Patent ID: 8596457

Claim:
A holder for sandwich-like food products comprising: a shell having an enclosed volume and an exterior shape constructed and arranged to be grippable, the shell including an open top end; a base that moves upwardly between a bottommost position and a topmost position within the enclosed volume, the base being constructed and arranged to receive a bottom of the sandwich-like food product; and a strip having a first end attached adjacent to a top edge of the shell and an opposing second end that is constructed and arranged to be movable in each of opposing directions, the strip cradling a bottom of the base so as to selectively allow the base to move upwardly and downwardly as the second end of the strip is moved in each of the opposing directions, and the second end of the strip is operatively connected to a spool adjacent to a bottom of the shell, wherein the strip extends from the spool around a first guide, a second guide, and the bottom of the base.