Patent ID: 8574647

Claim:
A device for semi-solid foods: a) including a separator configured to fit within a food container, the separator having: 1) a base having a base top surface and an opposing base bottom surface, with a base aperture extending therebetween; 2) a ramp: (i) extending upwardly from a ramp bottom end to a ramp top end, the ramp bottom end being joined to the base; and (ii) having a ramp upper surface and an opposing ramp lower surface; 3) a separator opening formed in the separator to allow liquid to pass therethrough; and b) including a food container having: 1) a container sidewall bounding a container interior, the container sidewall extending upwardly from a container floor, the container sidewall making a container sidewall angle with respect to a floor normal angle, the floor normal angle being perpendicular to a plane of the container floor; and 2) a container sidewall front side and an opposing container sidewall rear side; c) wherein: 1) when the separator is fitted with the container: (i) the base of the separator extends into the container interior down to a lower compartment, the lower compartment: (a) having a space between the base of the separator and the container floor; and (b) indicating a volume of liquid that may be contained in the container interior without the liquid extending above the base bottom surface when the container floor is level with the horizontal; (ii) the ramp lower surface faces the container sidewall front side; (iii) the ramp makes a ramp angle with respect to the floor normal angle, the ramp angle being substantially greater than the container sidewall angle; and (iv) the ramp is at least partly separated from the container sidewall so as to provide a volumetric space between the ramp and the sidewall; 2) when the device is tilted with the ramp lower surface facing downwardly, food is dispensed from the separator over the ramp upper surface; and 3) the volumetric space is large enough such that when the lower compartment is filled with liquid and the container is tilted at least substantially ninety degrees towards the container sidewall front side to dispense food therefrom, liquid is received in the volumetric space: (i) without entering the separator through the base aperture of the separator; and (ii) without making substantial contact with the base bottom surface.