Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Packaged or wrapped product – Having destructive type opening utilizing tearing appendage
Reexamination Certificate
1999-03-29
2001-05-22
Weinstein, Steven (Department: 1761)
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Packaged or wrapped product
Having destructive type opening utilizing tearing appendage
C426S106000, C426S115000, C426S112000, C426S412000, C426S414000, C426S515000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06235325
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The field of this invention is prepared food products.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Merchandisers are always looking for ingenious new methods that will assist them in marketing their products. Food products are no exception.
A very common food product is the fresh egg, which is sold in huge volumes in grocery stores. Some people have a need or desire, however, for only a portion of the natural egg. In particular, some people need or desire egg whites, devoid of the yoke.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the presently preferred form of my invention I provide a novel food product comprising a plastic shell configured to resemble an egg, but having an opening formed in one of its ends; a quantity of edible material, at least some portion of which is derivable from an egg, contained within the shell; and a cover removably sealing the opening in the shell.
Further, according to the presently preferred form of my invention I prefer to fill the imitation egg shell with raw egg white in a liquid form. I also prefer that the plastic material be of a white or near-white color, so as to resemble a real egg.
DRAWING SUMMARY
Reference is now made to the drawing, wherein:
FIG. 1
is an elevation view of the imitation shell of the present invention while being filled with a liquid material;
FIG. 2
is a perspective view of a completed food product in accordance with the presently preferred form of the invention, including a removable cover on the shell and a finger tab for attaching or removing the cover;
FIG. 3
is a cross-sectional view of the completed food product of
FIG. 2
, showing the liquid material inside the shell;
FIG. 4
is an elevation view, partly in cross-section, showing the food product of the present invention placed within a liquid container and wherein the liquid in the container is being boiled to cook the contents of the shell; and
FIG. 5
is a perspective view after the shell has been broken open and showing the then-cooked material.
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Arant Gene W
Weinstein Steven
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