Edible cup and method of making same
OwnerRaymond Woods, Deborah Martelinventors
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Abstract
The present invention includes an edible container that can hold and contain medium and low viscosity liquids for extended periods of time. One embodiment of the present invention comprises an edible dehydrated food sheet formed into a vessel capable of holding liquid for extended periods of time without leakage and capable of being hand-held, an opening in said container for receiving liquids, and a flat base capable of stabilizing said container in an independent upright position. The dehydrated food sheet may be formed from dehydrated fruit or dehydrated vegetable material.
Claims10
A watertight, edible container, comprising
- (a) an edible dehydrated food sheet formed into a vessel capable of holding liquid for extended periods of time without leakage and capable of being hand-held;
- (b) an opening in said container;
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- (c) a flat base capable of stabilizing said container in an independent upright position, wherein said flat base has a peripheral edge directed upwards;
- and further comprising:
- at least one folded sheet of edible dehydrated food, said folded sheet having a creased edge and two wing edges;
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- a watertight interlocking seal between said base and first said folded sheet, wherein said first folded sheet is located above said base and wherein said seal is comprised of both said wing edges of said first folded sheet attached on opposite sides of said peripheral edge of said base, wherein said wing edges of said first folded sheet are in contact with said opposite sides of said peripheral edge of said flat base along the entire said peripheral edge of said flat base.
A method of producing a watertight edible container comprising the act of forming a dehydrated food sheet into a flat-based vessel, said container having an opening and being capable of holding liquid for extended periods of time without leakage, wherein the act of producing a watertight edible container comprises the steps of:
- (a) forming said flat base, wherein said base has a peripheral edge directed upwardly and said base is comprised of a first sheet of edible dehydrated food;
- (b) folding a second sheet of edible dehydrated food, said second sheet having a creased edge and two wing edges;
- (c) placing said second sheet above said base, with said wing edges of said second sheet in overlapping position on opposite sides of peripheral edge of said base, wherein said wing edges are in contact with said opposite sides of said peripheral edge of said flat base along the entire said peripheral edge of said flat base;
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- (d) creating a watertight interlocking seal by applying pressure and moisture to said wing edges of said second sheet and said peripheral edge of said base.
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