Method of making a bakery display

• US 5,948,187 A
• Filed: 01/07/1997
• Issued: 09/07/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Louann Pepi Vallone, Peter Vallone, Richard Vallone
• Original Assignee: Louann Pepi Vallone, Peter Vallone, Richard Vallone
• Inventors: Vallone, Richard, Vallone, Peter, Pepi Vallone, Louann
• Primary Examiner(s): AFTERGUT, JEFFRY H
• Application Number:
  US08/779,433
• Time in Patent Office: 973 Days
• Field of Search: 156/63, 156/267, 156/308.2, 426/128, 428/66.5
• US Class Current: 156/63
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 19/03 for using only once, e.g. made of paper
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2307/412 Transparent
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 7/12 using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/108 Flash, trim or excess removal
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/216 Ornamental, decorative, pattern, or indicia

Abstract

A method (110) of manufacturing a bakery display (10) using the following steps: A)coating (112) a cover bottom (12B) of a cover (12) with hot melt adhesive; B) positioning (114) a cover bottom (12B) of a cover (12) over a doily top (14T) of the doily (14) until completely covered; C) utilizing (116) sufficient heat for a sufficient time period until the entire cover bottom (12B) surface affixes to the doily top (14T) forming a cover (12)/doily (14) laminate; D) cooling (118) the cover (12)/doily (14) laminate until room temperature; E)affixing (120) a doily (14) to a backing (16) by placing an adhesive between a doily bottom (14B) and a backing top (16T); and F) cutting (120) along a circumferential periphery the cover (12)/doily (14)/backing (16) laminate into a decorative cover edge (12C), a decorative doily edge (14C), and a decorative backing edge (16C) forming a bakery display (10).

Claims

1. A method (110) of manufacturing a bakery display (10) comprising the steps of:

A) coating (112) a cover bottom (12B) of a cover (12) with hot melt adhesive;

B) positioning (114) the cover bottom (12B) of the cover (12) over a doily top (14T) of a doily (14) until completely covered, the cover (12) is manufactured from a material which is hydrophobic on a cover top (12T) functioning to prevent moisture from entering the doily (14) and a backing (16);

C) utilizing (116) sufficient heat for a sufficient time period until the cover bottom (12B) surface affixes to the doily top (14T) forming a cover (12)/doily (14) laminate;

D) cooling (118) the cover (12)/doily (14) laminate to room temperature;

E) affixing (120) the cover (12)/doily (14) laminate to the backing (16) by placing an adhesive between a doily bottom (14B) and a backing top (16T) forming a cover (12)/doily (14)/backing (16) laminate; and

F) cutting (120) along a circumferential periphery of the cover (12)/doily (14)/backing (16) laminate forming a bakery display (10).

2. The method (110) of manufacturing a bakery display (10) as described in claim 1, wherein the bakery display (10) is cut into a shape selected from a group consisting of round, triangular, square, rectangular, and polygonal.

3. The method (110) of manufacturing a bakery display (10) as described in claim 1, wherein the cover (12) is manufactured from a material which is hydrophobic on a cover bottom (12B) functioning to prevent moisture from entering the doily (14) and the backing (16).

4. The method (110) of manufacturing a bakery display (10) as described in claim 1, wherein the cover (12) is manufactured from a material selected from a group consisting of plastic and plastic composite.

5. The method (110) of manufacturing a bakery display (10) as described in claim 4, wherein the cover (12) is manufactured from a material which is transparent.

6. The method (110) of manufacturing a bakery display (10) as described in claim 4, wherein the cover (12) is manufactured from a material which is translucent.

7. The method (110) of manufacturing a bakery display (10) as described in claim 1, wherein the doily (14) is manufactured from a material selected from a group consisting of plastic, plastic composite, paper, paper composite, and natural fibers.

8. The method (110) of manufacturing a bakery display (10) as described in claim 1, wherein the backing (16) is manufactured from a material selected from a group consisting of paper, paper composite, cardboard, corrugated cardboard, sponge, wood, plastic, plastic composite, fiberglass, epoxy, metal, and metal alloy.

9. The method (110) of manufacturing a bakery display (10) as described in claim 1, wherein the doily top (14T) further comprises doily top indicia (14TA) printed thereon.