Patent ID: 6991822
Filing Date: 2006-01-31
Classification: B26D,B65B

Abstract:
1. A method for inserting at least a portion of a fruit or vegetable food product into a non-edible beverage container having an opening relatively smaller than the at least a portion of food, the method comprising the steps of: providing a loader and a cooperating plunger, the loader defining a bore capable of receiving at least a portion of food and the plunger capable of moving the at least a portion of food relative to the loader; providing a non-edible beverage container having an interior chamber for holding a beverage and an opening into the chamber; loading the at least a portion of food into the bore of the loader; mounting the loader over the opening of the non-edible beverage container; and plunging the at least a portion of food through the bore with the plunger to compress and move the at least a portion of food relative to the loader and into the non-edible beverage container through the opening thereof.