FROZEN CONFECTION HOLDER

• US 20110223292A1
• Filed: 03/12/2010
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dara Wade, Julie Kushner
• Original Assignee: Dara Wade, Julie Kushner
• Inventors: Wade, Dara, Kushner, Julie
• Application Number:
  US12/722,727
• Publication Number:
  US 20110223292A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 426/134
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 9/503 products with an inedible support, e.g. a stick

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to a system and apparatus for holding frozen confections, and for catching and storing the drips or melting confection that results therefrom. The present invention includes a handle and a bowl or funnel-shaped drip catching member, the drip catching member including at least one drip slit or opening for allowing drips to migrate from the drip catching member down into an internal reservoir located within the handle. The internal reservoir stores the drips until emptied. The drip slits or openings are positioned within a drip-pass-through region of the drip catching member for allowing the drips to more efficiently migrate into the reservoir regardless of the angle at which the frozen confection holder is held.

Claims

1. A holder for frozen confections comprising:

a handle extending longitudinally from a top end to a bottom end, and having an internal hollow, said hollow serving as a reservoir for retaining drips from a frozen confection;

a drip catching member extending radially outward from the top end of said handle to an outer edge of said drop catching member, said drip catching member roughly forming a bowl shape and positioned to receive drips from the frozen confection;

a frozen confection receiving member positioned generally toward the center of said drip catching member, said frozen confection receiving member including an aperture extending through said drip catching member and through the top end of said handle, said aperture being configured to receive a stick of a frozen confection through said drip catching member and through the handle top end into said handle reservoir; and

at least one drip opening separate from and positioned outwardly from said frozen confection receiving member, and separate from and positioned inwardly from the outer edge of said drip catching member, said at least one drip opening extending through said drip catching member and through the handle top end for communication with said handle reservoir for allowing frozen confection drips caught by said drip catching member to drip down into said handle reservoir for storage.

2. The frozen confection holder of claim 1 including:

a hole extending through the bottom end of said handle into said internal reservoir; and

a plug for removable insertion into said hole, said plug for holding drips within said internal reservoir when engaged with said hole, and for releasing said drips when removed from said hole.

3. The frozen confection holder of claim 1 wherein the shape of said at least one drip opening mirrors the transverse cross-sectional shape of an intended frozen confection.

4. The frozen confection holder of claim 3 wherein said at least one drip opening forms a generally rectangular shape around said frozen confection receiving member.

5. The frozen confection holder of claim 3 wherein said at least one drip opening forms a generally square shape around said frozen confection receiving member.

6. The frozen confection holder of claim 3 wherein said at least one drip opening forms a generally circular shape around said frozen confection receiving member.

7. The frozen confection holder of claim 1 wherein the drip catching member is elongated such that its transverse cross section is elliptical in shape.

8. The frozen confection holder of claim 7 wherein the at least one drip opening is elongated and runs parallel to the semi-major axis of the transverse elliptical cross section of the drip catching member.

9. The frozen confection holder of claim 8 including at least a second elongated drip opening which runs parallel to the semi-major axis of the elliptical transverse cross section of the drip catching member opposite the first drip opening.

10. The frozen confection holder of claim 1 wherein said at least one drip opening is positioned within a depression in said drip catching member such that said drip catching member slopes downwardly toward said at least one drip opening from said frozen confection receiving member and from said outer edge.

11. The frozen confection holder of claim 1 wherein said at least one drip opening is positioned approximately halfway between said aperture and said outer edge.

12. The frozen confection holder of claim 1 wherein said frozen confection holder is formed of a flexible, resilient material.

13. The frozen confection holder of claim 12 wherein said frozen confection holder is formed of silicone.

14. A frozen confection holding system comprising:

a frozen confection;

a handle for holding said frozen confection having a top end, a bottom end and an internal hollow, said hollow serving as a reservoir for retaining drips from the frozen confection;

a drip catching member having a funnel shape extending outwardly from the top end of said handle to an outer edge of said drip catching member;

a frozen confection receiving member positioned generally toward the center of said drip catching member, said frozen confection receiving member including an aperture extending through said drip catching member and through the top end of said handle, said aperture being configured for receiving a frozen confection; and

at least one drip pass-through region separate from and positioned outwardly from said frozen confection receiving member, and separate from and positioned inwardly from the outer edge of said drip catching member, said at least one drip pass-through region including at least one drip opening extending through said drip catching member and through the handle top end for communication with said handle reservoir for allowing frozen confection drips caught by said drip catching member to migrate down into said handle reservoir for storage.

15. The frozen confection holding system of claim 14 wherein the aperture of said frozen confection receiving member is configured for receiving the stick of a frozen confection.