Take-out food container closure tool

Abstract

A take-out food container closure tool including a roller portion comprised of an interior conical member having a narrow inner end and a wide outer end. The roller portion includes an outer wheel portion secured to the wide outer end of the interior conical member.

What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:  
     
         1 . A take-out food container closure tool for allowing a take-out food container to be easily closed, wherein the take-out food container includes a lower container portion having an open upper end, the open upper end having a peripheral edge, the peripheral edge having an upwardly extending pliable peripheral lip, the take-out food container including a planar lid positionable over the open upper end of the lower container portion, the closure tool comprising, in combination: 
 a roller portion comprised of an interior conical member having a narrow inner end and a wide outer end, the roller portion including an outer wheel portion secured to the wide outer end of the interior conical member; and    a holder portion dimensioned for receiving the roller portion therein, the holder portion having a closed outer end and an open inner end, the open inner end receiving the interior conical member of the roller portion therein whereby the outer wheel portion is disposed outside of the holder portion, the holder portion having a tab extending outwardly thereof.    
     
     
         2 . A take-out food container closure tool for allowing a take-out food container to be easily closed, wherein the take-out food container includes a lower container portion having an open upper end, the open upper end having a peripheral edge, the peripheral edge having an upwardly extending pliable peripheral lip, the take-out food container including a planar lid positionable over the open upper end of the lower container portion, the closure tool comprising, in combination: 
 a roller portion comprised of an interior conical member having a narrow inner end and a wide outer end, the roller portion including an outer wheel portion secured to the wide outer end of the interior conical member.    
     
     
         3 . The take-out food container closure tool as set forth in  claim 2 , and further including a holder portion dimensioned for receiving the roller portion therein.  
     
     
         4 . The take-out food container closure tool as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein the holder portion has a closed outer end and an open inner end, the open inner end receiving the interior conical member of the roller portion therein whereby the outer wheel portion is disposed outside of the holder portion.