CA2020617A1 - Muffin tray packaging - Google Patents
Muffin tray packagingInfo
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- CA2020617A1 CA2020617A1 CA 2020617 CA2020617A CA2020617A1 CA 2020617 A1 CA2020617 A1 CA 2020617A1 CA 2020617 CA2020617 CA 2020617 CA 2020617 A CA2020617 A CA 2020617A CA 2020617 A1 CA2020617 A1 CA 2020617A1
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Abstract
A B S T R A C T
A packaging support system is described for receiving and supporting a pliant tray of baking cups and for maintaining the integrity of such cups when such systems are in stacking arrangement. The system comprises a blank of cardboard material having a center top panel with a plurality of spaced apart openings, each capable of receiving and nesting a baking cup therein. A pair of opposite side walls and opposite end walls along the top panel may be folded perpendicular to the top panel and thereby define upright support walls for the panel.
A packaging support system is described for receiving and supporting a pliant tray of baking cups and for maintaining the integrity of such cups when such systems are in stacking arrangement. The system comprises a blank of cardboard material having a center top panel with a plurality of spaced apart openings, each capable of receiving and nesting a baking cup therein. A pair of opposite side walls and opposite end walls along the top panel may be folded perpendicular to the top panel and thereby define upright support walls for the panel.
Description
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NUFFIN TRAY PACKAGING
This invention relates to a packaging support system for individuali~ed containers of baking batter. More particularly, it relates to a package for retaining and supporting a tray of individual batter containers arranged in substantially horizontal alignment during storage and baking.
The demand for freshly baked cakes and muffins at retail outlets, has created the challenge of providing a product of uniform quality, freshness and consistency at the retail site.
Muffin retail outlets, for example, are located in shopping malls, subway plazas and convenience stores and provide freshly baked goods on the premises. Semi-skilled personnel at these outlets measure out pre-mixed muffin batter into~an assortment of baking CUp8. This assortment is then placed;in a baking oven and baked to produce fresh hot muffins .. . .
for~r~tail across the couhter. The baking oven is in full view of the customer as an additional sales feature, to attest to the freshnesslof the product One means of simplifying the baking process, is through he use of a paper or cardboard tray having a series of paper baking cups of a size corresponding to the desired dimensions of~the muffin. These cups are secured by their upper rim into openlngs~in the cardboard tray. The tray includes perforations ... . . .
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more such cups can be detached from the tray. A cardboard tray of this type is usually designed to hold a dozen baking cups.
One such baking tray is disclosed in British specification 2,189,681 of Anghileri published November 4, 1987.
When a fresh batch of muffins are to be baked, a tray containing a dozen such cups are individually filled with a measured amount of the specified muffin batter and the entire tray inserted into the baking oven. Since these baking operations are carried out by employees who are not skilled pastry chefs, the oven is usually preset at a specified baking temperature and baking time.
Often the employee does not measure out an equal amount of batter in each of the respective baking cups. It would therefore improve efficiency and cut costs as well as provide uniformity of product, if such baking trays could be pre-filled with the measured amount of muffin mix at a supply centre and stored at the local retail outlet in a frozen condition for future use.
~ ~ When such trays a~re filled however, they are difficult to maintain in horizontal position. $he cardboard tray does not maintain its rigidity when the cups are filled with batter.
When the trays are stacked one on top of another, an overload is created on the bottom stack so that the baking cups in that stack are distorted. Even the frozen batter in such cups are : ~ . . `!
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The applicant has developed a packaging arrangement for retaining and supporting a tray of such baking cups filled with ~ -a premea~ured amount of batter.
It is therefore an object of one aspect of this invention to provide a packaging support system for holding a series of baking cups filled with pre-mixed baking batter in horizontal alignment.
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It is an object of another aspect of this invention to provide a packaging support system for baking cup trays which permits the stacking of such trays filled with pre-mixed baking ;~
batter.
These and other objects are achieved by means of a packag$ng support system for a baking cup tray comprising~
a blank having a center top panel with a plurality of spaced~ apart openings, each capable of receiving and nesting r of baking cup therein;
a~pair of opposite side~ panels and a pair of opposite `
end panels extending from said center top panel and having a crease deformation' forl folding perpendicular ,to said center top panel and thereby defining upright support walls for said ` panel.
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In the drawings~
Figure 1 is a plan view of a blank for assembling the package of the present invention; and Figure 2 is a plan view of a blank of a support rib for such package.
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The package blank shown generally at 10 includes a center top panel 12 having a plurality of circular openings 14 of a dimension large enough to receive a baking cup (not shown) , for nesting therein in a manner to be disclosed below. `~
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The blank includes a pair of longitudinal side panels 16a and 16b and a pair of end panels 18a and 18b. These panels ... . ~ .
are folded downwardly along crease deformation lines 20a, 20b, `~
20c and 20d respectively to form the upright walls of the ~ ;
package. ;~
Longitudinal panel 16a includes a reinforcing panel 22 ~for~folding dovn along crease deformation lines 24. Similarly, ;~ ;
longitudinal side panel 16b includes a reinforcing panel 26 which folds along crease def~rmation lin`es 28.
~;~ End panel 18a and 18b includes reinforcing panels 30a -- :
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and 30b respectively, which fold along deformation lines 32a and 32b. A~pair of locking panels 34a and 34b on opposite `
sid~s of top panel 12 are integral with the adjacent side and end panels.
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When the panel is to be assembled from the blank, the reinforcing panels are folded down along their respective crease lines under their respective side and end panels. The side and end panels are then folded down so that such panels are in upright position below top panel 12 with the support panels in mating arrangement.
Locking tongues 36a, 36b, 36c and 36d respectively on reinforcing panels 22 and 26 fit into the respective groove ; ~: .~ , . , 38a, 38b, 38c and 38d to remain held in position. As end panels 18a and 18b are folded downwardly along crease lines 20c -and 20d, reinforcing panels 30a and 30b are folded inwardly along 32a and 32b respectively in mating alignment with the end panels to be held together in upright position. Locking panels ~; . '. ' 1.~`b~i !
34a and 34b are folded inwardly to secure the four ends of the asse~bled package.
~ :-, .. : -With the package so assembled in upright construction, it presents a substantially hollow open bottomed structure in which the four walls support the center top panel 12 in a horizontal position.
A further embodiment of invention includes the use of a ~ -center support rip constructed from the panel blank shown in ;~;
Figur- 2. This panel blank shown generally at 40, includes matching panels 42 having center crease deformation 44 and ``~
~support end tabs 46 which interlock when the blank is folded `~
along croase line 44. The folded blank provides a mated pair ,. .-' :'"
2~2~6~7 fitted between and across the longitudinal side panels 16a and 16b and inserted within grooves 48a and 48b respectively of the reinforcing panels of the packaging.
Such a support rib would constitute a brace running across the center of the packaging below the center top panel 12 and assists in supporting the weight of a tray of baking cups having a muffin or cake batter therein.
The applicant's packaging system permits muffin batter to be arranged for baking by mounting a tray of assorted baking CUp8 on the center top panel of the package so that each of the CUp8 is nested within its respective opening on the center top panel, while the bottom of the cups are suspended and spaced above the table or platform on which the packaging is mounted.
A predetermined amount of batter is placed in each of the baking cups and the entire packaging frozen for later use.
In view of the strength and rigidity of the packaging, a number of such packages containing batter can be mounted one on top of :, ,-, .:
the other for storage in the freezer.
When a batch of muffins it to be baked at the retail site, the entire packaging is removed from the freezer and ~ -inserted into the oven to be baked at the present time and ;~
temperature. The panel for the packaging is of a cardboard or other material that can withstand the baking temperatures for -~
the d~uration required for baking the muffins.
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11 b apparent that other embodiments and ; tion can be m de without dep the scope of as recited in the appended claims.
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NUFFIN TRAY PACKAGING
This invention relates to a packaging support system for individuali~ed containers of baking batter. More particularly, it relates to a package for retaining and supporting a tray of individual batter containers arranged in substantially horizontal alignment during storage and baking.
The demand for freshly baked cakes and muffins at retail outlets, has created the challenge of providing a product of uniform quality, freshness and consistency at the retail site.
Muffin retail outlets, for example, are located in shopping malls, subway plazas and convenience stores and provide freshly baked goods on the premises. Semi-skilled personnel at these outlets measure out pre-mixed muffin batter into~an assortment of baking CUp8. This assortment is then placed;in a baking oven and baked to produce fresh hot muffins .. . .
for~r~tail across the couhter. The baking oven is in full view of the customer as an additional sales feature, to attest to the freshnesslof the product One means of simplifying the baking process, is through he use of a paper or cardboard tray having a series of paper baking cups of a size corresponding to the desired dimensions of~the muffin. These cups are secured by their upper rim into openlngs~in the cardboard tray. The tray includes perforations ... . . .
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more such cups can be detached from the tray. A cardboard tray of this type is usually designed to hold a dozen baking cups.
One such baking tray is disclosed in British specification 2,189,681 of Anghileri published November 4, 1987.
When a fresh batch of muffins are to be baked, a tray containing a dozen such cups are individually filled with a measured amount of the specified muffin batter and the entire tray inserted into the baking oven. Since these baking operations are carried out by employees who are not skilled pastry chefs, the oven is usually preset at a specified baking temperature and baking time.
Often the employee does not measure out an equal amount of batter in each of the respective baking cups. It would therefore improve efficiency and cut costs as well as provide uniformity of product, if such baking trays could be pre-filled with the measured amount of muffin mix at a supply centre and stored at the local retail outlet in a frozen condition for future use.
~ ~ When such trays a~re filled however, they are difficult to maintain in horizontal position. $he cardboard tray does not maintain its rigidity when the cups are filled with batter.
When the trays are stacked one on top of another, an overload is created on the bottom stack so that the baking cups in that stack are distorted. Even the frozen batter in such cups are : ~ . . `!
subjeFt to a degree of distort ~ -. ~
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The applicant has developed a packaging arrangement for retaining and supporting a tray of such baking cups filled with ~ -a premea~ured amount of batter.
It is therefore an object of one aspect of this invention to provide a packaging support system for holding a series of baking cups filled with pre-mixed baking batter in horizontal alignment.
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It is an object of another aspect of this invention to provide a packaging support system for baking cup trays which permits the stacking of such trays filled with pre-mixed baking ;~
batter.
These and other objects are achieved by means of a packag$ng support system for a baking cup tray comprising~
a blank having a center top panel with a plurality of spaced~ apart openings, each capable of receiving and nesting r of baking cup therein;
a~pair of opposite side~ panels and a pair of opposite `
end panels extending from said center top panel and having a crease deformation' forl folding perpendicular ,to said center top panel and thereby defining upright support walls for said ` panel.
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In the drawings~
Figure 1 is a plan view of a blank for assembling the package of the present invention; and Figure 2 is a plan view of a blank of a support rib for such package.
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The package blank shown generally at 10 includes a center top panel 12 having a plurality of circular openings 14 of a dimension large enough to receive a baking cup (not shown) , for nesting therein in a manner to be disclosed below. `~
;. . . . . .
The blank includes a pair of longitudinal side panels 16a and 16b and a pair of end panels 18a and 18b. These panels ... . ~ .
are folded downwardly along crease deformation lines 20a, 20b, `~
20c and 20d respectively to form the upright walls of the ~ ;
package. ;~
Longitudinal panel 16a includes a reinforcing panel 22 ~for~folding dovn along crease deformation lines 24. Similarly, ;~ ;
longitudinal side panel 16b includes a reinforcing panel 26 which folds along crease def~rmation lin`es 28.
~;~ End panel 18a and 18b includes reinforcing panels 30a -- :
.... .
and 30b respectively, which fold along deformation lines 32a and 32b. A~pair of locking panels 34a and 34b on opposite `
sid~s of top panel 12 are integral with the adjacent side and end panels.
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When the panel is to be assembled from the blank, the reinforcing panels are folded down along their respective crease lines under their respective side and end panels. The side and end panels are then folded down so that such panels are in upright position below top panel 12 with the support panels in mating arrangement.
Locking tongues 36a, 36b, 36c and 36d respectively on reinforcing panels 22 and 26 fit into the respective groove ; ~: .~ , . , 38a, 38b, 38c and 38d to remain held in position. As end panels 18a and 18b are folded downwardly along crease lines 20c -and 20d, reinforcing panels 30a and 30b are folded inwardly along 32a and 32b respectively in mating alignment with the end panels to be held together in upright position. Locking panels ~; . '. ' 1.~`b~i !
34a and 34b are folded inwardly to secure the four ends of the asse~bled package.
~ :-, .. : -With the package so assembled in upright construction, it presents a substantially hollow open bottomed structure in which the four walls support the center top panel 12 in a horizontal position.
A further embodiment of invention includes the use of a ~ -center support rip constructed from the panel blank shown in ;~;
Figur- 2. This panel blank shown generally at 40, includes matching panels 42 having center crease deformation 44 and ``~
~support end tabs 46 which interlock when the blank is folded `~
along croase line 44. The folded blank provides a mated pair ,. .-' :'"
2~2~6~7 fitted between and across the longitudinal side panels 16a and 16b and inserted within grooves 48a and 48b respectively of the reinforcing panels of the packaging.
Such a support rib would constitute a brace running across the center of the packaging below the center top panel 12 and assists in supporting the weight of a tray of baking cups having a muffin or cake batter therein.
The applicant's packaging system permits muffin batter to be arranged for baking by mounting a tray of assorted baking CUp8 on the center top panel of the package so that each of the CUp8 is nested within its respective opening on the center top panel, while the bottom of the cups are suspended and spaced above the table or platform on which the packaging is mounted.
A predetermined amount of batter is placed in each of the baking cups and the entire packaging frozen for later use.
In view of the strength and rigidity of the packaging, a number of such packages containing batter can be mounted one on top of :, ,-, .:
the other for storage in the freezer.
When a batch of muffins it to be baked at the retail site, the entire packaging is removed from the freezer and ~ -inserted into the oven to be baked at the present time and ;~
temperature. The panel for the packaging is of a cardboard or other material that can withstand the baking temperatures for -~
the d~uration required for baking the muffins.
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11 b apparent that other embodiments and ; tion can be m de without dep the scope of as recited in the appended claims.
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Claims (6)
1. A packaging support system for a baking cup tray comprising:
a blank having a center top panel with a plurality of spaced apart openings, each capable of receiving and nesting a baking cup therein; and a pair of opposite side panels and a pair of opposite end panels extending from said center top panel and having a crease deformation for folding perpendicular to said center top panel and thereby define upright support walls for said panel.
a blank having a center top panel with a plurality of spaced apart openings, each capable of receiving and nesting a baking cup therein; and a pair of opposite side panels and a pair of opposite end panels extending from said center top panel and having a crease deformation for folding perpendicular to said center top panel and thereby define upright support walls for said panel.
2. A packaging support system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said blank includes a further panel extending from each said side panels and each said end panels for folding in mating upright alignment with said respective side and end panel to assist in supporting said defined upright support walls.
3. A packaging support system as claimed in claim 2 wherein each said further panel includes interlocking means with said adjacent further panel to maintain the integrity of said defined upright support walls.
4. A packaging support system as claimed in claim 3 which includes a further blank having a pair of longitudinal panels with a create deformation therebetween for folding said panels engageable between a pair of said upright support wall and providing support under said center top panel.
5. A method of storing an arrangement of measured quantities of baking batter units in ready use for baking into individually baked products, comprising:
dispensing a predetermined quantity of baking batter into a plurality of baking cups mounted within a pliant disposable tray of such cups, said tray being positioned on a packaging support having a substantially horizontal top wall elevated above a base by at least a pair of upright walls, and said top wall having a plurality of spaced apart openings therein for receiving and nesting said baking cups within said support and while elevating said cups above said base, and storing said packaging support at a temperature sufficient to maintain said batter in frozen condition and consistency suitable for subsequent baking into individual baking products.
dispensing a predetermined quantity of baking batter into a plurality of baking cups mounted within a pliant disposable tray of such cups, said tray being positioned on a packaging support having a substantially horizontal top wall elevated above a base by at least a pair of upright walls, and said top wall having a plurality of spaced apart openings therein for receiving and nesting said baking cups within said support and while elevating said cups above said base, and storing said packaging support at a temperature sufficient to maintain said batter in frozen condition and consistency suitable for subsequent baking into individual baking products.
6. A method as claimed in claim 5 wherein the storing of said packaging support is maintained in stacking arrangement with at least on similar packaging support in frozen condition suitable for transport.
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| CA 2020617 CA2020617A1 (en) | 1990-07-06 | 1990-07-06 | Muffin tray packaging |
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| CA 2020617 CA2020617A1 (en) | 1990-07-06 | 1990-07-06 | Muffin tray packaging |
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Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5375762A (en) * | 1994-01-25 | 1994-12-27 | Honeywell, Inc. | Container tray |
| WO2009089583A1 (en) * | 2008-01-15 | 2009-07-23 | Kent Paper Co Pty Ltd | Method and apparatus for providing a tray insert |
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Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5375762A (en) * | 1994-01-25 | 1994-12-27 | Honeywell, Inc. | Container tray |
| WO2009089583A1 (en) * | 2008-01-15 | 2009-07-23 | Kent Paper Co Pty Ltd | Method and apparatus for providing a tray insert |
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