# US 5,728,414 A · Food product package > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 5,728,414 A - Document ID: US5728414A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 08/725,918 - Filed: 1996-10-04 - Granted: 1998-03-17 - Earliest claimed: 1995-10-16 - Assignees: Soremartec S.A. - Inventors: Giuseppe Terrasi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5728414A ## CPC - A23G 1/50: characterised by shape, structure or physical form, e.g. products with an inedible support (liquid products or solid products in the form of powders, flakes or granules for making liquid products A23G1/56) - A23G 3/50: characterised by shape, structure or physical form, e.g. products with supported structure - A23G 3/563: {products with an inedible support, e.g. a stick} - A23G 3/566: {products with an edible support, e.g. a cornet} - A23G 9/503: {products with an inedible support, e.g. a stick} - A23G 9/506: {products with an edible support, e.g. a cornet} - A23G: COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF ## Abstract A food product package comprises two half shells having respective mouths in face-to-face relation. One of the half shells defines an edible part of the package. The other half shell defines a receptacle for play elements. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A food package comprising: two half shells with respective mouths coupled in face-to-face relation and with at least one receptacle for an accessory including a first half shell comprising an edible part of the package and a second half shell formed from a non-food material defining said receptacle for said accessory. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The package of claim 1, wherein said first half shell is constituted by a body of food material. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The package of claim 1, wherein said first half shell is formed from a non-food material and contains food material. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The package of claim 3, wherein said first and second half shells have external printed material thereon. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The package of claim 1, wherein said half shells are joined together to define a product which is substantially oval in shape. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The package of claim 1, wherein said half shells have approximately identical dimensions. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The package of claim 1, wherein at least one of said half shells includes a shell-shape body having a mouth closed by a seal. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The package of claim 7, wherein said seal is formed from a layer of material selected from the group consisting of aluminum and plastics. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The package of claim 7, further including means for removing or rupturing said seal. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The package of claim 9, wherein said removing or rupturing means comprises a tongue extending from the seal. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The package of claim 7, wherein said seal has a projecting peripheral edge attached to a corresponding projecting edge of the associated shell-shape body. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The package of claim 7, wherein said accessory comprises an accessory for spreading creamy products and is associated with and selectively removable from said seal. ### Claim 13 (depends on 7) The package of claim 7, wherein the mouth of said first half shell is closed by a seal, said seal being openable in order to gain access to the edible part only after said first and second half shells have been separated. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The package of claim 13, wherein said first half shell and the seal which closes the mouth thereof have superimposed opening tabs, and said second half shell has an associated opening tab which is off-set with respect to said superimposed opening tabs. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The package of claim 14, wherein said superimposed opening tabs are in their turn separable in order to allow the seal to be removed from said first half shell. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The package of claim 1, wherein said first half shell includes a shell-shape body formed from an edible material and the mouth is closed by a closure formed from a similar edible material. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The package of claim 16, wherein said shell-shape body and said closure are formed from the same edible material. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The package of claim 16, wherein said shell-shape body of said first half shell is formed from a wafer material. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The package of claim 18, wherein said first half shell has an outer coating of chocolate. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The package of claim 16, wherein said shell-shape body of said first half shell is formed from chocolate. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The package of claim 1, wherein said first half shell contains a filling. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The package of claim 21, wherein said filling is a creamy filling. ### Claim 23 (depends on 1) The package of claim 1, wherein said accessory comprises an accessory for spreading creamy products.