Container for filled food product

Details Container for filled food product Container for filled food product

1998-08-26

2001-01-23

Weinstein, Steven (Department: 1761)

Special receptacle or package

Having positioning means and display opening

Transparent window

C206S521000, C426S090000, C426S106000, C426S115000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06176375

ABSTRACT:

DESCRIPTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a food product and a food product-packing unit which provides for protectively packing a product and preventing smearing of the product during removal of the product from its package
2. Description of Related Art
A wide variety of products of the type specified above is known in the art. T his is true particularly as regards the shell-type containment layer which, especially in mass-produced confectionery, is typically a half-shell or cup made of wafer or the like (see, for example, the document U.S. Pat. No. 4,430,351) or, for example, in small bakeries, is often a pastry container and which is filled with a quantity of filling: this applies to all small-bakery products commonly known as “cup-cakes”.
Over the last few years there has been a growing trend in the food industry, especially in the field of confectionery, towards the manufacture of products which are very similar to traditional bakery products, both in their appearance and in the way they are presented to the consumer. At the same time, however, this trend must take into account the fact that, unlike traditional bakery products which are intended to be eaten soon after they are made, and usually locally, industrial products must be transported (sometimes far from the place of production) and/or must be kept and displayed in conditions which will not spoil their appearance and appeal to the consumer. One may consider, for example, to products which include a creamy decoration (such as a twirl of cream on top, such as chantilly cream or the like); in products of this type which are to be mass-produced and mass-marketed, any decoration smeared on the packaging will certainly prove off-putting. A tendency to smear the consumer's hands as he grasps the product is another negative phenomenon which producers endeavour to avoid. This is all the more important since, unlike traditional cakes (generally intended to be served and eaten at a table, for example to finish off a meal) mass-produced confectionery is often served and eaten in conditions (in bars and other social meeting places and in vehicles, for example) where consumers object strongly to getting their hands soiled.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the present invention is to provide a solution to the problems described above.
This object is achieved according to the present invention by a food product having the characteristics selected to cooperate with a package to protect a food product in transit and wherein the food product is shaped to enhance the user's ability to cleanly remove a product from its package on the package is opened.
The invention also relates to packaging for such a product. The packaging according to the invention has the characteristics providing open space for surrounding filling or decoration in the product, means for retaining the product in transit, and means providing for lifting the product after the package is opened.


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