Patent ID: 7565864

Claim:
A taco holding insert sized and dimensioned for a food container having a lower dish section with a relatively flat floor, sidewall, and a peripheral rim, the taco holding insert comprising: a sloped bottom support section extending along a longitudinal dimension of the taco holding insert for supporting the bottom of a folded or U-shaped taco; a first side support section extending upwardly from the bottom support section for supporting one side of a folded or U-shaped taco; a second side support section extending upwardly from the bottom support section for supporting the other side of the folded or U-shaped taco; and at least two coplanar flanges adapted to rest upon opposite sides of the peripheral rim of the lower dish section of the food container and support and elevate the taco holding insert above the floor of the lower dish section; wherein the sloped bottom support section is sloped at a non-zero angle along the longitudinal dimension of the taco holding insert with respect to the plane of the flanges wherein the angle is sufficient; to drain juices from any ingredients filling the taco outside the taco shell and onto the floor of the lower dish section of the food container whereby the taco holding insert is adapted to hold a taco inside the food container above any juices that may collect along the floor of the lower dish section.