Patent ID: 6177110
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: A23G,Y10S

Abstract:
An assembly comprising:a lollipop including a ball of hard candy; and an edible stick having both a first end extending into said ball and anchored therein, and an opposite gripping end; said stick comprising pressed candy, and a multiplicity of confectionary chips interspersed in said pressed candy; anda plastic sleeve completely surrounding the side and outer end surfaces of said stick at least substantially to said ball to provide a cover for said stick while said ball is being consumed;in which said sleeve is cylindrical; and said stick is substantially cylindrical and has an outer circumferential surface with two diametrically opposite, axially extending flats formed thereon, said flats having axial edges extending radially beyond adjacent cylindrical portions of said circumferential surface to contact an inner surface of said sleeve and minimize contact between said circumferential surface and said sleeve.