Rice-ball rolled in laver

Claim 1

A rice-ball package for a laver rice-ball food article, said package comprising said rice-ball having a preformed shape, a thin-laver sheet adapted to cover said rice-ball to form said laver rice-ball food article to be eaten, a thin-pliant packing sheet formed of a fluid impervious material and comprising a length sufficient to be folded onto and substantially cover the top and bottom of said laver sheet, said pliant packing sheet having opposite ends and a central portion, said laver sheet being placed on said packing sheet, opposite ends of said packing sheet extending beyond said laver sheet and being folded inwardly on top of said unfolded laver sheet toward each other to substantially cover said unfolded laver sheet to form two pliant fluid-impervious side panels separated at said central portion exposing a portion of the laver sheet, said rice-ball being placed on said exposed portion of said laver sheet in said central portion, said two pliant fluid-impervious side panels including portions of said laver sheet covered by said packing sheet being folded on and conforming to the shape of said rice-ball enclosing said rice-ball to form a rice-ball package with the moisture of the rice-ball being substantially prevented from reaching said laver sheet, said rice-ball package serving as a hand-held foodstuff, said pliant packing sheet being folded away from covering said laver in said two fluid-impervious side panels to form a laver covered rice-ball to be eaten.

Claim 9

A method for forming a seasoned rice ball to be served while folded in a laver sheet as a foodstuff yet be stored with a fluid impervious barrier substantially separating said laver sheet from said rice ball comprising placing a fluid impervious pliant packing sheet on a flat surface; placing a laver sheet on top of said fluid impervious packing sheet to be within the borders of said packing sheet, folding each end of said pliant packing sheets upwardly and toward each other while maintaining the laver sheet unfolded to partially cover and enclose said laver sheet forming a fluid impervious top surface and a central open region in which a portion of the laver sheet is exposed, placing a rice-ball on the exposed laver portion in the central region of said top surface and forming said central region and two pliant fluid impervious side panels, and folding each folded portion of said packing sheet including said covered portion of the laver sheet onto said rice ball to enclose and form a construction for storing said seasoned rice ball.

Claim 10

A method for forming a seasoned rice ball to be served while folded in a laver sheet as a foodstuff yet be stored with a fluid impervious barrier substantially separating said laver sheet from said rice ball comprising placing a fluid impervious pliant packing sheet on a flat surface; placing a laver sheet on top of said fluid impervious packing sheet to be within the borders of said packing sheet, folding each end of said pliant packing sheets upwardly and toward each other while maintaining the laver sheet unfolded to partially cover and enclose said laver sheet forming a fluid impervious top surface and a central open region in which a portion of the laver sheet is exposed, placing a rice-ball on the exposed laver portion in the central region of said top surface and forming said central region and two pliant fluid impervious side panels, and folding each folded portion of said packing sheet including said covered portion of the laver sheet onto said rice ball to enclose and form a construction for storing said seasoned rice ball.