Patent ID: 6190226
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: A23G

Abstract:
A support for a frozen confection which frozen confection is packaged in a wrapper wherein the wrapper is shaped like a cone or a truncated cone and is open only at its larger end and wherein the wrapper is removable from the frozen confection by tearing; said support comprising, when oriented for its function as a support, a tray shaped body with an outwardly extending annular wall portion and an annular rim extending up from the outwardly extending wall portion with said annular peripheral rim shaped like a truncated cone; said outwardly extending annular wall portion defining a drip chamber for any drippings from said frozen confection; the said annular peripheral rim dimensioned to fit into said open end of said wrapper to constitute a plug and close the open end and to be sealingly secured to said wrapper at said open end; said support further comprising a tab centrally located within the tray shaped body and extending from the inner surface of the tray shaped body a distance away from the inner surface of the tray sufficient to be immersed in and stably anchored to said frozen confection; the uppermost part of said annular peripheral rim being wider than the end of the frozen product associated with said larger end of said wrapper; said tray-shaped body having an outer face opposite said inner surface which outer face is centrally provided with a cavity having a peripheral insertion rim forming an undercut; said support further comprising a handle means comprising a disc shaped body and a hand holdable handle portion attached to said disc, said handle portion being shaped as a figurine or toy; said cavity being circular with said peripheral rim having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the cavity; said disc being dimensioned to be accommodated in said cavity to provide a detachable snap-on engagement of said handle means to said tray-shaped body so that after the frozen confection is consumed, the handle means including the figurine or toy can be detached from the disc shaped body.