Abstract:
A holder for holding an object which melts or drips or leaves imprints on one&#39;s fingers comprising a handle and a protrusion section. The device can further comprise a slip prevention disk with is located between said handle and said protrusion section.

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    The present invention relates to a holder for holding an object which melts or drips or leaves imprints on one&#39;s fingers comprising a handle and a protrusion section. 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    U.S. Pat. No. 6,182,854 relates to an ice cream cone and popsicle holder. The device catches dripping ice cream or popsicles. The holder has a container with a closed bottom and side walls. The side walls support a shelf which extends outwardly from the container and has an outer peripheral wall. The shelf also has an inner cone holding wall with drain holes located either in the shelf or cone holding wall. The popsicle holder preferably has a pair of aligned slots for popsicles with two sticks. 
         [0003]    U.S. Pat. No. 4,992,283 relates to a frozen confection holder for toddlers. The invention is a combination of a mouth and lip conforming confection that is mounted on a drip catching, stylistically shaped biodegradable handle that can be grasped by a toddler. The drip catch device may either be of a consumable composition and secured to the handle by a musilage or formed integrally with the handle. 
         [0004]    U.S. Design Pats. D382,085 and D442,764 relate to designs for ice cream holders. 
         [0005]    U.S. Design Pat. D286,700 relates to the ornamental design for an ice-cream sandwich. 
         [0006]    U.S. Pat. No. 6,941,982 relates to a food holder attachable to the outside of the food such as an ice cream cone for capturing liquid, the liquid to be captured by an absorbent material and in a plurality of channels and interconnections, for maximizing the surface of the absorbent material. The channels have openings to allow the liquid to enter via gravity. 
         [0007]    U.S. Pat. No. 6,571,979 relates to a holder for an ice cream having a stick which includes a handle having a drip receiving cavity. A drip catchment member is attached to or formed integrally with the handle and includes a catchment surface for receiving drips from the ice cream. A stick receiving aperture receives the stick to support the ice cream above the catchment surface. A drain enables any drips caught by the catchment surface to migrate into the cavity. 
         [0008]    U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2003/0129280 relates to a supported comestible comprising a frozen comestible or a non-frozen comestible that is supported by an edible support. The edible support has sufficient surface area inside the comestible to support the comestible. Protective, edible mess guards for the hands and fingers, protective, edible drip guards, free standing edible supports, and moisture proof barriers/coatings and sealants are included. 
         [0009]    There are plenty of foods that when eaten stick to the fingers and hands of the person holding the food. Such food includes ice cream products, cakes, or any other finger foods. In the prior art there has been no way to make these foods pleasant to eat without creating a mess to the person trying to eat such foods. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0010]    The present invention comprises a device which has a handle that can be held by a user, a protrusion section which is placed inside an object to hold the object on the device. 
         [0011]    It is an object of the present invention for the device to further comprise a platform or opening for catching drippings. 
         [0012]    It is an object of the present invention for the device to be made of biodegradable material. 
         [0013]    It is an object of the present invention for the device to be made out of plastic. 
         [0014]    It is an object of the present invention for the device to be made out of wood. 
         [0015]    It is an object of the present invention for the device to be made out of metal. 
         [0016]    It is an object of the present invention for the device to be approximately 2-10 inches tall. 
         [0017]    It is an object of the present invention for the device to comprise a slip prevention disk. 
         [0018]    It is an object of the present invention for the protrusion to be separated from the rest of the device by a round disk. 
         [0019]    It is an object of the present invention for the round disk to be approximately ¼ inch to 2 inches from the rest of the device. 
         [0020]    It is an object of the present invention for the protrusion about the disk to be flat. 
         [0021]    It is an object of the present invention for the protrusion to measure approximately 1/16 inch to approximately ½ inches in thickness. 
         [0022]    It is an object of the present invention for the device to be placed into the center of the object for which it will be holding. 
         [0023]    It is an object of the present invention for the handle to be approximately ¼ to 3 inches in thickness. 
         [0024]    It is an object of the present invention for the handle to have a logo printed on it. 
         [0025]    It is an object of the present invention for the handle to be round or flat. 
         [0026]    It is an object of the present invention for the protrusion to be ¼ inch or longer. 
         [0027]    It is an object of the present invention for the handle to be hollow. 
         [0028]    It is an object of the present invention for the handle to contain an object inside. 
         [0029]    It is an object of the present invention for the hollow handle to have a prize or toy inside of it. 
         [0030]    It is an object of the present invention to have the prize or toy inside covered by a wrapping around the handle, so that the user cannot see what is inside. 
         [0031]    It is an object of the present invention for the handles to have holes in it to allow ones hand to breathe and not conduct heat. 
         [0032]    It is an object of the present invention for the disk to be in the form of a rectangle or circle. 
         [0033]    It is an object of the present invention for the disk to have on it protrusions to assist in holding the object. 
         [0034]    It is an object of the present invention for the item to be held to be an ice cream sandwich, chipwich, flying saucer or other type of ice cream which is normally held in a person&#39;s hands. 
         [0035]    It is an object of the present invention for the item to be held to be a cake, sandwich, pizza or any other type of finger food. 
         [0036]    It is an object of the present invention for the device to be inserted into the ice cream or other food item prior to the item being frozen. 
         [0037]    It is an object of the present invention for the device to be made of a single piece. 
         [0038]    It is an object of the present invention for the device to be made of multiple pieces. 
         [0039]    It is an object of the present invention for the protrusion to have a single point or screw at the end of it for being inserted into the object to be held. 
         [0040]    It is an object of the present invention for the device to have multiple protrusions to be inserted into the object. 
         [0041]    It is an object of the present invention for the protrusion to be able to pass through the center of the object to the outside. 
         [0042]    It is an object of the present invention for a separate novelty to be added on to the end of the protrusion once it has passed through the object. 
         [0043]    It is an object of the present invention for the device to be used multiple times. 
         [0044]    It is an object of the present invention for the device to be thrown away after a single use. 
         [0045]    It is an object of the present invention for multiple types of handles to be used with multiple types of protrusions so that the tops and bottoms can be used interchangeably. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0046]      FIG. 1  illustrates a view of the device being attached to an object held by a user. 
           [0047]      FIG. 2  shows how the device is inserted into an object having two separate halves. 
           [0048]      FIG. 3  shows a cross section of the device in  FIG. 1  inserted into an object. 
           [0049]      FIG. 4  shows the device prior to being assembled. 
           [0050]      FIG. 5  shows the device prior to being assembled. 
           [0051]      FIG. 6  shows the device and how it can be inserted into an object having a pre-cut center area. 
           [0052]      FIG. 7  shows an embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0053]      FIG. 8  shows a cross section of the embodiment shown in  FIG. 7 . 
           [0054]      FIG. 9  shows an embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0055]      FIG. 10  shows a cross section of the embodiment of  FIG. 9 . 
           [0056]      FIG. 11  shows an unassembled embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0057]      FIG. 12  illustrates how the device is inserted into the object. 
           [0058]      FIG. 13  illustrates how the device is inserted into the object. 
           [0059]      FIG. 14  shows an embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0060]      FIG. 15  shows an embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0061]      FIG. 16  shows an unassembled view of the device of the present invention. 
           [0062]      FIG. 17  shows a cross section of the device shown in  FIG. 16 . 
           [0063]      FIG. 18  shows an unassembled view of the device of the present invention. 
           [0064]      FIG. 19  shows the device including an embodiment of a handle. 
           [0065]      FIG. 20  shows the device including an embodiment of a handle. 
           [0066]      FIG. 21  shows the device including an embodiment of a handle. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0067]      FIG. 1  shows a person holding the device  10  by the handle  12  holding an object  14 . As shown in  FIG. 1 , the object is a flying saucer or chipwich. 
         [0068]      FIG. 2  shows the device  10  having a handle  12 . Above the handle  12  is a slip prevention disk  16  which allows the object  14  to rest on it so the object does not fall off or slide off the device  10 . Above the slip preventive disk  16  is a protrusion  18  which goes through the center  20  of the object  14 . As shown in  FIG. 2 , the object  14  is broken up into two halves. 
         [0069]      FIG. 3  is a cross section of the device  10  shown in  FIG. 1 .  FIG. 3  shows the handle  12 , the slip prevention disk  16 , and the protrusion  18  placed in the center  20  of object  14 . 
         [0070]      FIG. 4  shows the device  10  broken up into a piece  30  and a piece  40 . Piece  30  comprises the handle  32  and the protrusion  34 , the piece  40  comprises the slip prevention disk  40 . As shown in  FIG. 4 , the slip disk prevention  40  has a hole  42  which is placed over the protrusion  34  and it sits on top of the handle  32 . 
         [0071]      FIG. 5  shows an alternative embodiment of the device  50 . The device  50  has a handle  52  which has a larger surface area for putting on a logo  54 . The device  50  further has the protrusion  56  and the slip prevention disk  58 . 
         [0072]      FIG. 6  shows an embodiment of the device  60  having the handle  62 , a top portion  64  is made up of the protrusion  66  and the slip prevention disk  68 . The top portion  64  is then attached to the handle  62 . The protrusion  66  fits inside the center  70  of object  72 . 
         [0073]      FIG. 7  shows an embodiment of the device  80  having a handle portion  82  a slip prevention disk  84  and a protrusion  86 . The slip prevention disk  84  can also be used to catch drippings.  FIG. 8  shows a cross section of  FIG. 7 .  FIG. 8  shows how the top piece  88  made up of the protrusion  86  and the slip prevention disk  84  is attached to the handle  82 . 
         [0074]      FIG. 9  shows an alternative embodiment  90  having a handle  92 , the top portion  98  comprises the protrusion  94  and the slip prevention disk  96 . The top portion  98  is placed onto the handle section  92  where it attaches to section  100 . 
         [0075]      FIG. 10  shows a cross section of  FIG. 9 . 
         [0076]      FIG. 11  shows an embodiment of device  110  having a top portion  112 , and a handle portion  114 . The top portion  112  comprises protrusion  116  and slip prevention disk  118 . The top portion  112  is slipped onto the handle  114 . 
         [0077]      FIG. 12  shows the device  120  having handle section  122 , a slip prevention disk  124  and a protrusion  126 . In this embodiment, the protrusion  126  is formed like a screw and is turned such as shown by arrow  128  to screw into the center of object  130 . 
         [0078]      FIG. 13  shows an embodiment of the device  140  having a handle section  142  and a protrusion  144 . In the device  140  the protrusion  144  is made up of three prongs  146  which are placed into the object  148 . 
         [0079]      FIG. 14  shows an embodiment of the device  150  having a handle section  152 , a slip prevention disk  154  and a protrusion  156 . The protrusion  156  is long enough to go through the entire center of the object  158 . The protrusion  156  has a hole  160  in it for receiving a further novelty item  162 . 
         [0080]      FIG. 15  shows an embodiment of the device  170  having a handle  172 , a slip prevention disk  174 , a protrusion  176  which goes into the object  178 . The device  170  further has a drip catching disk  180  which catches drippings from the object  178 . 
         [0081]      FIG. 16  shows an embodiment of the device  190  having a handle portion  192  and a protrusion  194 . Attached to the handle portion is a disk  196  having further protrusions  198  for securing an object to it. 
         [0082]      FIG. 17  is a cross section of the device  190  shown in  FIG. 16 . 
         [0083]      FIG. 18  shows an embodiment of the device  200  having a handle section  202  and a protrusion  204 . A disk  206  having further protrusions  208  is attached to the handle  202  allowing the protrusion  204  to go through the center of the disk  206 . 
         [0084]      FIG. 19  shows a further embodiment of the device  210  having a handle  212  and a top portion  214  comprising a slip prevention disk  216  and a protrusion portion  218 . In this embodiment, the handle  212  is hollow so that objects  220  such as candy or other objects can be placed within the hollow handle  212 . 
         [0085]      FIG. 20  shows an embodiment of the device  230  having a handle section  232 , a slip prevention disk  234  and a protrusion  236 . The handle  232  can have objects such as balls  238  placed on it. 
         [0086]      FIG. 21  shows an embodiment  240  having a handle section  242 , a slip prevention disk  244  and a protrusion  246 . The handle  242  is hollow and can receive a prize or novelty item  248 . The novelty item  248  can be placed in the handle and the handle sealed with cap  250 .