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US 6,941,982 B1Granted
Food holder
OwnerDonald Martin Swan, George Makrisinventors
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Abstract
An food holder attachable to the outside of the food, such as an ice cream cone, for capturing liquid, the liquid be captured by an absorbent material and in a plurality of channels and interconnections for maximizing the surface of the absorbent material, the channels having openings to allow the liquid to enter via gravity, but small enough that upon momentary tilting of the food the liquid will not spill out of the holder.
Claims18
A food holder comprising:
- an inner wall substantially following a contour of the food inserted therein;
- an outer wall following a contour that is different than the contour of said inner wall;
- an absorbent material positioned between said outer and said inner walls for absorbing liquids;
- said absorbent material having a channel located therein and positioned between said inner and said outer walls.
1 more element
An ice cream cone and cone holder comprising:
- an inner wall following a contour of the ice cream cone;
- an outer wall following a contour that is different than the contour of said inner wall;
- an absorbent material positioned between said outer and said inner walls for absorbing melted ice cream;
- said absorbent material having a channel located therein and positioned between said inner and said outer walls.
1 more element
A food holder comprising:
- an inner wall substantially following a contour of the food inserted therein;
- an outer wall following a contour that is different than the contour of said inner wall;
- at least one cavity wall defining at least an upper portion of a cavity positioned between said outer and said inner walls, the cavity provided for receiving and maintaining liquids therein such that when the food holder is tilted off axis the liquid is substantially maintained within the cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.