US 12,520,847 B2Granted

Baking mat

AssigneeKaz Europe SàRl

InventorsAnna Claire Bodney, Vicente Valderrama, Julianna Chiaramonte, Shaun Zirges, Hayir Benat Facquet

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Abstract

An apparatus for locating slice locations on a rolled food product includes a flexible mat having first and second sides extending between first and second ends, and a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The mat has an open condition where the mat is substantially flat, and the mat is configured to be rolled up about a rolling axis toward a rolled condition with the first surface facing toward the rolling axis. A plurality of marking ridges extends from the first surface. Each marking ridge extends with a longest dimension perpendicular to the rolling axis and spaced from an adjacent marking ridge in a direction parallel to the rolling axis. The plurality of marking ridges is configured to form indentations on an outer surface of an associated rolled food product when the mat is pressed against the associated rolled food product or vice versa.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for aiding in locating slice locations on a rolled food product, the apparatus comprising:

a flexible mat including a first side and a second side each extending between a first end and a second end, and a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the flexible mat having an open condition where the flexible mat is substantially flat and the flexible mat is configured to be rolled up about a rolling axis toward a rolled condition with the first surface facing toward the rolling axis;
and
a plurality of marking ridges extending from the first surface, each marking ridge among the plurality of marking ridges extending along the first surface with a longest dimension perpendicular to the rolling axis and spaced from an adjacent marking ridge among the plurality of marking ridges in a direction parallel to the rolling axis, the plurality of marking ridges being configured to form indentations on an outer surface of an associated rolled food product when the flexible mat is pressed against the associated rolled food product or vice versa, the indentations defining the slice locations,
where in the rolled condition the first surface of the flexible mat defines a volume predicated on a size of the associated rolled food product to be received therein with the first surface surrounding the associated rolled food product, wherein the first side and the second side encircle opposed first and second end openings to the volume, and the apparatus further including at least one end cap sized to be positioned in the first end opening or the second end opening,
wherein the at least one end cap includes a flexible edge portion allowing for deformation of the at least one end cap when positioned in the first end opening or the second end opening.

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An apparatus for aiding in locating slice locations on a rolled food product, the apparatus comprising:

a flexible mat including a first side and a second side each extending between a first end and a second end, and a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the flexible mat having an open condition where the flexible mat is substantially flat and the flexible mat is configured to be rolled up about a rolling axis toward a rolled condition with the first surface facing toward the rolling axis;
a plurality of marking ridges extending from the first surface, each marking ridge among the plurality of marking ridges extending along the first surface with a longest dimension perpendicular to the rolling axis and spaced from an adjacent marking ridge among the plurality of marking ridges in a direction parallel to the rolling axis, the plurality of marking ridges being configured to form indentations on an outer surface of an associated rolled food product when the flexible mat is pressed against the associated rolled food product or vice versa, the indentations defining the slice locations;
and
a plurality of diameter guide markings provided on the first surface, each diameter guide marking among the plurality of diameter guide markings extending along the first surface in a longest dimension parallel to the rolling axis;
and
indicia provided on the first surface associated with each diameter guide marking among the plurality of diameter guide markings, wherein the respective indicia for each respective diameter guide marking corresponds to a distance that the respective diameter guide marking is offset from the first end measured perpendicular to the rolling axis, which distance corresponds to a diameter of the associated rolled food product when surrounded by the flexible mat with the flexible mat rolled up around the associated rolled food product in the rolled condition with the first surface in contact with the outer surface of the associated rolled food product.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.