Patent ID: 8025179

Claim:
A circumferential sleeve ( 100 ) for holding a food container upright, said circumferential sleeve ( 100 ) comprising: a strip ( 110 ) having: a first end ( 111 ) and a second end ( 112 ), wherein said first end ( 111 ) is contiguous with a first portion said sleeve ( 100 ) and the second end ( 112 ) is attached to a second portion of said sleeve after being detached from a back panel ( 142 ) along each edge of said second end ( 112 ); a first side ( 121 ) and a second side ( 122 ), wherein said first side ( 121 ) and said second side ( 122 ) are separated from said sleeve ( 100 ), wherein said strip ( 110 ) protrudes from said sleeve ( 100 ) and wherein said sleeve ( 100 ) is in a formed, enclosed position.