Patent ID: 6375236
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: A23G

Abstract:
A two part protective handle for handling and supporting a lollipop or other similar food that are attached to a long thin stick that are consumed by children, said protective handle comprising, a first part comprising a longitudinally extending upper handle portion and a second part comprising a lower base portion;said longitudinally extending handle portion comprising a main body being of sufficient length to be held by a full hand and comprising toward its upper end, above the main body to be held, an outwardly extending transverse upper rim and a longitudinally extending extension above said upper rim; said base portion comprising a longitudinally extending upper portion and a lower outwardly extending transverse lower rim; said handle portion extension, main body and said upper portion of said base portion all having central passageways there through; said upper portion of said base portion is of a size and shape to removably frictionally fit within the lower end of said central passageway of said main body of said handle portion, said central passageway in said upper portion of said base portion having a closed lower end so that when said upper portion of said base portion is inserted into said main body, said base portion closes access to the central passageway in said main body from below; said passageways being axially aligned and in communication with each other when said base portion is inserted in said lower end of said handle portion, to provide a continuous passageway from the top of said extension of said handle portion to the bottom of said upper portion of said base portion; said passageways in said extension of said handle portion and said main body being of a size and shape to securely hold said stick in an upright position when said stick is inserted down into said passageway in said handle portion extension and into said passageway of said main body; said handle portion extension being of a length sufficient to maintain the food attached to the stick a distance away from said transverse upper rim when the stick is enclosed in said handle portion and the food rests on the top surface of said handle portion extension sufficient to prevent the child from biting the stick off; said upper rim being of a size and shape to conform to and go over a child's lips and mouth to prevent the lollipop or other food on a thin stick from forced or accidental entry into a child's throat; said lower rim being of a size both to prevent a child from placing it into the mouth and to provide a stand upon which allows the lollipop or other food on a stick when not in use to stand upright on a support surface.