Patent ID: 7586068

Claim:
A disposable microwave food shield in combination with a microwavable open serving dish, comprising: said food shield comprising a unitary completely solid circular upper face, said circular upper face having at least one reinforcement member embossed into said upper face extending along an upper surface of said upper Thee for preventing sagging of said upper face onto food in said dish; a substantially conical side portion having an upper edge and a lower edge, said conical side portion being pleated with undulating downwardly extending top to bottom folded flat non-curved sections, each said flat non-curved section folded linearly upon itself along straight top to bottom fold line corners, for imparting rigidity to said conical side portion, and said conical side section projecting substantially downwardly from said circular upper face; providing an unencumbered open bottom; covering food contained within said dish; and said upper face and said conical side portion being made only of a paper based absorbent material and of sufficient rigidity to remain standing free of support on said dish completely covering said food during micro waving of said food.