Abstract: A reusable utensil support that includes an interior space adapted to receive and hold an article for display is provided.

Abstract: A support for eating utensils is preferably integrally blanked from a cardboard material and it includes a support frame having front and rear edges and a central support portion which extends upwardly and rearwardly from the front edge and then downwardly and further rearwardly to the rear edge. The support further includes a first bottom wall which extends rearwardly from the front edge, a second bottom wall which extends forwardly from the rear edge beneath the first bottom wall, and a retaining tab on the second bottom wall which is received in a slot along the front edge. The central support portion has an aperture formed therein which is dimensioned for receiving one or more eating utensils so that the eating or blade portions thereof are maintained in upwardly spaced relation to a supporting surface.

Abstract: A utensil rest includes a bottom wall portion which is receivable on a supporting surface and an upstanding peripheral sidewall portion having a pair of spaced notches therein. The utensil rest is operative for receiving and supporting the blade end portion of a table knife in the notches and for supporting the eating end portion of another utensil on the upper edge of the sidewall portion. The utensil rest is adapted to be assembled on one end of a single-service food container so that it can be stored and transported with the food container and later disassembled therefrom for use as a utensil rest.

Abstract: A support for eating utensils includes a support frame having front and rear edges which are receivable on a supporting surface, a raised central support portion having one or more transversely spaced apertures in the central support portion which are adapted for receiving and supporting the eating end of a spoon, the blade end of a knife and/or the eating end of a fork in upwardly spaced relation to the supporting surface.