Frozen confection drip catcher

• US 9,033,180 B1
• Filed: 05/02/2014
• Issued: 05/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gina L. Falke
• Original Assignee: Gina L. Falke
• Inventors: Falke, Gina L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gehman, Bryon
• Assistant Examiner(s): Patel, Brijesh V.
• Application Number:
  US14/268,755
• Time in Patent Office: 382 Days
• Field of Search: 220/571, 220/571.1, 220/694, 220/710, 220/719, 220/731, 220/780, 220/DIG.5, 220/DIG.6, 248/310, 2483112-3113, 426/115, 426/134, 426138-139
• US Class Current: 220/571.1
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 9/503 products with an inedible support, e.g. a stick
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 1/34 Trays or like shallow containers B65D81/3813 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 23/06 Integral drip catchers or drip-preventing means
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/78 for ice-cream

Abstract

A frozen confection drip catcher including a drip-catching cup-shaped shield having a spout for drinking the melted contents contained within a reservoir of the shield and a support body centrally disposed on the shield, the support body having a slot in an apex thereof to support a stick for holding the frozen confection in an upright position. The shield has a flat bottom wall to self-support the frozen confection. A peg on the bottom wall within the reservoir engages an aperture in the bottom end of the support body thereby stabilizing the support body within the reservoir and enabling the support body to be removed for cleaning.

Claims

1. A frozen confection drip catcher comprising:

a cup-shaped shield comprising;

a closed bottom wall;

an open top end;

a continuous outer wall disposed between the bottom wall and the top end;

a reservoir disposed between the outer wall, the bottom wall, and the top end;

a substantially frustoconical support body centrally disposed within the reservoir, the support body having an apex, a bottom end, and a continuous smooth external wall disposed between the apex and the bottom end, the bottom end securingly disposed on the bottom wall of the shield; and

a slot disposed along a longitudinal midline axis of the support body, the slot having an open upper end disposed in the apex of the support body and a closed lower end disposed more proximal the bottom end than the apex;

wherein the slot is configured to removably receive and firmly hold a stick upon which a frozen confection is disposed in an upright position.

2. The frozen confection drip catcher of claim 1 wherein the support body has a length greater than a depth of the shield.

3. The frozen confection drip catcher of claim 2 further comprising a spout disposed in the outer wall proximal the top end of the shield.

4. The frozen confection drip catcher of claim 3 wherein the spout has a V-shaped outer tip.

5. A frozen confection drip catcher comprising:

a cup-shaped shield comprising;

a flat closed bottom wall;

an open top end;

a continuous outer wall disposed between the bottom wall and the top end;

a reservoir disposed between the outer wall, the bottom wall, and the top end;

a peg centrally vertically disposed on the bottom wall;

a substantially frustoconical support body centrally disposed within the reservoir, the support body having an apex, a bottom end, and a continuous smooth external wall disposed between the apex and the bottom end;

an aperture centrally disposed in the bottom end, wherein the peg removably engages the aperture; and

a slot disposed along a longitudinal midline axis of the support body, the slot having an open upper end disposed in the apex of the support body and a closed lower end disposed more proximal the bottom end than the apex; and

wherein upon the engagement of the peg into the aperture, the bottom end is securingly disposed on the bottom wall of the shield;

wherein the slot is configured to removably receive and firmly hold a stick upon which a frozen confection is disposed in an upright position; and

wherein the support body has a length greater than a depth of the shield.

6. A frozen confection drip catcher comprising:

a cup-shaped shield comprising;

a flat closed bottom wall;

an open top end;

a continuous outer wall disposed between the bottom wall and the top end;

a reservoir disposed between the outer wall, the bottom wall, and the top end;

a peg centrally vertically disposed on the bottom wall;

a substantially frustoconical support body centrally disposed within the reservoir, the support body having a hemispherical apex, a bottom end, and a continuous smooth external wall disposed between the apex and the bottom end;

an aperture centrally disposed in the bottom end, wherein the peg removably engages the aperture;

a slot disposed along a longitudinal midline axis of the support body, the slot having an open upper end disposed in the apex of the support body and a closed lower end disposed more proximal the bottom end than the apex; and

a spout disposed in the outer wall proximal the top end of the shield;

wherein upon the engagement of the peg into the aperture, the bottom end is securingly disposed on the bottom wall of the shield;

wherein the slot is configured to removably receive and firmly hold a stick upon which a frozen confection is disposed in an upright position; and

wherein the support body has a length greater than a depth of the shield.

7. The frozen confection drip catcher of claim 6 wherein the spout has a V-shaped outer tip.