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US 9,801,389 B2Granted
Cookie dough tray
AssigneeProgressive International Corporation
InventorsLawrence M. Hauser, Jeffery David Madden
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Abstract
A cookie dough tray is formed with a substantially rigid frame having a plurality of cavities formed from an elastomeric material, each of the cavities being sized to accommodate dough for a single cookie. The cavities may include a convex bottom portion to facilitate inversion of the cavities for removal of the dough.
Claims17
A cookie dough tray, comprising:
- a frame having a peripheral rim and a planar interior region bounded by the peripheral rim, the planar interior region forming a plurality of openings defining holes extending fully through the tray, the frame including the peripheral rim and the planar interior region being formed from a first material whereby the frame is rigid or semi-rigid;
- a first recessed portion formed in the planar interior region, the first recessed portion extending between the plurality of openings;
- a plurality of bowls supported by the frame, each separate one of the plurality of bowls being positioned within a separate one of the plurality of openings, each of the plurality of bowls being integrally formed from a second material, the second material being an elastomeric material and further being a different material than the first material;
- the plurality of bowls further being formed as a unitary resilient portion having a first bowl, a second bowl, and an integral connector portion joining the first bowl to the second bowl, each of the first bowl, the second bowl, and the integral connector portion being integrally formed from the second material, the integral connector portion being received within the first recessed portion;
- wherein each of the plurality of bowls is at least partially invertible by a force applied by a user against a bottom of the bowls.
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A cookie dough tray, comprising:
- a frame having a peripheral rim and forming a plurality of openings extending through an interior region bounded by the peripheral rim, the frame being formed from a first material whereby the frame is rigid or semi-rigid;
- a first unitary resilient portion forming a first plurality of bowls, the first unitary resilient portion being supported by the frame, each separate one of the first plurality of bowls being positioned within a separate one of the plurality of openings;
- a second unitary resilient portion forming a second plurality of bowls, the second unitary resilient portion being supported by the frame, each separate one of the second plurality of bowls being positioned within a separate one of the plurality of openings;
- the first unitary resilient portion and the second unitary resilient portion each being integrally formed from a second material, the second material being an elastomeric material and further being a different material than the first material.
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A cookie dough tray, comprising:
- a peripheral rim bounding an interior region, the interior region having a plurality of openings formed as holes extending fully through the interior region, the peripheral rim and the interior region being formed from a first material whereby the peripheral rim and the interior region is rigid or semi-rigid;
- a first unitary resilient portion forming a first plurality of bowls, the first unitary resilient portion being spaced apart from the peripheral rim and supported by the interior region, each separate one of the first plurality of bowls being positioned within a separate one of the plurality of openings;
- a second unitary resilient portion forming a second plurality of bowls, the second unitary resilient portion being spaced apart from the peripheral rim and supported by the interior region, each separate one of the second plurality of bowls being positioned within a separate one of the plurality of openings;
- the first unitary resilient portion and the second unitary resilient portion each being integrally formed from a second material, the second material being an elastomeric material and further being a different material than the first material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.