Ice cream support containers

• US 5,979,695 A
• Filed: 10/16/1996
• Issued: 11/09/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Arcadio Martinez Valls, Juan Garcia Benau, Rocio Cabedo Trigueros, Rosa Maria Bolos Perez
• Original Assignee: Arcadio Martinez Valls, Juan Garcia Benau, Rocio Cabedo Trigueros, Rosa Maria Bolos Perez
• Inventors: Perez, Rosa Maria Bolos, Trigueros, Rocio Cabedo, Valls, Arcadio Martinez, Benau, Juan Garcia
• Primary Examiner(s): MOY, JOSEPH MAN
• Application Number:
  US08/586,883
• Time in Patent Office: 1,119 Days
• Field of Search: 220/737, 220/606, 220/671-674, 229/932, 426/137, 426/139, 426/134
• US Class Current: 220/666
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 9/503 products with an inedible support, e.g. a stick
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/78 for ice-cream

Abstract

The container has a substantially conical body (1) and a mouth or cup of larger-diameter (5). It may be provided with grooves (3), a closure cap (10), ribs or notches (7) for a better coupling of the cornet (8), an orifice for holding the spoon, truncation (2) and/or corrugation of the conical body, as well as various geometrical configurations. A plurality of systems for rising the cornet as well as means for holding complementary serviettes and wafers. The container also includes a system for channeling the ice-cream dripping. It applies to ice-cream cornets. It offers an new presentation of a consumption product, giving it a better look and attraction for the consumer with regards to the shape, color and size, causing a new sensation and commodity to the consumer when eating the ice-cream. It also contributes to better salubrity, hygiene and cleanliness when manipulating and consuming the products. It avoids the dripping of the ice-cream which stains and spots any part of the consumer body, the garments, and the environment. Finally, it has all the advantages of being a container, and for all these reasons it is an improvements of the industrial quality concept.

Claims

1. Ice cream support container for an ice cream including a wafer, comprising a lower portion including means for gripping the wafer and an upper portion, substantially as a truncated cone, said upper portion having a larger diameter than said lower portion, wherein the lower portion is axially displaceable with regard to said upper portion, and wherein the container comprises a bellows portion that is axially compressible, thus allowing the lower portion to be axially displaceable with regard to the upper portion.

2. Ice cream support container, according to claim 1, characterized in that said bellows is a corrugated section of a pleated type that is compressible in its axial direction.

3. Ice cream support container, according to claim 1, characterized in that it includes a rung, projections or notches (7, 11) that aid in fixing the wafer or cone (8).

4. Ice cream support container, according to claim 1, characterized in that it includes an orifice (12) in one section of said wide part (4) to hold a small spoon.

5. Ice cream support container, according to claim 1, characterized in that it includes a perimetric wing (39) in its mouth that is provided with some notches (38) that enable attachment of a complementary wafer (40) which provides additional support for the ice cream (41).

6. Ice cream support container, according to claim 1, characterized in that said top wide part includes a ring or clamp (42) that allows attachment of a napkin.

7. Ice cream support container, according to claim 1, characterized in that it can have different geometric variations that allow attachment of wafers or cookies of shapes adapted geometrically to said container or with conventional shapes.

8. Ice cream support container, according to claim 1, characterized in that the body of the support container is truncated and its bottom part (13) is closed.

9. Ice cream support container, according to claim 1, characterized in that said bellows portion includes some corrugations (3).

10. Ice cream support container, according to claim 1, characterized in that the body of the support container is cylindrical (14) with its bottom part closed.