Edible cone and apparatus and method for making same
First Claim
1. An edible cone adapted to contain edible contents comprisinga) a closed vertex portion,b) a flexible body of substantially right elliptical cone shape with opposed rounded proximate and remote sides flairing from the vertex portion to and including a mouth portion, andc) opposed lip segments defining said mouth portion and having arcuate edges joined end-to-end at the opposed remote sides of the body and curving away from one another and from the vertex portion so that the lip segment edges are farthest from one another and from the vertex portion at the proximate sides of the body.
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Abstract
An edible cone having a flexible body of substantially right elliptical cone shape with opposed rounded proximate and remote sides flairing from a vertex portion to and including a mouth portion, with opposed lip segments defining the mouth portion and having arcuate edges joined end-to-end at the remote sides of the body and curving away from one another and from the vertex portion, so that the lip segment edges are farthest from one another and from the vertex portion at the proximate sides of the body portion, and an apparatus and method for making such a cone.
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1. An edible cone adapted to contain edible contents comprising
a) a closed vertex portion, b) a flexible body of substantially right elliptical cone shape with opposed rounded proximate and remote sides flairing from the vertex portion to and including a mouth portion, and c) opposed lip segments defining said mouth portion and having arcuate edges joined end-to-end at the opposed remote sides of the body and curving away from one another and from the vertex portion so that the lip segment edges are farthest from one another and from the vertex portion at the proximate sides of the body.
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11. An edible cone containing edible contents comprising
a) a closed rounded vertex portion, b) a flexible body of substantially right elliptical cone shape with opposed rounded proximate and remote sides flairing from the vertex portion to a mouth portion, and c) opposed lip segments defining said mouth portion and having arcuate edges joined end-to-end substantially at the center of the opposed remote sides of the body and curving away from one another and from the vertex portion so that the lip segment edges are farthest from one another and from the vertex portion substantially at the center of the proximate sides of the body, d) the lip segment edges being sized to be capable of being gathered together over the edible contents within the cone.
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13. An edible cone adapted to contain edible contents comprising
a) a closed rounded vertex portion, b) a flexible body of substantially right elliptical cone shape with opposed rounded proximate and remote aides flairing from the vertex portion to and including a mouth portion, c) a substantial portion of said body comprising a double thickness pita-like wall, d) opposed lip segments defining said mouth portion and having arcuate edges joined end-to-end substantially at the center of the opposed remote sides of the body and curving away from one another and from the vertex portion so that the lip segment edges are farthest from one another and from the vertex portion substantially at the center of the proximate sides of the body, and e) a pair of opposed crease lines of relatively thin wall thickness formed from the vertex portion to the respective end-to-end joinder points of the opposed lip segments, f) the difference between the distance from the vertex portion to the arcuate edges of the lip segments at the center of the opposed proximate sides of the body and the distance from the vertex portion to the end-to-end joinder points of the opposed lip segments being sufficient to permit the lip segments to be capable of being gathered together over edible contents within the cone, g) said lip segment arcuate edges defining a less than fully cooked mouth rim which is thicker than the remainder of the cone.
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15. Apparatus for making edible cones adapted to contain edible contents comprising
a) a female mold defining a mold cavity having a lower closed vertex portion, a body of substantially right elliptical cone shape with opposed proximate and remote sides flairing upwardly from the vertex portion to and including an upper mouth portion, and opposed lip-forming portions defining the mouth portion and having arcuate edges joined end-to-end at the opposed remote sides of the body and curving upwardly away from one another and from the vertex portion so that said edges are farthest from one another and from the vertex portion at the proximate sides of the body; -
b) a male forming mold having an exterior configuration substantially matching that of the female mold cavity and insertable within the mold cavity in closely spaced relation thereto; c) a male cooking mold having an exterior configuration substantially matching that of the male forming mold and insertable within the mold cavity in closely spaced relation thereto and also formed with an encircling cutaway groove along a curved path disposed generally opposite the arcuate edges of the lip-forming portions of the female mold when the male cooking mold is in its inserted position in the mold cavity; d) means for heating each of the female mold and the male molds; e) a shank from which each male mold depends; f) displacement means associated with each shank for moving its associated male mold axially into and out of the mold cavity of the associated female mold; and g) a sleeve closely surrounding each shank and having a lower curved annular surface conforming to and engaging the arcuate edges of the lip-forming portions of the female mold to cover the mold cavity mouth when the associated male mold is in its inserted position; h) each sleeve being axially displaceable on its shank against a compression spring bias to allow limited axial withdrawal of the associated male mold while the associated sleeve lower annular surface remains urged against the arcuate edges of the lip-forming portion of the female mold. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of making edible cones adapted to contain edible contents which comprises
a) placing a pre-determined amount of selected dough in a mold cavity in a heated female mold having a lower closed vertex portion, a body of substantially right elliptical cone shape with opposed proximate and remote sides flairing upwardly from the vertex portion to and including an upper mouth portion, and opposed lip-forming portions defining the mouth portion and having arcuate edges joined end-to-end at the opposed remote sides of the body and curving upwardly away from one another and from the vertex portion so that said edges are farthest from one another and from the vertex portion at the proximate sides of the body; -
b) inserting into the mold cavity a heated male forming mold having an exterior configuration substantially matching that of the mold cavity until the male forming mold is in closely spaced relation to the cavity and the dough is forced throughout the entire cavity around the entire male forming mold; c) covering an otherwise open annulus between the male forming mold and the arcuate edges of the female mold mouth lip portion to prevent escape of dough therethrough; d) allowing the male forming mold to back off in relation to the cavity to the cavity while continuing to cover said annulus to cook the dough to firm but not fully cooked consistency making it self-supporting in the cavity upon withdrawal of the male forming mold; e) withdrawing the male forming mold from contact with the not fully cooked dough; f) inserting into the mold cavity a heated male cooking mold having an exterior configuration substantially matching that of the male forming mold and also formed with an encircling cutaway groove along a curved path disposed generally opposite the arcuate edges of the lip-forming portions of the female mold when the male cooking mold is in its inserted position in the die cavity; g) covering an otherwise open annulus between the male cooking mold and the arcuate edges of the female mold mouth lip portions to control steam release; h) advancing the male cooking mold to its fully inserted position in the cavity in contact with the inner surface of the dough; i) withdrawing and reinserting the male cooking mold in a selected time cycle in relation to the cavity while continuing to cover said last-mentioned annulus to cook the dough fully but leaving a not fully cooked thicker rim about the arcuate edges of the mouth lip portions not engaged by the male mold at the cutaway groove; j) fully withdrawing the male cooking mold from the cavity; and k) removing the cooked cone from the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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