in a packaging unit, and, cardboard in a mold.

[0022] Advantageously, the disposable food container and the cutlery that is connected with the disposable food container are produced in the same production techniques.

[0023] If desired, the disposable food container and the cutlery that is connected with the disposable food container are made from different materials.

[0024] Advantageously, the cutlery that is formed integrally with the disposable food container is formed from a multitude of layers,the layers are connected to each other such that when the layers are folded on each other they form the cutlery in a manner that has sufficient stiffness for a required operation of the cutlery.

[0025] In some embodiments, the cutlery is a knife.

[0026] If desired, the cutlery comprises a single unit.

[0027] If desired, the cutlery comprises a multitude of units.

[0028] If desired, the multitude of units are of the same kind of cutlery.

[0029] If desired, the multitude of units are of different kinds of cutlery.

[0030] In some embodiments, the rim of the disposable food container comprises a groove for wiping therein the cutlery that is connected integrally with the disposable food container.

[0031] Typically, the disposable food container is made of, but not limited to, metal, plastic, polymer, cardboard, paper, and, combined materials.

[0032] In some embodiments, the disposable food container comprises a cover that is integrally formed with the disposable food container and connected thereto by a hinge portion.

[0033] Advantageously, the cover comprising cutlery that is integrally formed with a rim of the cover.

[0034] If desired, the disposable food container and the cutlery that is connected with the disposable food container are produced in different production techniques.

[0035] Further in accordance with the present invention there is provided a disposable insert for being connected or added to a disposable food container, wherein

[0036] a disposable cutlery is connected to the disposable insert, and wherein

[0037] the disposable cutlery can be separated or removed from the disposable insert.

[0038] Typically, the disposable cutlery is formed from the same material as the disposable insert.

[0039] Practically, the disposable cutlery is integrally formed with the disposable insert.

[0040] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0041] For a better understanding of the present invention and to show how the same may be carried out in practice, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0042] Fig.1 is a perspective view of a prior art aluminum mold;

[0043] Fig.2 is a perspective view of a prior art plastic mold;

[0044] Fig.3 is a perspective view of a prior art plastic mold with a cover;

[0045] Fig.4 is a perspective view of a prior art paper mold with a cake within;

[0046] Fig. 5 is a perspective view of an aluminum mold with a built-in knife according to the present invention;Fig.6 is a perspective view of a plastic mold with a cover and a built-in knife according to the present invention;

[0047] Fig. 7 is a top view of a paper mold with a built-in knife, prior to folding into a three-dimensional mold, according to the present invention;

[0048] Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the paper mold and the knife of Fig. 7 during the folding stage into a three-dimensional mold and built-in knife;

[0049] Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a paper mold and a built-in knife according to the present invention, shown with a cake within the mold and the knife still connected to the mold;

[0050] Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the paper mold of Fig. 9 shown after separation of the knife from the mold;

[0051] Fig. 11 is a perspective view of an aluminum mold with a built-in knife according to the present invention;

[0052] Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a plastic mold with a cover and a built-in knife according to the present invention;

[0053] Fig. 13 is a perspective view of a plastic fork according to the present invention;

[0054] Fig. 14 is a perspective view of a plastic spoon according to the present invention;

[0055] Fig. 15 is a perspective view of a plastic insert with an embedded knife according to the present invention;

[0056] Fig. 16 is a perspective view of a production stage of a paper insert according to the present invention, showing a two-dimensional insert with a knife prior to folding;

[0057] Fig. 17 is a perspective view of a paper insert with a knife according to the present invention prior to being inserted into an aluminum mold;

[0058] Fig. 18 is a perspective view of the paper insert with the knife of Fig. 17 shown inserted into the aluminum mold;

[0059] Fig. 19 is a perspective view of the paper insert with the knife of Fig. 18 shown ready to use; and

[0060] Fig.20 is a perspective view of an insert according to the present invention shown attached to a plastic mold.

[0061] DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0062] The present invention is a disposable food container having built-in cutlery.

[0063] Figs. 1 to 4 show, for reference, prior art disposable food containers. For a matter of convenience, each of the disposable food containers will be hereinafter called a mold. Each of the molds shown and described throughout the present description are produced in a various of production techniques. The production techniques include, but are not limited, to: cutting in amold - P.N., plastic injection molding, vacuum forming, cardboard in a packaging unit, and cardboard in a mold.

[0064] Fig. 1 shows a prior art mold 10 made of an aluminum foil. The mold 10 comprises a storage compartment 12 that is surrounded by a rim 14.

[0065] Fig. 2 shows a prior art mold 16 made of plastic. The storage compartment of the mold 16 is divided by a divider 18 into three separate storage compartments 20.

[0066] Fig. 3 shows a prior art plastic mold 22 having a cover 24. Typically, the cover 24 is integrally connected with the mold 22.

[0067] Fig. 4 shows a prior art paper mold 26 having a cake 28 within. As seen, the mold 26 is formed from at least two layers of paper; an outer layer 30 (shown in brown color), and, an inner layer 32 (shown in light-brown color). The inner layer 32 rests within the outer layer 30 and ends of the inner layer 32 are folded onto the outer layer 30.

[0068] Reference is now made to Figs. 5-14 which show embodiments according to the present invention.

[0069] Fig. 5 shows an aluminum mold 34 according to the present invention. The mold 34 comprises a storage compartment 36 that is surrounded by a rim 38. A knife 40 is installed within the rim 38. The knife 40 may be formed from the same material as the mold 34, i.e., from aluminum, or, alternatively, the knife 40 may be formed from a material that is different from aluminum, such as, e.g., plastic, or a different material.

[0070] The knife 40 may be embedded into the rim 38 as part of the manufacturing process of the mold 34. Alternatively, the knife 40 may be embedded into the rim 38 during the manufacturing process of the mold 34, but, in a separate stage of the manufacturing process.

[0071] The rim 38 of the mold 34 further comprises a groove 42. The groove 42 enables to wipe the knife 40 therein so that the knife 40 is kept clean and ready for a next use.

[0072] Fig. 6 shows a plastic mold 44 with an integrally formed cover 46 according to the present invention. The mold 44 is hingedly connected with the cover 46 by a relatively flexible hinge portion 48. The hinge portion 48 enables the cover 46 to rotate with respect to the mold 44 around the hinge portion 48.

[0073] A rim 50 of the mold 44 is provided with locking indentations 52 and a rim 54 of the cover 46 is provided with locking protrusions 56. The locking protrusions 56 mate with the locking indentations 52 so as to enable locking the cover 46 to the mold 44 and unlocking the cover 46 from the mold 44 multiple times as necessary.

[0074] The mold 44 is provided with a built-in knife 58 (encircled in red). The knife 58 is manufactured during the same manufacturing process of the mold 44 and is made of the same material as the mold 44, which, in this case, is plastic.The knife 58 is attached to the mold 44 by means of snap-off portions 60 which are made integrally with the mold 44 and with the knife 58 during the manufacturing process. In order to use the knife 58, a user has to hold the knife 58 with one hand and simply snap the knife 58 off and out of its place by bending the knife 58 out of a plane that passes through the rim 50 of the mold 44 and through the knife 58.

[0075] As mentioned above, the knife that is integrally formed with the mold is typically made from the same material as the mold and is produced during the production process of the mold. However, since disposable food containers are typically made from a thin layer of material, whether being paper, plastic or aluminum, a knife that is made from the same material and thickness could not have the required stiffness to perform a cutting operation, even if the cutting is through a very soft product. For that purpose, the present invention enables to produce the knife from several layers of the mold's material such that the knife has enough stiffness to perform a required cutting operation. The production of a knife produced from several layers will be described hereinbelow.

[0076] Fig. 7 shows a first stage of production of a paper mold 62 with a built-in paper knife 64. As seen, during the production process, the paper is cut into a pre-folded mold shape 66 having pre-marked folding lines 68. The folding lines 68 will enable to fold the two-dimensional prefolded mold shape 66 into a three-dimensional mold 62 shown in Fig. 8. The pre-folded mold shape 66 includes a pre-folded knife shape 70 of the knife 64.

[0077] In the described embodiment, the knife 64 is formed from three knife layers 72 that are connected together. A first knife layer 74 is connected to the pre-folded mold shape 66 by means of a multitude of snap-off portions 76. A second knife layer 78 forms a continuation of the first knife layer 74 and is separated therefrom by a first folding line 80. A third knife layer 82 forms a continuation of the second knife layer 78 and is separated therefrom by a second folding line 84.

[0078] Fig. 8 shows the paper mold 62 and the knife 64 of Fig. 7 during the folding stage of the two-dimensional pre-folded mold shape 66 into a three-dimensional mold 62 and a built-in knife 64. It is clearly shown how the three knife layers 72 are folded with respect to each other to eventually form a knife 64 formed from three layers of paper that are folded together to form a knife 64, having knife teeth 86, that has enough stiffness for performing a required cutting operation.

[0079] During use of the mold 62, when it is required to use the knife 64, the knife 64 is bent or torn-off from the mold 62 such that the snap-off portions 76 are torn and the knife 64 is released from the mold 62.

[0080] Fig. 9 shows the practical use of the mold 62 and the knife 64. As shown, the mold 62, having a cake 88 within, has the knife 64 still connected to the mold 64 by the snap-off portions76. After the knife 64 is separated from the mold 62, as shown in Fig. 10, the knife 64, having a sufficient cutting stiffness, may be held in hand as a regular knife and may be used to cut the cake 88.

[0081] Fig. 11 shows an aluminum mold 90 with a built-in knife 92 attached to the mold 90 by snap-off portions 94. The knife 92 is also made of aluminum and it is produced during the production process of the mold 90. Since the aluminum mold 90 is formed from a relatively thin aluminum foil, the knife 92 is formed from several layers of the aluminum foil that forms the mold 90. The layers are folded together in a similar manner as described above with respect to the knife 64 of Figs. 7-10. In that manner, the knife 92 has sufficient stiffness for cutting a cake 96 that is baked within the mold 90.

[0082] Fig. 12 shows a plastic mold 98 having an integral mold cover 100. A rim 102 of the mold 98 is provided with locking indentations 104 and a rim 106 of the cover 100 is provided with locking protrusions 108. The locking protrusions 108 mate with the locking indentations 104 such as to enable locking the cover 100 to the mold 98, as shown in Fig. 12, and unlocking the cover 100 from the mold 98 multiple times as necessary.

[0083] The rim 106 of the cover 100 is further provided with a groove 110 for receiving therein a knife 112. The knife 112, as well as the mold 98 and the cover 100, are formed by a plastic injection molding process. In this type of process, the knife 112 is formed, in one stroke, to its final shape, thickness and stiffness, and is embedded and held within the groove 110.

[0084] In order to use the knife 112 for cutting a pastry 114 that is placed within the mold 98, the knife 112 is pulled by hand out of the groove 110 by a relatively small force.

[0085] The present invention is not limited to produce only a knife that is built-in into a disposable food container. According to the present invention, any type of cutlery may be produced and attached to the disposable food container.

[0086] Fig. 13 shows a plastic fork 116 that is produced and attached to a disposable food container according to the present invention, and Fig. 14 shows a plastic spoon 118 that is produced and attached to a disposable food container according to the present invention. The fork 116 and the spoon 118 may be produced according to any one of the techniques disclosed above.

[0087] Reference is now made to Figs. 15-20 that show another aspect of the present invention. In some embodiments, instead of connecting the cutlery directly to the mold or embedding the cutlery within the mold, the cutlery is provided with or within an insert that is inserted into the mold or connected to the mold.

[0088] Fig. 15 shows an insert 120 according to the present invention. The insert 120 is made of plastic and is produced separately from a mold. A knife 122, also made of plastic, is embedded within the insert 120. The insert 120, with the knife 122 embedded within, could be attached to acommon prior-art dispensable mold in a manner that the dispensable mold is sold provided with built-in cutlery, though the cutlery is not integrally formed with the mold.

[0089] In the described embodiment, the insert 120 is provided with two extended holes 124 that are designed in shape and size and are distanced such that they enable to fit the insert 120 on protrusions of a prior art dispensable mold, such as shown, for example, in Fig. 20. In that manner, after the insert 120 is coupled on the protrusions of the mold, the mold cover is closed against the mold and the protrusions of the mold are attached within mating indentations of the mold cover. In this position, the mold is ready for use and has a disposable insert 120, with a disposable knife 122 embedded within the insert 120, such that the insert 120 is connected to the mold.

[0090] Fig. 16 shows a production stage of a paper insert 126 according to the present invention. As shown, in the production stage, the insert 126 has a paper knife 128 connected thereto by a snap-off portion 130. Both the insert 126 and the knife 128 connected thereto are shown prior to folding.

[0091] Fig. 17 shows the insert 126 and the knife 128 shown in Fig. 16 after they have been folded. In this position, the knife 128 has sufficient stiffness, as described with respect to previous embodiments, and is ready for use. The insert 126 with the knife 128 are shown prior to being inserted into a prior-art aluminum mold 132. The insert 126 does not have to be inserted into an aluminum mold 132 and it can be inserted into any other type of mold.

[0092] Fig. 18 shows the folded insert 126 with the knife 128 connected to the insert 126 after they have been inserted into the mold 132 shown in Fig. 17.

[0093] Fig. 19 shows a cake 134 formed within a mold of a baking paper 136. The cake 134, retained within the mold of a baking paper 136, is placed within the mold 132 of Fig. 18. In order to use the knife 128, the insert 126 is pulled out of the mold 132 and the knife 128 may be easily snapped-off from the insert 126 at the snap-off portion 130 .

[0094] Fig. 20 shows a paper insert 138 as used with a prior-art mold 140 and a mold cover 142.

[0095] Similar to the plastic insert 120 described in Fig. 15, the paper insert 138 is provided with two extended holes 144 that are designed in shape and size and are distanced such that they enable to fit the insert 138 on protrusions 146 of the mold 140. Thus, as shown in Fig. 20, when the mold cover 142 is closed against the mold 140, the insert 138 is securely held between the mold 140 and the mold cover 142. The insert 138 is provided with a knife 148, that, as can be seen, can be easily pulled out of the insert 138 when it is required to use the knife 148.

[0096] Thus, as disclosed above, the teachings of the present invention provide a solution of a disposable food container with a built-in cutlery. The solution is publicly available, it helps to provide ecological solutions and avoid unnecessary waste and pollution. The solution is cheap, fast to manufacture and use, and practical in every-day use.The extraction of the cutlery from the mold is done effortlessly and without any special technical skill.

[0097] The use of a disposable food container with a disposable cutlery avoids any Kosher problem that may be presented if the cutlery should have been dedicated to multiple uses.

[0098] Although the present invention has been described to a certain degree of particularity, it should be understood that various alterations and modifications could be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

[0099] For example, a rim of the mold does not have to be provided with indentations that mate with protrusions formed in a rim of the mold cover. Alternatively, the indentations could be provided in the rim of the mold cover and the protrusions could be provided in the rim of the mold.

[0100] The present invention is not limited to use a single piece of cutlery with a single mold. According to some embodiment, any number of pieces of cutlery and any arrangement of the cutlery may be used with one mold. Thus, for example, a single mold may contain two knives of more. A single mold may contain a knife and a fork, etc.

[0101] The knife does not have to be formed from three layers as described above. Alternatively, the knife, or any other piece of cutlery, may be formed from any number of layers that are required to provided adequate stiffness of the cutlery in order to perform its required function.

[0102] The locking between a mold and a mold cover may be done by one or more protrusions that mate with one or more indentations. In some embodiments, a rim of the mold cover is provided with a peripherally extending groove and a rim of the mold is provided with a peripherally extending protrusion such that when the mold cover is closed against the mold, the peripherally extending groove is engaged with the peripherally extending protrusion.

[0103] The locking between a mold and a mold cover does not have to be done by mating protrusions and indentations and other known-in-the-art locking arrangements may be used.

[0104] The cutlery does not have to be connected to a rim, either a rim of the mold or a rim of the mold cover, and the cutlery may be attached to any other part of the mold or of the cover of the mold.

[0105] The insert does not have to be inserted into a mold and it may be added thereto in any desired form.

[0106] The connection between the insert and the mold does not have to be carried out in the manner shown above and, according to some embodiments, the insert and the mold are connected together in other forms.

[0107] As used herein, the singular form, “a”, “an” and “the” include plural references unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.The word “exemplary” is used herein to mean “serving as an example, instance or illustration”. Any embodiment described as “exemplary” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments and / or to exclude the incorporation of features from other embodiments.

[0108] It is appreciated that certain features of the invention, which are, for clarity, described in the context of separate embodiments, may also be provided in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features of the invention, which are, for brevity, described in the context of a single embodiment, may also be provided separately or in any suitable subcombination or as suitable in any other described embodiment of the invention. Certain features described in the context of various embodiments are not to be considered essential features of those embodiments, unless the embodiment is inoperative without those elements.

[0109] To the extent that the appended claims have been drafted without multiple dependencies, this has been done only to accommodate formal requirements in jurisdictions which do not allow such multiple dependencies. It should be noted that all possible combinations of features which would be implied by rendering the claims multiply dependent are explicitly envisaged and should be considered part of the invention.LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

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Claims

CLAIMS:

1. A disposable food container (34, 44, 62, 90, 98) comprising cutlery (40, 58, 64, 92, 112) that is integrally formed with the disposable food container.

2. The disposable food container according to claim 1, whereinthe disposable food container (34, 44, 62, 90, 98) is formed from a given material, and the cutlery (40, 58, 64, 92, 112) is formed from the same given material.

3. The disposable food container according to claim 2, whereinthe disposable food container (34, 44, 62, 90, 98) comprises a storage compartment (36) that is surrounded by a rim (38, 50), andthe cutlery (40, 58, 64, 92) is integrally formed with the rim.

4. The disposable food container according to claim 3, whereinthe cutlery (58, 64, 92) is connected to the rim by snap-off portions (60, 76, 94).

5. The disposable food container according to claim 3, whereinthe cutlery (40, 112) is embedded into the rim (38, 106).

6. The disposable food container according to claim 4, whereinthe cutlery (58, 64, 92 is removed from the disposable food container by pressing or by folding the cutlery with respect to the disposable food container.

7. The disposable food container according to claim 5, whereinthe cutlery (40, 112) is removed from the disposable food container by pulling the cutlery out of the rim (38, 106).

8. The disposable food container according to claim 2, whereinthe disposable food container (34, 44, 62, 90, 98) is produced in one or more of the following production techniques; cutting in a mold - P.N., plastic injection molding, vacuum forming, cardboard in a packaging unit, and, cardboard in a mold.

9. The disposable food container according to claim 1, whereinthe disposable food container (34, 44, 62, 90, 98) and the cutlery (40, 58, 64, 92, 112) that is connected with the disposable food container are produced in the same production techniques.

10. The disposable food container according to claim 1, whereinthe disposable food container (34, 44, 62, 90, 98) and the cutlery (40, 58, 64, 92, 112) that is connected with the disposable food container are made from different materials.

11. The disposable food container according to claim 1, whereinthe cutlery (64, 92) that is formed integrally with the disposable food container is formed from a multitude of layers (72),the layers are connected to each other such that when the layers are folded on each other they form the cutlery in a manner that has sufficient stiffness for a required operation of the cutlery.

12. The disposable food container according to claim 1, whereinthe cutlery is a knife (40, 58, 64, 92, 112).

13. The disposable food container according to claim 1, whereinthe cutlery comprises a single unit.

14. The disposable food container according to claim 1, whereinthe cutlery comprises a multitude of units.

15. The disposable food container according to claim 14, whereinthe multitude of units are of the same kind of cutlery.

16. The disposable food container according to claim 14, whereinthe multitude of units are of different kinds of cutlery.

17. The disposable food container according to claim 3, whereinthe rim (38) of the disposable food container comprises a groove (42) for wiping therein the cutlery that is connected integrally with the disposable food container.

18. The disposable food container according to claim 1, whereinthe disposable food container is made of, but not limited to, metal, plastic, polymer, cardboard, paper, and, combined materials.

19. The disposable food container according to claim 1, whereinthe disposable food container comprises a cover (46, 100) that is integrally formed with the disposable food container and connected thereto by a hinge portion (48).

20. The disposable food container according to claim 19, whereinthe cover (100) comprising cutlery (112) that is integrally formed with a rim (106) of the cover.

21. The disposable food container according to claim 1, whereinthe disposable food container (34, 44, 62, 90, 98) and the cutlery (40, 58, 64, 92, 112) that is connected with the disposable food container are produced in different production techniques.

22. A disposable insert (120, 126, 138) for being connected or added to a disposable food container (132, 140), whereina disposable cutlery (122, 128, 148) is connected to the disposable insert, and wherein the disposable cutlery can be separated or removed from the disposable insert.

23. The disposable insert (120, 126, 138) according to claim 22, wherein the disposable cutlery (122, 128, 148) is formed from the same material as the disposable insert.

24. The disposable insert (120, 126, 138) according to claim 22, wherein the disposable cutlery (122, 128, 148) is integrally formed with the disposable insert.

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