made from absorbent yet rigid paper material application_number US 13467605 A description referring first to fig1 the disposable microwave food shield is preferably made of a substantially circular unitary piece of paper having a reinforced flat upper face and downwardly projecting pleated sides the pleated sides imparts rigidity and absorbency to the disposable microwave food shield so that it independently maintains its shape when in use the reinforcement bar at the top prevents the top from sagging onto the food underneath the disposable microwave food shield has no bottom face see fig2 but rather is open to allow it to be placed over an open serving dish or container to encompass the food within the interior portion of the disposable microwave food shield preferably the angle subtended between the side portion and top face may range from approximately 90 u00b0 to 135 u00b0 with the most preferred angle being 112 u00b0 preferably the height of the disposable microwave food shield is between two 2 and six 6 inches with the most preferred height shown in fig3 to be three 3 inches the diameter of the upper face may range from three 3 to twelve 12 inches with the most preferred diameter to be 8 5 inches the open diameter at the bottom may range from five 5 to fifteen 15 inches with the most preferred diameter to be eleven 11 inches referring now to figure two 2 the disposable microwave food shield is of a conical shape having 70 pleated sides projecting downwardly.