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US 5,852,914 AGranted
Method for protecting a food
OwnerMartin Muellerinventor
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Abstract
A conveyor apparatus conveys cones lying on the side to a predetermined point. Prior to reaching the predetermined point, an edible adhesive is applied to the side of each cone. At the predetermined point, a paper wrap is applied to the cone and adhered thereto. The first cone is then stacked with a second cone and more cones, followed by packing for transport.
Claims3
A method for protecting an ice cream cone comprising:
- (a) providing a plurality of ice cream cones, the plurality of ice cream cones including at least a first cone and a second cone;
- the first cone and the second cone each having a top portion, a bottom portion oppositely disposed from the top portion, and a side portion connecting the top portion and the bottom portion;
- (b) positioning the plurality of ice cream cones on a side of the first cone and the second cone;
- (c) applying an adhesive spot to a side of the first cone and the second cone;
- (d) applying a sheet of paper to the adhesive spot;
- (e) nesting a first cone within a second cone after the paper has been applied to the first cone and the second cone to thereby adhere the sheet of paper to the adhesive and thence to the first cone and the second cone, thereby forming a paper protected cone for each cone in the plurality of ice cream cones;
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- (f) packaging the plurality of the paper protected cones.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.