Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Filling cavity in edible solid preform with edible material – Preform is tubular
Reexamination Certificate
1999-08-14
2001-05-08
Weinstein, Steven (Department: 1761)
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Filling cavity in edible solid preform with edible material
Preform is tubular
C426S113000, C426S115000, C426S120000, C426S281000, C426S282000, C426S283000, C426S394000, C426S395000, C426S412000, C426S420000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06228406
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to foodstuffs and, more specifically, to foodstuffs having an outer member comprised of any edible foodstuffs which can form an outer shell. Said outer shell is separated from any foodstuffs which can form an edible inner member. Said inner member being further contained within a packaging material having one sealed end and one open end where through the inner edible member is inserted whereupon said packaging material being substantially comprised of a moisture impermeable material is sealed forming a hermetically sealed container which will extend the original composition shelf life. Further the preferred embodiment of the present invention having a tear strip provides means for venting the moisture laden inner edible material while it is being heated.
In addition, the inner member foodstuffs can be substantially deposited within said outer member by compressing the packaging material while pulling the packaging material by the supplied tab portion of the packaging material.
2. Description of the Prior Art
There are other filling and filler devices designed for inserting and separating an inner and outer foodstuff. Typical of these is U.S. Pat. No. 4,721,622 issued to Kingham et al. on Jan. 26, 1998.
Another patent was issued to Alsbrook Sr. on Oct. 22, 1996 as U.S. Pat. No. 5,567,455. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 3,867,559 was issued to Haas on Feb. 18, 1975 and still yet another was issued on Jul. 8, 1941 to Seer as U.S. Pat. No. 2,359,881.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,721,622
Inventor: Clive G. Kinghain, et al.
Issued: Jan. 26, 1988
A snack food product comprises a filling (
107
) wholly enclosed in a bread-like casing (
100
), optionally with a barrier layer (
106
) disposed between the casing (
100
) and the filling (
107
). A sterile moisture-proof wrapping (
108
) wholly encloses the edible part (
100
,
106
,
107
) of the product. The snack food product (
100
,
106
,
107
,
108
) is storable at normal temperature for long periods, e.g. several months. The product can be made by assembling the components before or after a shaped dough component is baked to form the bread-like casing (
100
) and can be prepared for consumption by a heating step carried out before or after the edible part (
100
,
106
,
107
) is removed from the wrapping (
108
).
U.S. Pat. No. 5,567,455
Inventor: William N. Alsbrook, Sr.
Issued: Oct. 22, 1996
This invention comprises a salad sandwich and method of making the same where the salad sandwich is made of a baked edible shell that is open at one end and contains a tear-away bag which is filled with an appropriate sandwich fill. The tear-away bag keeps the sandwich fill fresh and prevents the sandwich fill from transferring moisture to the shell. The tear-away bag has a tear-away mechanism which, just before the salad sandwich is eaten, allows the bag to be removed in one step without removing the sandwich fill from the confines of the shell.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,867,559
Inventor: Franz Haas
Issued: Feb. 18, 1975
A method and apparatus for producing tubular waffle shapes from a strip of waffle material wound helically on a mandrel in edgewise overlapping relationship, and contacted by steam before overlapping to adhesively bind the adjacent convolutions. The overlapping edges are pressed together by a guide roller to assure good adhesion and the tubular waffle shape is completely filled with a creamy substance and is cut into predetermined lengths before hardening.
U.S. Pat. No. 2,359,881
Inventor: William F. Serr
Issued: Jul. 8, 1941
This United States patent discloses a coring machine suitable for making core holes in food products having a cutting element comprising an outer cutting tube having a sharpened edge and a screw conveyor rotatable in opposite directions. Suitable pulleys or other driving devices are secured to said cutting tube and conveyor respectively, which devices may be mounted upon a suitable driving head or support mounted upon a base or table. The base or table may also have a longitudinal guideway on which is slidably mounted a carrier or holder for supporting the frankfurter or other food product, and upon which the food product is caused to move longitudinally of the cutting element to remove the core therefrom.
While these other filling and filler devices designed for inserting and separating an inner and outer foodstuff may be suitable for the purposes for which they were designed, they would not be as suitable for the purposes of the present invention, as hereinafter described.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
The present invention discloses an impervious inner jacket which may contain an inner edible foodstuff both of which are encircled by an outer foodstuff. The inner jacket has one end which may be equipped with a tear stripe or tie member which provides a means for removing the inner foodstuff from the inner jacket. The jacket has a tab on one end which can be grasped by the lingers of the user to help remove the jacket from inside the outer foodstuff.
A primary object of the present invention is to provide foodstuffs having an outer shell member and an inner filler member being separated from each other until being selectively consumed.
Another object of the present invention is to provide foodstuffs having an outer shell member and an inner filler member being separated from each other by a removable sealed packaging member which will be selectively removed at time of consumption of said foodstuff;
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide foodstuffs having an outer shell member and an inner filler member being separated from each other by a removable sealed packaging member which will be selectively removed at time of consumption of said foodstuff by squeezing the closed end of said packaging member while pulling on said member;
Additional objects of the present invention will appear as the description proceeds.
The present invention overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art by providing foodstuffs having an outer member comprised of any edible foodstuffs which can form an outer shell. Said outer shell is separated from any foodstuffs formed as an inner member comprised of any edible foodstuffs which can form an edible inner member. Said inner member being further contained within a packaging material having one sealed end and the other end being removably or selectively closed whereby when opened the inner member foodstuffs can be substantially deposited within said outer member by squeezing while pulling the packaging material separating said inner and said outer foodstuffs.
The foregoing and other objects and advantages will appear from the description to follow. In the description reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments will be described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention. In the accompanying drawings, like reference characters designate the same or similar parts throughout the several views.
The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is best defined by the appended claims.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2186435 (1940-01-01), Serr
patent: 2240522 (1941-05-01), Serr
patent: 2359881 (1944-10-01), Serr
patent: 2360597 (1944-10-01), Topolski
patent: 2467875 (1949-04-01), Andrews
patent: 2596620 (1952-05-01), Townsend
patent: 2819738 (1958-01-01), Marberg
patent: 2926833 (1960-03-01), Engleson et al.
patent: 3008835 (1961-11-01), Madding
patent: 3043424 (1962-07-01), Howard
patent: 3797646 (1974-03-01), Horne
patent: 3867559 (1975-02-01), Hans
patent: 4721622 (1988-01-01), Kingham et al.
patent: 5094863 (1992-03-01), Vandenburg
patent: 5332586 (1994-07-01), Dimino
patent: 5489658 (1996-0
Kroll Michael I.
Weinstein Steven
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