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US 2008/0111050 A1Published application
Food Preparation Mould
AssigneeKent Paper Co. Pty. Ltd.
InventorsGeoffrey R. Hamblin, Barry K. Bennett, Robert Jonh Moran
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AssigneeKent Paper Co. Pty. Ltd.
InventorsGeoffrey R. Hamblin, Barry K. Bennett, Robert Jonh Moran
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A mould 10, 30, 40 particularly for use in food preparation comprising a base 11, and a collar 12 having a continuous wall 14 that upstands from the base with a lower edge 16 of the collar abutting the base 11. The mould may be for single use with the base and the collar being formed from fibreboard and in a particular form the collar wall incorporates a releasable connection to enable opening of the collar. In one form, the collar includes tabs 25 that extend from the lower edge 16 and retaining means (18, 19, 31) which are operative to retain the tabs in relation to the base so as to retain the lower edge 16 of the collar in proximity with the base. The mould further includes in one form an insert 19 which is locatable within the mould cavity 17 and in another form a support arrangement (29, 42, 43) is provided to support the collar wall.
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A mould comprising a base;
A mould according to claim 1, wherein the collar is made from sheet material having opposite end edges that interconnect the upper and lower edges, the end edges being in abutting or overlapping arrangement to form the continuous wall.
A mould according to claim 2, wherein the releasable connection is formed between the opposite ends of the collar.
A mould according to claim 1, wherein the retaining means incorporates a bond formed between at least some of the tabs and the base.
A mould according to claim 1, wherein the tabs extend out of the plane of the collar and the retaining means comprises at least one overlay element that locates over the tabs and the base so as to cause the tabs to be entrapped between the overlay element(s) and a surface of the base.
A mould according to claim 5, wherein at least some of the tabs extend outwardly out of the plane of the collar and wherein the mould further comprising a locking member having an inner edge disposed around the periphery of the collar, the locking member forming a said overlay element so that the outwardly directed tabs are entrapped between the locking member and the base.
A mould according to claim 6, wherein the locking member is formed from sheet material and is bonded to the base.
A mould according to claim 7, wherein the locking member is formed from fibreboard.
A mould according to claim 6, wherein the locking member is bonded to the base along one or more regions that are spaced outwardly from the inner edge of the locking member.
A mould according to claim 1, further comprising an insert locatable within the collar in snug fit with the wall.
A mould comprising a base;
A mould according to claim 11, wherein the insert is formed from sheet material.
A mould according to claim 12, wherein the insert is formed from fibreboard.
A mould according to claim 11 wherein the tabs extend out of the plane of the collar and the retaining means comprises at least one overlay element that locates over the tabs and the base so as to cause the tabs to be entrapped between the overlay element(s) and a surface of the base, and wherein at least some of the tabs extend inwardly out of the plane of the collar and wherein the insert forms a said overlay element so that the inwardly directed tabs are entrapped between the insert and the base.
A mould according to claim 11, further comprising support means operative to support the collar wall.
A mould comprising a base;
A mould comprising a base;
A mould according to claim 16, wherein the support means is operative to support the collar wall along one or more regions spaced from the lower edge of the wall.
A mould according to claim 17, wherein the upper and lower members are interconnected by one or more side walls so that said base has a box like construction.
A mould according to claim 1, wherein the collar is formed from fibreboard.
A mould according to claim 1, wherein the base is formed from sheet material.
A mould according to claim 17, wherein the base is formed from fibreboard.
A mould according to claim 6, wherein the locking member is integrally formed with the base from sheet material, and wherein a fold line is formed between the locking member and the base to allow the locking member to overlay the base.
A disposable mould comprising a base;
A mould according claims 24, wherein the fibreboard is ovenable and selected from the group comprising;
A fibreboard preform for forming a mould according to claim 1, the preform comprising a collar;
A preform according to claim 26, further comprising a locking member arranged to overlay the base.
A preform according to claim 27, wherein the locking member is bonded to the base.
A preform according to claim 26, further comprising an insert arranged to locate within the collar in snug fit with the collar wall.
A preform according to claims 26, wherein the preform is manufactured in a flat form to facilitate packaging and transportation of the preform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.