Hard shell baking cups
OwnerFriedrich Keck, Mary Ellen Bellinventors
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An consumable baking cup for retaining muffin batter during the baking process includes a generally planar base and a continuous upwardly extending side wall. The consumable baking cup will be used in place of a paper or foil liner in a traditional muffin-baking pan. Alternately, the baking cup can be used in a “stand-alone” manner on top of a rigid baking sheet. One embodiment of the baking cup will be utilized for muffin batters. An alternative embodiment of the consumable baking cup for use with more liquid cupcake batter is also provided. The consumable baking cup does not require removal from the baked muffin or cupcake before consumption thereof.
Claims20
A baking cup for containing a batter during a baking process in which said batter forms a baked food item, said baking cup comprising:
- a generally planar base having a peripheral edge;
- and,
- a continuous upwardly extending side wall having a first end attached to said peripheral edge of said planar base and a second end oppositely disposed from said first end, said side wall further comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface, said base and said side wall defining an open interior space for receiving said batter, said baking cup adapted to be stackable with other baking cups, said exterior surface maintaining a substantially constant angle from said planar base to said second end, wherein said side wall does not contact the side walls of associated adjacently stacked baking cups.
A column of stacked baking cups, each of said baking cups comprising:
- a generally planar base having a peripheral edge;
- and,
- a side wall having a first end attached to said planar base and a second end oppositely disposed from said first end, said side wall further comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface, said base and said side wall defining an open space for receiving the next stacked baking cup, said side wall further comprising a tapered upper portion, and a lower portion with substantially uniform thickness, wherein said side wall of one baking cup and said side wall of the next stacked baking cup define a space therebetween.
A hard baking cup for containing a batter during a baking process in which said batter forms a baked food item, said baking cup comprising:
- a generally planar and circular base having a peripheral edge;
- a side wall having a first end attached to said planar base and a second end oppositely disposed from said first end, said side wall further comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface, said base and said side wall defining an open space for receiving the next stacked baking cup, said side wall further comprising a tapered upper portion, and a lower portion with substantially uniform thickness, said tapered upper portion being the upper ⅜ inches of said sidewall, wherein said side wall of one baking cup and said side wall of the next stacked baking cup define a space therebetween;
- a stacking structure attached to said base, said stacking structure adapted to support an additional baking cup placed in said space, said stacking structure comprising at least three tapered stacking ribs, said three stacking ribs being connected at a central point of said base and extending towards said peripheral edge of said planar base, said three stacking ribs forming substantially equal spaces therebetween;
- said interior surface of said upper portion of said side wall being angled with respect to said horizontal plane at an angle β, said angle β being substantially eighty-four degrees;
- said interior surface of said side wall being angled with respect to said horizontal plane at an angle θ, wherein θ is substantially seventy-six degrees;
- said interior surface of said lower portion of said side wall forming an angle Δ being outwardly angled with respect to said base, Δ being substantially 104 degrees;
- and,
- said space comprising a generally increasing circular cross-section from said base to said upper portion of said side wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.