Dripless ice cream holder

Abstract

An ice cream holder for collecting liquid from ice cream as it melts includes a peripheral ring with a plurality of apertures and a drinking slot. The holder includes a receptacle having an interior wall, an exterior wall, and a closed bottom portion. A top portion for receiving the ice cream includes a peripheral ring attached to the receptacle having a plurality of apertures through which the melted ice cream passes, and a drinking slot through which the liquid may be withdrawn and consumed. Ice cream is supported in the receptacle on an internal disk having a centrally located aperture through which the melted cream may pass. The internal disk is of such a configuration that a scoop of ice cream may be placed therein, or an ice cream cone may be inserted. Initially, ice cream is placed in the receptacle. As the cream melts, the liquid flows through the apertures in the peripheral ring and drips to the bottom of the receptacle. When the liquid has accumulated in the bottom, the user inverts the receptacle and drinks the liquid through a drinking slot in the peripheral ring. The invention not only prevents drips of the ice cream from contacting the user's clothes or the user, but is versatile in that it can hold a frozen confection or an ice cream cone, and is disposable or reusable.

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