Toy for making simulated french fries from chewing gum sticks

• US 5,480,335 A
• Filed: 02/02/1995
• Issued: 01/02/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Mattel Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Mattel Incorporated
• Inventors: Caveza, Martin J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hafer, Robert A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Carlson, Jeffrey D.
• Application Number:
  US08/383,154
• Time in Patent Office: 334 Days
• Field of Search: 446/71, 446/75, 446/475, 446/479, 446/481, 446/491, 434/127, 83/425.3, 426/104
• US Class Current: 446/75
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/001 Toy-moulding appliances; Toy moulding

Abstract

A toy includes a clam shell case having a hingedly coupled base and cover member which in the open configuration supports the remaining toy components. A hand crank operated shredder is securable to the open case and is operative to receive and shred a plurality of chewing gum sticks to form elongated ribbons of chewing gum. A holder replicating a conventional fast food french fry envelope or carton receives the chewing gum ribbons to provide the appearance of a pair of french fry orders from a fast food type restaurant. The gum shredder and holder are receivable within the interior of the folding case and are enclosed therein when the case is closed.

Claims

1. A toy for making simulated french fries from one or more chewing gum sticks comprising:

a case having a pair of case portions and a coupling hinge, said case portions capable of pivoting between an overlying closed position and an open coplanar position, said case portions defining a base and a cover and creating an interior cavity when in said closed position;

a gum shredder having means for slicing a stick of gum into a plurality of elongated gum ribbons;

said cover having means for snugly receiving said shredder in an operable position and said cavity being sized to house said shredder in a collapsed position and

a gum ribbon holder having a first pocket formed therein for receiving a plurality of said gum ribbons to form a simulated french fry order.

2. A toy as set forth in claim 1 wherein said gum shredder includes a crank arm rotatably supported upon said gum shredder and a plurality of rotatable cutting blades operatively coupled to said crank arm.

3. A toy as set forth in claim 2 wherein gum ribbons are receivable within said first pocket of said gum ribbon holder in a folded configuration.

4. A toy as set forth in claim 3 wherein said gum ribbon holder defines a second pocket for receiving a plurality of said gum ribbons.

5. A toy for making simulated french fries from one or more chewing gum sticks comprising:

a case having a base portion defining a first interior cavity therein and a pair of receptacles within said first interior cavity and a cover portion hinged to said base portion and defining a second interior cavity and having a well formed within said second interior cavity;

a gum shredder receivable within said second interior cavity and having a housing defining a gum receiving slot and a lower end receivable within said well to secure said gum shredder to said cover portion, said gum shredder having a pair of rotatable cutter blade arrays beneath said gum receiving slot and crank means for rotating said cutter blade arrays in a converging direction; and

a gum ribbon holder having a pair of end portions receivable within said pair of receptacles and a pair of gum ribbon pockets,

whereby one or more sticks of gum may be shredded by said gum shredder to a plurality of gum ribbons and wherein said gum ribbons when placed within said pockets assume an appearance suggestive of a plurality of french fries within a fast food restaurant container.

6. A toy as set forth in claim 5 wherein said gum shredder and said gum ribbon holder are capable of being stored within said second interior cavity permitting said cover portion and said base portion to be closed upon each other to enclose said gum ribbon holder and said gum shredder.

7. A toy as set forth in claim 6 further including a generally T-shaped simulated warming stand having a lower end and wherein said base portion includes a slot proximate said pair of receptacles for receiving said lower end and supporting said simulated warming stand upon said base.

8. A toy as set forth in claim 7 wherein said base portion further includes means for securing said simulated warming stand within said first interior cavity when said base portion is closed upon said cover portion.