US4600592A
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Means for decorating comestible products
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-02-01
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Granted: 1986-07-15
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Expires: 2005-02-01
Abstract
Abstract A comestible product includes a molded base piece having a series of narrow, slit-like grooves formed therein and configured in a decorative design. A preferably confectionery decorative material is heated until it becomes flowable with a stiff consistency. A tool (such as a toothpick) with a narrow rigid blade is used to scoop the flowable decorative material and insert it into the grooves on the molded base comestible piece. The decorated base piece is then cooled for a short period of time to cause the confectionery material to solidify and become fused with the base piece to form a unitary one-piece construction. A kit used to carry out the foregoing decorating method includes a mold for forming the base comestible piece, and a tool for applying the flowable decorative material to the molded base piece. A plurality of individually associated receptacles hold different colors of the flowable confectionery material during the decorative steps.
Inventors
- 👤 Arlene Dobis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 08:19
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G3/00; A23G3/02; A23G3/0236; A23G3/0252; A23G3/0268; A23G3/20; A23G3/2007; A23G3/2023; A23G3/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A kit for decorating comestible products, comprising: a mold for forming a new base comestible piece composed of chocolate material, the mold having ridges therein for forming a plurality of shallow, narrow, slit-like grooves in the outer surface of said base, said grooves being configured in a decorative design; a hand-held tool having a thin, narrow rigid blade suitably dimensioned to fit into each one of said grooves for use as an applicator of thick, flowable confectionary materials; a plurality of open-mouth containers containing individual ones of a plurality of different colored decorative flowable confectionary materials, said containers being composed of thermally conductive material; and means for supporting from above said containers partially submerged in a pool of a hot liquid for supplying heat therefrom through the containers to render the decorative confectionary material flowable, so that the tool can scoop heated flowable material from individual containers and pack the flowable material down into individual ones of said grooves.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
A kit for decorating comestible products, comprising: a mold for forming a new base comestible piece composed of chocolate material, the mold having ridges therein for forming a plurality of shallow, narrow, slit-like grooves in the outer surface of said base, said grooves being configured in a decorative design; a hand-held tool having a thin, narrow rigid blade suitably dimensioned to fit into each one of said grooves for use as an applicator of thick, flowable confectionary materials; a plurality of open-mouth containers containing individual ones of a plurality of different colored decorative flowable confectionary materials, said containers being composed of thermally conductive material; and means for supporting from above said containers partially submerged in a pool of a hot liquid for supplying heat therefrom through the containers to render the decorative confectionary material flowable, so that the tool can scoop heated flowable material from individual containers and pack the flowable material down into individual ones of said grooves.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The kit according to claim 1, wherein said tool is a toothpick.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A kit according to claim 1, further incuding a palette having a series of openings therein for receiving and supporting said individual containers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The kit according to claim 1, wherein said decorative flowable confectionary material is chocolate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
290 words
A kit for decorating comestible products comprising: a mold for forming a new base comestible piece composed of chocolate material, said mold having ridges therein for forming a plurality of shallow, narrow, slit-like grooves in the outer surface of said base, said grooves being configured in a decorative design; a hand-held tool having a thin, narrow, rigid blade suitably dimensioned to fit into each one of said grooves for use as an applicator of thick, flowable, chocolate materials; a plurality of open-mouth containers containing individual ones of a plurality of different colored decorative flowable confectionary materials, said containers being composed of thermally conductive material; means for supporting said containers from above partially submerged in a pool of a hot liquid for supplying heat therefrom through the containers to render the decorative confectionary material flowable, so that the tool can scoop heated flowable material from individual containers and pack the flowable material down into individual ones of said grooves; and a palette having a series of openings therein for receiving and supporting said individual containers, each one of said containers having an enlarged portion surrounding its opened mouth to enable said enlarged portions to rest on top of said palette, each one of said openings being suitably dimensioned to enable the body portions of the containers to extend therethrough, said palette being suitably dimensioned and adapted to fit over an opened-top receptacle containing a heated liquid to enable the body portions of the containers to be at least partially submerged in the liquid for supplying heat therefrom through the containers to render the decorative confectionary material flowable, so that the tool can scoop heated flowable material from individual containers and pack the flowable material down into individual ones of said grooves.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
290 words
A kit for decorating comestible products comprising: a mold for forming a new base comestible piece composed of chocolate material, said mold having ridges therein for forming a plurality of shallow, narrow, slit-like grooves in the outer surface of said base, said grooves being configured in a decorative design; a hand-held tool having a thin, narrow, rigid blade suitably dimensioned to fit into each one of said grooves for use as an applicator of thick, flowable, chocolate materials; a plurality of open-mouth containers containing individual ones of a plurality of different colored decorative flowable confectionary materials, said containers being composed of thermally conductive material; means for supporting said containers from above partially submerged in a pool of a hot liquid for supplying heat therefrom through the containers to render the decorative confectionary material flowable, so that the tool can scoop heated flowable material from individual containers and pack the flowable material down into individual ones of said grooves; and a palette having a series of openings therein for receiving and supporting said individual containers, each one of said containers having an enlarged portion surrounding its opened mouth to enable said enlarged portions to rest on top of said palette, each one of said openings being suitably dimensioned to enable the body portions of the containers to extend therethrough, said palette being suitably dimensioned and adapted to fit over an opened-top receptacle containing a heated liquid to enable the body portions of the containers to be at least partially submerged in the liquid for supplying heat therefrom through the containers to render the decorative confectionary material flowable, so that the tool can scoop heated flowable material from individual containers and pack the flowable material down into individual ones of said grooves.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The kit according to claim 5, wherein said tool is a toothpick.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The kit according to claim 5, wherein said decorative flowable confectionary material is chocolate.
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