Patent Publication Number: US-10759560-B2

Title: Tray for gelatin-based food product

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     Soft gelatin-based candies, such as a soft viscid gel-like candy, sometimes referred to as a gummy edible candy, are food products that have become very popular. One inconvenience is typically the soft gel-like products are packaged in bag packages including bags that are not reclosable and do not prevent the soft gel-like products from spilling out of the bag and sticking to each other. Further, the bags are bulky and difficult to carry on one&#39;s person. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  shows an overview drawing of the tray for soft gelatin edibles of one embodiment. 
         FIG. 2A  shows an overview drawing of the tray for soft gelatin edibles top view of one embodiment. 
         FIG. 2B  shows an overview of the tray for soft gelatin edibles side prospective view of one embodiment. 
         FIG. 2C  shows for illustrative purposes only an example of the tray for soft gelatin edibles with anti-slide bumps of one embodiment. 
         FIG. 3A  shows for illustrative purposes only an example of the tray for soft gelatin edibles with a pull tab of one embodiment. 
         FIG. 3B  shows for illustrative purposes only an example of the tray for soft gelatin edibles with a pull tab with flexibility of one embodiment. 
         FIG. 4A  shows for illustrative purposes only an example of a user pulling out the tray for soft gelatin edibles of one embodiment. 
         FIG. 4B  shows for illustrative purposes only an example of a user pushing the tray for soft gelatin edibles into a bottle of one embodiment. 
         FIG. 5A  shows for illustrative purposes only an example of the tray for soft gelatin edibles in a bottle and child proof cap with section lines of one embodiment. 
         FIG. 5B  shows for illustrative purposes only an example of the tray of soft gelatin edibles in a bottle with a section view of one embodiment. 
         FIG. 6A  shows for illustrative purposes only an example of the tray with soft gelatin edibles with slot receptacles of one embodiment. 
         FIG. 6B  shows for illustrative purposes only an example of the tray with soft gelatin edibles with slot receptacles of one embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     In a following description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration a specific example in which the invention may be practiced. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the embodiments. 
     General Overview: 
     It should be noted that the descriptions that follow, for example, in terms of tray for soft gelatin edibles is described for illustrative purposes and the underlying system can apply to any number and multiple types of soft gelatin edible products. In one embodiment, the soft gelatin tray for edibles can be used to store medical and legalized cannabis edible products and the like. In another embodiment of the present invention, the tray for soft gelatin edibles can be configured using flexible plastic materials. The tray for soft gelatin edibles can be configured to include anti-slide bumps and can be configured to include anti-slide rings using the embodiments. 
       FIG. 1  shows a block diagram of an overview of the tray for soft gelatin edibles of one embodiment.  FIG. 1  shows a tray for soft gelatin edibles  100  for holding soft gelatin edible products for human consumption. The tray for soft gelatin edibles  100  can include anti-slide bump  110  features on the interior surface to prevent the soft gelatin edible products from sliding out of the tray unintentionally. The tray for soft gelatin edibles  100  includes a pull tab  120  that is flexible and is oriented to an angle off of vertical and angled away from the body of the tray for soft gelatin edibles  100 . The angled orientation permits a user to use a finger to reach the top edge and bend the flexible pull tab  120  outward to pull the tray for soft gelatin edibles  100  out of a child proof bottle  150  with a child proof cap  160  removed. The user in flexing the pull tab  140  outward can using two fingers or one finger and a thumb to extract the tray for soft gelatin edibles  100  a distance out of the child proof bottle  150  to remove a desired number of soft gelatin edible wafers  130 . The child proof cap  160  is removed by pushing the cap towards the bottle and rotating to position the cap locking feature to clear the bottle locking feature when pulling the cap away from the bottle.  FIG. 1  shows a plurality of soft gelatin edible wafers  130  placed in the tray for soft gelatin edibles  100  of one embodiment. 
     The soft gelatin edible wafers  130  product can include candies made with gelatin and some flavoring. In addition, medicinal ingredients can be infused into a soft gelatin edible wafer product recipe. Medicinal ingredients can include those used for treatment of pain and other diseases caused by oxidative stress. At least one treatment ingredient can include a prophylactic or therapeutically effective amount of a cannabinoid. 
     Cannabinoids including cannabidiol are a class of antioxidant drugs that have particular application as neuroprotectants. Cannabinoids can be useful in the treatment and prophylaxis of a wide variety of oxidation associated diseases, including ischemic, age-related, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. A cannabinoid may be other than THC, HU-210, or other potent cannabinoid receptor agonists. The cannabinoid may also be other than HU-211 or any other NMDA receptor antagonist. The cannabinoid is not psychoactive, and is not psychotoxic even at high doses. A soft gelatin edible wafer product effective amount of a medicinal ingredient including a cannabinoid is easy for the user to administer and the tray for soft gelatin edibles  100  packaging makes it convenient for the user to carry of one embodiment. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       FIG. 2A  shows a block diagram of an overview flow chart of tray for soft gelatin edibles top view of one embodiment.  FIG. 2A  shows the tray for soft gelatin edibles  100  from a top view of the interior surface. The interior surface of the tray for soft gelatin edibles  100  includes an array of the anti-slide bump  110  features. Also showing is the pull tab  120  oriented to an angle away from the body of the tray for soft gelatin edibles  100  of one embodiment. 
     Tray for Soft Gelatin Edibles Side Prospective View: 
       FIG. 2B  shows a block diagram of an overview flow chart of tray for soft gelatin edibles side prospective view of one embodiment.  FIG. 2B  shows the tray for soft gelatin edibles  100  in a side prospective view. The anti-slide bump  110  features can be seen and the pull tab  120  oriented to an angle off of vertical. Section lines  200  are shown for a section view in  FIG. 2C  of one embodiment. 
     Tray for Soft Gelatin Edibles Anti-Slide Bumps: 
       FIG. 2C  shows for illustrative purposes only an example of tray for soft gelatin edibles anti-slide bumps of one embodiment.  FIG. 2C  shows a tray for soft gelatin edibles interior surface section view  200 . The section view of the tray for soft gelatin edibles  100  interior surface anti-slide bump  110  features shows the raised aspect of the anti-slide bump  110 . Rows of the anti-slide bump  110  features prevent the soft gelatin edible wafers  130  of  FIG. 1  from sliding along the interior surface of the tray for soft gelatin edibles  100 . Additionally the anti-slide bump  110  features reduce any sticking of the soft gelatin edible wafers  130  of  FIG. 1  to the interior surface of the tray for soft gelatin edibles  100  of one embodiment. 
     Tray for Soft Gelatin Edibles Pull Tab: 
       FIG. 3A  shows for illustrative purposes only an example of a tray for soft gelatin edibles pull tab of one embodiment.  FIG. 3A  shows the tray for soft gelatin edibles  100  inserted into the child proof bottle  150 . The pull tab  120  is shown in its angled off vertical orientation. Soft gelatin edible wafers  130  are seen behind the pull tab  120 . A radial array of child proof bottle security tab  300  features of the child proof bottle  150  are shown and are used to secure the child proof cap  160  of  FIG. 1  of one embodiment. 
     Tray for Soft Gelatin Edibles Pull Tab Flexibility: 
       FIG. 3B  shows for illustrative purposes only an example of a tray for soft gelatin edibles pull tab flexibility of one embodiment.  FIG. 3B  shows the tray for soft gelatin edibles  100 , soft gelatin edible wafers  130 , child proof bottle security tab  300  and child proof bottle  150 . Also shown is the flexing pull tab  140  without showing a user finger or more digits bending the pull tab  120  of  FIG. 1  from its angled off vertical orientation of one embodiment. 
     User Pulling Out Soft Gelatin Edible Tray: 
       FIG. 4A  shows for illustrative purposes only an example of user pulling out the tray for soft gelatin edibles of one embodiment.  FIG. 4A  shows the tray for soft gelatin edibles  100  and an action of the tray for soft gelatin edibles being slid out  400  from the child proof bottle  150  with the child proof cap  160  removed. Soft gelatin edible wafers  130  are seen in the withdrawn the tray for soft gelatin edibles  100 . A user hand  430  is shown using an index finger and thumb holding the flexing pull tab  140 . A user hand pulling on the flexible pull tab  420  slides the tray for soft gelatin edibles  100  out a user desired distance from the child proof bottle  150  of one embodiment. 
     User Pushing Tray For Soft Gelatin Edibles Into Bottle: 
       FIG. 4B  shows for illustrative purposes only an example of user pushing the tray for soft gelatin edibles into bottle of one embodiment.  FIG. 4B  shows a user hand pointing an index finger  440 . A user index finger  450  is used by the user pushing the tray for soft gelatin edibles into the child proof bottle  460 . The two front soft gelatin edible wafers taken out by user  480  can be seen as the tray for soft gelatin edibles is sliding into the child proof bottle  470 . The tray for soft gelatin edibles  100  is shown being pushed back into the child proof bottle  150  with the child proof cap  160  removed. The pull tab  120  is shown having returned to its angle off of vertical orientation of one embodiment. 
     Tray for Soft Gelatin Edibles in Bottle and Child Proof Cap Section Lines: 
       FIG. 5A  shows for illustrative purposes only an example of the tray for soft gelatin edibles in bottle and child proof cap section lines of one embodiment.  FIG. 5A  shows the child proof bottle  150  with the child proof cap  160  pulled back from the child proof bottle  150 . The pull tab  120  can be seen and the child proof bottle security tab  300 . A stop ring  500  feature of the child proof bottle  150  is used to push against with the child proof cap  160  to provide clearance between the locking features of both the child proof bottle security tab  300  and corresponding cap security locking tab of one embodiment. Also shown are section cut lines  505  indicating a longitudinal section cut as seen in  FIG. 5B . 
     Tray for Soft Gelatin Edibles in Bottle Section View: 
       FIG. 5B  shows for illustrative purposes only an example of the tray for soft gelatin edibles in bottle section view of one embodiment.  FIG. 5B  shows a longitudinal section cut as shown by the section cut lines  505  of  FIG. 5A . The child proof bottle  150  shows the child proof bottle security tab  300  features and stop ring  500  features. Also shown in the child proof bottle  150  are the tray for soft gelatin edibles  100 , soft gelatin edible wafers  130  and pull tab  120 . The child proof cap  160  section view shows a child proof cap security tab  510  used to couple with the child proof bottle security tab  300  to prevent a young child from opening the child proof bottle  150 . Removing the child proof cap  160  performed by pushing the cap against the stop ring  500 . Pushing the cap utilizes the child proof cap flexible push pad  520  which compresses as the cap is pushed to the stop ring  500 . The child proof cap  160  is rotated to a position clearing the child proof cap security tab  510  from a locking position with the child proof bottle security tab  300 . The child proof cap flexible push pad  520  decompresses when the security tabs are not in a locking position and the child proof cap  160  can be pulled away from the bottle locking feature when pulling the cap away from the child proof bottle  150  of one embodiment. 
     Tray with Edible Slot Receptacles: 
       FIG. 6A  shows for illustrative purposes only an example of a tray with edible slot receptacles of one embodiment.  FIG. 6A  shows a gelatin edible tray with gelatin edible wafer slot receptacles  600  made of a translucent NSF approved plastic. The gelatin edible tray with gelatin edible wafer slot receptacles  600  includes a flexible pull tab  610  at one end of the half-cylindrical gelatin edible tray that can flex upward when a child proof cap is coupled to a bottle. A plurality of gelatin edible wafer slot receptacles  620  prevent sliding of the gelatin edible wafers in the gelatin edible tray. A plurality of gelatin edible wafer slot receptacles dividers  630  separate the gelatin edible wafers and prevent the gelatin edible wafers from sticking together. A perimeter flexible edge bends as the gelatin edible tray with gelatin edible wafer slot receptacles  600  is inserted into a bottle and reduces slipping and rotating of the gelatin edible tray within the bottle of one embodiment. 
     Gelatin Edible Wafers Inserted into Gelatin Edible Slot Receptacles: 
       FIG. 6B  shows for illustrative purposes only an example of gelatin edible wafers inserted into gelatin edible slot receptacles of one embodiment.  FIG. 6B  shows a gelatin edible wafer  640  inserted into each of the gelatin edible wafer slot receptacles  620  of the gelatin edible tray with gelatin edible wafer slot receptacles  600 . Each gelatin edible wafer  640  is separated from the adjacent gelatin edible wafer  640  by the gelatin edible wafer slot receptacles dividers  630 . The flexible pull tab bent down  650  is used to pull the gelatin edible tray with gelatin edible wafer slot receptacles  600  out of a bottle container of one embodiment. 
     The foregoing has described the principles, embodiments and modes of operation of the embodiments. However, the embodiments should not be construed as being limited to the particular embodiments discussed. The above described embodiments should be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive, and it should be appreciated that variations may be made in those embodiments by workers skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims.