Amusement devices: toys – Convertible from – or serving as diverse article – Including figure toy
Reexamination Certificate
1999-05-27
2001-02-20
Weinstein, Steven (Department: 1761)
Amusement devices: toys
Convertible from, or serving as diverse article
Including figure toy
C294S001200, C294S005500, C426S091000, C426S104000, C426S110000, C426S115000, C426S134000, C426S123000, C426S130000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06190226
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a support shaped like a dome or a tray with a handle, for supporting ice-creams, ice-lollies, yogurts and the like packaged by freezing in conventional wrappers which are substantially shaped like a truncated cone and are removable when the product is to be consumed.
It is well-known that ice-creams, ice-lollies and similar industrially-produced items are packaged by freezing in food-safe paper wrappers which are usually shaped like flattened truncated cones or truncated pyramids or are shaped like cups of various sizes.
It is also known that wrappers shaped like truncated cones or truncated pyramids are usually provided with a stick or tab which is partially inserted in the product through the larger end of the wrapper and have a portion which protrudes outside and is meant to constitute, after freezing, a means for providing support in a substantially vertical position during the removal of the paper-like wrapper from the solidified ice-cream and during its consumption.
In practice, current packages entail unpleasant drawbacks both during removal of the wrapper and during consumption which are of course caused by the fact that the supporting means is constituted only by the portion of stick or tab that protrudes from the package and is held by one hand. These drawbacks are in fact constituted by frequent damage to the solidified body of the ice-cream during removal of the protective wrapper, which usually occurs by tearing, and by even more frequent dripping produced by the slow melting which the ice-cream is subject to during the time required for its complete consumption.
In order to at least partially obviate these drawbacks and particularly the dripping of the product, frustum-shaped packages have been provided which have, at the smaller end of the wrapper, an initial collapsible portion starting from which successive squeezing produces the gradual sliding of the gelled body of the ice-cream toward the larger end of the wrapper, until part of the ice-cream protrudes from the top of said wrapper; through successive squeezing of the wrapper the user can thus eat all of the ice-cream.
Even this solution, however, does not avoid the drawback of the dripping of the product onto the hand of the consumer or in any case outside the wrapper and most of all does not allow truly full consumption of the product.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The aim of the present invention is to provide a support for ice-creams and the like packaged within paper-like wrappers of the food-safe type having a substantially frustum-like shape, conceived and structured so as to allow, in addition to reliable support of the gelled body during consumption, to constitute an advantageous means for collecting any drops of product.
Another object of the invention is to provide a support for ice-creams and the like packaged in paper-like wrappers provided with grip and supporting means which are detachably anchored to the body of the support, structured and sized so as to constitute a toy, a puppet or other object which can be removed and used to constitute, together with others, a collection which appeals particularly to children.
Another object of the invention is to provide a drip-collecting support which is easy to manufacture, is lightweight and is safely reliable in terms of rigidity and practicality in use.
This aim, these objects and others which will become apparent from the following detailed description are achieved by a support for ice-creams, ice-lollies, yogurts and the like as defined in the appended claims.
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Josif Albert
Modiano Guido
O'Byrne Daniel
Weinstein Steven
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