Patent ID: 11930957
Assignee: nan
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A method of providing a pie crust protector, the method comprising the steps of:
providing an annular section;
providing a first flange segment and a second flange segment, said first flange segment and said second flange segment extending inward from said annular section, said first flange segment indicating an upper lip and said second flange segment indicating a lower lip, said first flange segment and said second flange segment forming a receiving section, each of said first flange segment and said second flange segment comprising first grooves and first cut sections;
providing a locking member, said locking member extending from the surface of said first flange segment;
providing a C-cross member extending from a distal end of said annular section, said C-cross member comprising second grooves;
receiving a pie at said receiving section such that said first flange segment and said second flange segment hold said pie in place;
extending said C-cross member over the other end of said annular section; and
inserting and locking said locking member in said second grooves such that said annular section and said C-cross member circumferentially fit around said pie.