The present application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/484,305 filed Apr. 11, 2017, which application is incorporated in its entirety herein by reference.
The present invention relates to food holders and in particular to a folding holder for frozen desert on a stick.
Children and adults often enjoy consuming a frozen desert held by a flat stick, commonly called an ice cream stick. Unfortunately, the frozen deserts may quick melt and drip onto the consumer's hand or clothing. Known frozen desert holders include a horizontal portion and a vertical stick holder and are not suitable for carrying in a purse or similar article.
The present invention addresses the above and other needs by providing a frozen desert holder which holds flat for carrying in a purse or bag, and includes two opposing flaps which fold out above a handle portion. The handle portion includes a vertical passage for an ice cream stick, and the flaps catch drips which otherwise would fall onto a consumer's hand. The holder may be made from an absorbent biodegradable material having a water impermeable material backing.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a folding frozen desert holder. The holder includes flaps attached to a handle. The flaps may be folded together to provide a flat configuration for easy storage in a purse or bag.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, there is provided an absorbent frozen desert holder. The absorbent material absorbs drips from the frozen desert preventing the drips from running off the folded flaps and onto a consumer's hand or clothing.
The above and other aspects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following more particular description thereof, presented in conjunction with the following drawings wherein:
Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding components throughout the several views of the drawings.
The following description is of the best mode presently contemplated for carrying out the invention. This description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of describing one or more preferred embodiments of the invention. The scope of the invention should be determined with reference to the claims.
Where the terms “about” or “generally” are associated with an element of the invention, it is intended to describe a feature's appearance to the human eye or human perception, and not a precise measurement.
A front quarter perspective view of a frozen desert holder 10 according to the present invention, holding a frozen desert 12, is shown in
A front view of the frozen desert holder 10 is shown in
A cross-sectional view of the frozen desert holder taken along line 6-6 of
The frozen desert holder 10 is preferably made from cardboard, and more preferably from an absorbent biodegradable material having a water impermeable material backing.
While the invention herein disclosed has been described by means of specific embodiments and applications thereof, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention set forth in the claims.
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