Cutlery – Cutting tools – Scrapers
Reexamination Certificate
1999-02-10
2001-03-20
Payer, Hwei-Slu (Department: 3724)
Cutlery
Cutting tools
Scrapers
C030S340000, C015S236070
Reexamination Certificate
active
06202309
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to in general a utensil to facilitate the removal of a cake: and more specifically, relates to a utensil comprised of a shaped wire to facilitate the removal of cake from its baking pan to eliminate the possibility of breakage.
Removing cake layers from their pans after baking has often resulted in breakage. Breakage has resulted in additional time and expense to either replace the affected layers or try to piecemeal them together to add frosting.
Numerous methods have been devised to provide a non-stick surface for cake pans to reduce the occurrence of this consequence. Betty Crocker's “New Cookbook” eight edition copyright 1996 page 11, cites Grease and Flour as a method of preventing food from sticking during baking, such as cakes. This method requires rubbing the inside of a pan with shorting before dusting it with flour to hamper cakes from sticking. Experience has shown this method does not prevent breakage in all cases. Furthermore, addition of shorting such as all vegetable shorting can add 12 grams of fat for each tablespoon of shortening used. American Home Foods product U.S. Pat. No. 4,188,412 uses Lecithin from soybeans in an aerosol form to reduce the occurrence of sticking. This method does not prevent breakage in all cases and can become flammable if applied on heated surfaces or near an open flame. Non stick surfaces such as Teflon have been bonded to pans to reduce the occurrence of sticking. Again, even when used in conjunction with the above mentioned methods, breakage is not prevented.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The principal object of the invention is to provide a device to mechanically and simplistically separate a prepared substance from any container. To ensure the above mention while minimizing the potential for breakage.
It is also an object of the present invention to provide a device which is simple and inexpensive construction.
Another object is to provide a device which is reliable and with ease of storage.
A further object is to provide a device which can be used on various shapes of containers pans including round and rectangular.
The foregoing objects can be accomplished by a novel and improved device which is a two-part construction. The first part comprises a geometric cross section material of given length which comprises a formed part an offset part and a straight part. The second optional part comprises a removable handle which adjoins either end of the first part to facilitate usage. The preferred embodiment is utilized when separation between the prepared substance and the container is desired. The end which correctly matches the container configuration is chosen and is inserted between the substance prepared and the container. The end opposite the inserted end is then rotated about the offset axially. After which the device is traversed about the container circumference until mechanical separation occurs between the container and the prepared substance.
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Betty Crocker's, New Cookbook, Eight Edition, Copyright 1996, Published by MacMillan, p. 11, Paraghaph 2.
Marini Anthony Nicholas
Marini David Robert
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