CA2252533C - Process and device for spreading a filling on bread - Google Patents
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Abstract
In a process for spreading a filling on bread, in particular French bread, cut into at least two halves, a bag filled with a filling, bread spread or the like is placed between the two bread halves. Before the bread is eaten, the bag is at least partially opened at one end. The bag is then held at the other end and pulled out of the bread. At the same time, the bag is squeezed and the filling applied on the bread.
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Broeess and device for spreading a tilling on bread The invention relates to a process for spreading a filling on bread, in particular French bread, and to a device for carrying out the process.
It is known to provide French bread with a filling, which may consist of a wide variety of edible food products.
For example, French bread is provided with sauces, tomatoes, cheese, ham and the like and subseguently browned in an oven.
For this purpose, the bread has to be cut open, provided with the filling and browned. In order that the food products on the bread do not spoil, this procedure must always be carried out shortly before consumption. What is disadvantageous about this is that the preparation of filled French bread is very time-consuming and consequently cost-intensive.
Furthermore, such bread cannot be kept very long in the filled state, since the filling generally softens the bread and, what is more, quickly spoils.
In the catering and fast food sector specifically, AMENDED SHEET
It is known to provide French bread with a filling, which may consist of a wide variety of edible food products.
For example, French bread is provided with sauces, tomatoes, cheese, ham and the like and subseguently browned in an oven.
For this purpose, the bread has to be cut open, provided with the filling and browned. In order that the food products on the bread do not spoil, this procedure must always be carried out shortly before consumption. What is disadvantageous about this is that the preparation of filled French bread is very time-consuming and consequently cost-intensive.
Furthermore, such bread cannot be kept very long in the filled state, since the filling generally softens the bread and, what is more, quickly spoils.
In the catering and fast food sector specifically, AMENDED SHEET
such ffilled and browned French bread is very popular and is often eaten as a snack.
It is also disadvantageous that the filling often comes out of the bread during eating and possibly soils clothing, which is undesired.
EP-A-612 476 discloses a process for preparing a sandwich shortly before eating it. In this process, there is inserted into the bread, which has not been cut open, by means of a half-shall penetrating into the bread, a bag which has already been opened at its front end and is then pushed at its rear end out of the bread and out of the half-shell, the content of the bag being pressed out by a constriction ahead of the rear end.
The present invention is based on the object of providing a process and a device for carrying out the process which can be prepared quickly, freshly and easily and can be produced at low cost [sic]. Furthermore, storage possibilities and ease of handling when such bread is being eaten are to be improved.
This object is achieved by the bread being cut into at least two halves, placing between the two halves of the bread a bag filled with a filling, spread or the like and, before eating the bread, opening said bag at least partially at one end, after which the bag is grasped at the other end and AMENDED SHEET
pulled out of the bread, the filling at the same time being applied to the bread by squeezing the bag.
The present process allows an edible filling to be applied to the bread in an evenly distributed manner by the bag placed between two halves of the bread being opened at one end and pulled out of the bread at the other end. At the same time, tow elements squeeze an upper side and a lower side of the bag, if need be applying pressure, so that the filling with which the bag has been filled emerges at the opened end and is distributed evenly onto the bread during pulling out.
During this operation, the elements which press the bags together are held in place and only the bag itself is moved out of the bread, by means of a tab.
In one aspect of the invention there is a process for spreading a filling on bread, which is cut into at least two halves, a bag filled with a filling, spread or the like being placed between the two halves of the bread and, before eating the bread, said bag being opened at least partially at one end, after which the bag is grasped at the other end and pulled out of the bread, the filling at the same time being applied to the bread by squeezing the bag.
In another embodiment of the invention there is a device for carrying out the process according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein a container (9) for receiving the bread (1), between the two halves (4, 5) of which at least one bag (6) has been placed, has a means (2, 3, 12.1, 16) for squeezing the bag (6).
It is also disadvantageous that the filling often comes out of the bread during eating and possibly soils clothing, which is undesired.
EP-A-612 476 discloses a process for preparing a sandwich shortly before eating it. In this process, there is inserted into the bread, which has not been cut open, by means of a half-shall penetrating into the bread, a bag which has already been opened at its front end and is then pushed at its rear end out of the bread and out of the half-shell, the content of the bag being pressed out by a constriction ahead of the rear end.
The present invention is based on the object of providing a process and a device for carrying out the process which can be prepared quickly, freshly and easily and can be produced at low cost [sic]. Furthermore, storage possibilities and ease of handling when such bread is being eaten are to be improved.
This object is achieved by the bread being cut into at least two halves, placing between the two halves of the bread a bag filled with a filling, spread or the like and, before eating the bread, opening said bag at least partially at one end, after which the bag is grasped at the other end and AMENDED SHEET
pulled out of the bread, the filling at the same time being applied to the bread by squeezing the bag.
The present process allows an edible filling to be applied to the bread in an evenly distributed manner by the bag placed between two halves of the bread being opened at one end and pulled out of the bread at the other end. At the same time, tow elements squeeze an upper side and a lower side of the bag, if need be applying pressure, so that the filling with which the bag has been filled emerges at the opened end and is distributed evenly onto the bread during pulling out.
During this operation, the elements which press the bags together are held in place and only the bag itself is moved out of the bread, by means of a tab.
In one aspect of the invention there is a process for spreading a filling on bread, which is cut into at least two halves, a bag filled with a filling, spread or the like being placed between the two halves of the bread and, before eating the bread, said bag being opened at least partially at one end, after which the bag is grasped at the other end and pulled out of the bread, the filling at the same time being applied to the bread by squeezing the bag.
In another embodiment of the invention there is a device for carrying out the process according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein a container (9) for receiving the bread (1), between the two halves (4, 5) of which at least one bag (6) has been placed, has a means (2, 3, 12.1, 16) for squeezing the bag (6).
The filling is preferably pasty, may consist of a wide variety of sauces, but also small pieces of food products such as cheese, ham or the like.
It is also conceivable, however, that, by pressing together or squeezing the bag by means of fingers of one human hand and by pulling with the other hand, the bag can be pulled out of the bread, while the filling can then be spread in an evenly distributed manner on the bread or between the halves of the bread. Subsequently, the bread can, for example, be heated in an oven and then eaten.
The elements which press the bag together may be of a wide variety of different types. For example, two metal or plastic clips may be able_to be resiliently applied to each other by means of pressure. What is important is that the surfaces facing the bag are, if need be, rounded off or free from edges, in order to avoid damaging the bag during pulling through. Therefore, for example, two round or half-round bars which are able to be applied to each other by pressure or form just a gap for squeezing the bag may also be used.
In a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the bread is placed with the bag and the filling contained therein into a container. The tabs at both ends of the bag are guided through slots arranged in end walls of the container.
The container may in this case be opened at the end and/or via side walls. Said container preferably has a rectangular cross-sectional basic shape.
The slots which are formed in the end walls of the containers serve for squeezing the bag during pulling out.
Thus, after opening, for example by means of scissors or a tearaway perforation, a bag filling can be applied evenly to the bread. Here too, no remains of the filling are left behind in the bag. The latter can subsequently be disposed of with virtually no remains inside it.
It is also intended to be within the scope of the present invention that the bag can be easily torn open or torn away on a sharp edge of an end wall for opening. After spreading the filling, the container can be opened, the bread removed and prepared in the oven.
To keep the freshly baked bread warm for a certain time and, if need be, to transport it, it may be placed back into the container directly from the oven.
Since the container preferably consists of food-compatible and heat-insulating materials, the freshly baked bread can be kept warm for a long time.
In a further exemplary embodiment of the~present .
invention, there is the idea of additionally providing the container with a plunger, which pushes the freshly baked bread out of the container toward the end by means of a slide, with the result that it protrudes out of the container ___ CA 02252533 1998-10-22 and can be directly bitten off there. The pushing out of the container takes place by means of the slide, which is formed by the emptied bag.
Said bag preferably has two folding lines, in order that it can be shaped into a ~'U~' . The folded bag is then inserted into the container through corresponding guide slots and the slot in the end wall and subsequently meets the plunger, which pushes the bread lying in the container out through the opposite, then opened, end wall.
This packaging permits very clean eating, without parts of the filling dripping around it and possibly soiling clothing.
If it is not wished to eat all the bread, the container can be closed again at the end and the remaining .
bread eaten later.
It is important, however, that the filling is applied to the fresh bread very quickly and immediately before eating and that the bread can subsequently be browned in the oven and eaten immediately thereafter. Therefore, it is of great significance for catering in particular that the preparation of the bread is performed very quickly. What is more, a wide variety of different types of bread with different fillings or bags with a wide variety of different fillings can be offered.
In particular, the exceptional advantages from a hygienic viewpoint must also be mentioned. The filling comes fresh~out of the bag and directly onto the bread, without coming into contact with ether articles or hands. In the bag itself, it can be kept germfree without any difficulties.
There has also been the idea of enclosing a napkin in the container.
Further advantages, features and details of the invention emerge from the following description of preferred exemplary embodiments and with reference to the drawing, in which:
Figure 1 shows a plan view of French bread according to the invention with a device for spreading a continuous filling;
Figure 2 shows a plan view of a further exemplary embodiment of the bread according to Figure 1;
Figure 3 shows a diagrammatically represented longitudinal section through a device for storing and/or spreading a filling on the bread;
Figure 4 shows a diagrammatic cross section through a further exemplary embodiment of the device according to Fiqure 3;
Figure 5 shows a plan view of a bag for receiving a filling, with folding lines;
Figure 6 shows a side view of the device according to Figure 4;
_7_ Figure 7 shows a side view of a further exemplary embodiment of the device according to Figure 6.
According to Figure 1, French bread 1 is cut open, preferably in the longitudinal direction and centrally. The bread 1 is thereby divided at least into two halves 4, 5, the half 4 being the upper half and the half 5 being the lower half .
A bag 6 is placed into the bread 1 between these halves 4, 5. This bag 6 is provided at both ends with tabs 7.1, 7.2, which protrude out of the bread 1. The bag 6 is designed to be slightly longer than the bread 1, but it may be of the same width.
The bag 6 is evenly filled with a filling 8, which is durably packed therein. The filling 8 consists of a preferably pasty composition of edible food products, the composition of which may vary. The bag 6 may, for example, contain compositions which are suitable as a spread for French bread 1, in particular for browning. For example, it may contain mustard, ketchup, cheese, ham, herbs or the like.
In order that the bread 1 can be freshly prepared, the tab 7.2 is opened, for example by means of scissors or the like, as indicated by dashed lines in Figure 1. The opening of the bag 6 may also take place in a different way, for example by tearing open or tearing away the tab 7.2.
subsequently, as represented by the direction of _g_ the arrow X, the bag 6 is slowly pulled out of the bread 1 by pulling on the tab 7.1. At the same time, by means of elements 2, 3 close to the tab 7.1 and close to the bread 1, pressure is applied to the bag 6 on both sides, from above and below. As a result, as the bag 6 is being pulled out, the ffilling 8 is applied to the bread 1 evenly over the entire surface area on the inside between the halves 4, 5.
Subsequently, the bread 1 can be browned in an oven. It is a major advantage that the halves 4, 5 of the bread 1 are not softened on the inside by the filling 8. The actual application of the filling does not reguire any additional utensils, such as for example spoons, knives or the like, so that the bread 1 can be prepared very quickly.
A further advantage of the present invention is that the elements 2, 3 between which the bag 6 is guided apply adequate pressure to the latter, as represented in th'e direction of the arrow, so that no remains of filling 8 stay behind in the bag 6. The bag, which is completely free of remains of filling, can subseguently be recycled.
Instead of the elements 2 and 3, two ffingers 2.1, 3.1 of a human hand may also squeeze the bag s in order to spread the filling 8 evenly on the bread 1, as is represented in Figure 2. What is important is that, when the bag 6 is being pulled out of the bread l, the elements 2, 3 are moved as little as possible.
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One advantage of the present invention is that the bread 1 with the bag 6 placed inside can be kept fresh, for example packed in a film wrapping, until it is prepared or eaten.
Figure 3 shows a container 9 which serves for packaging the bread, for keeping heated or browned bread and also as a device for spreading the filling 8 on the bread 1, as well as as an eating aid. It comprises walls, which farm a rectangular body. At the ends, the container 9 is closed by end walls 11.1, 11.2. These respectively have, preferably in the center, a horizontal, elongate slot 12.1, 12.2.
The operating principle of this container 9 is as follows:
The cut-open bread 1, divided into two halves 4, 5, is placed together with the bag 6 into this container 9.
This may take place through one of the walls of the container 9, the corresponding wall being swung open. The tabs 7.1, 7.2 are guided through the slots 12.1, 12.2 in the end walls 11.1, 11.2. This already takes place when the bread 1 is inserted with the bag 6 into the container 9. To prepare the bread 1, the consumer need only open the bag 6 in the region of the tab 7.2. By subsequently pulling the tab 7.1 in the X
direction, the filling 8 is distributed evenly on the bread.
The bread 1 is subsequently removed from the container 9 for browning. The bread 1 can then be eaten or placed back in the container 9 to keep it warm. Since the container 9 is preferably produced from heat-insulating materials,' it keep's the baked bread 1 warm and fresh for a certain time.
Zn a further exemplary embodiment of the invention according to Figure 4, there is shown a container 9.1 to which a plunger 15 is movably assigned on the inside, near one end wall 11.3. This plunger 15, like the end Walls 11.2, 11.3, is likewise provided with a slot-like opening 16, in order to receive the tab 7.1 of the bag 6.
With this container 9.1, the bag 6 can be removed from the bread 1, or container 9.1, in the way described above, by opening the tab 7.2 and,by pulling on the tab 7.1 in the X direction represented. The bag 6 is thereby pressed together through the slot 12.1, but also through the slot-like opening 16 of the plunger 15, in such a way that the filling is applied to the bread 1 or between the halves 4, 5 in an evenly distributed manner, as described above.
Subseguently, the emptied bag 6, which is preferably provided with two elongate folding lines 13 (Figure 5), is folded in a U-shaped manner and guided from outside through corresponding guide slots 14.1, 14.2 (see Figure 6) and through the slot 12.1. As it does so, it meets the plunger 15, which pushes the bread 1 out of the container 9.1 by pushing after the folded bag 6, if the end wall 11.2, has been opened. The bread 1 can be eaten piece by piece.
Eating such bread 1 is made easier, since no filling 8 can escape out of the bread 1 at the sides or possibly drip out.
In a further exemplary embodiment according to Figure 7 there is shown a container 9.2 which has in the end wall 11.3 a slot 12.3, arranged below the center, with guide slots i4.1, 14.2 angled away perpendicularly therefrom and spaced apart from each other. Here too, a bag 6 folded in a correspondingly U-shaped manner can be guided through these guide slots 14.1 and 14.2 and the slot region 12.3 lying therebetween, although here it is possible to dispense with a corresponding plunger 15 for pushing the bread 1 out of the container.
Other possible conceivable forms of such a foldable bag 6 are also intended, however, to be within the scope of the present invention. For example, it could be just folded simply in an L-shaped manner.
It is also intended to be covered by the idea of the present invention that the container 9, 9.1, 9.2 is of a round, oval, polygonal to mufti-cornered design in order to receive French bread or the like.
-11a-DR. PETER WEISS
European Patent Attorney File reference: 4467.7 , Date: 04.24.1996 List of designations 1 Hread 34 67 2 Elements 35 6g 3 E ements 36 69 4 Half 37 70 Half 38 71 6 Bag 39 72 7 Ta 40 73 8 Fill ng 41 74 9 Conta ner 42 75 Cover 43 76 11 En wall 44 12 Slot 45 78 13 Fo g line 46 7g 14 Gu de slot 47 P anger 48 16 Opening 49 X Direction of arrow 51 21 ~. 54 z4 57 5g 26 59~
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It is also conceivable, however, that, by pressing together or squeezing the bag by means of fingers of one human hand and by pulling with the other hand, the bag can be pulled out of the bread, while the filling can then be spread in an evenly distributed manner on the bread or between the halves of the bread. Subsequently, the bread can, for example, be heated in an oven and then eaten.
The elements which press the bag together may be of a wide variety of different types. For example, two metal or plastic clips may be able_to be resiliently applied to each other by means of pressure. What is important is that the surfaces facing the bag are, if need be, rounded off or free from edges, in order to avoid damaging the bag during pulling through. Therefore, for example, two round or half-round bars which are able to be applied to each other by pressure or form just a gap for squeezing the bag may also be used.
In a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the bread is placed with the bag and the filling contained therein into a container. The tabs at both ends of the bag are guided through slots arranged in end walls of the container.
The container may in this case be opened at the end and/or via side walls. Said container preferably has a rectangular cross-sectional basic shape.
The slots which are formed in the end walls of the containers serve for squeezing the bag during pulling out.
Thus, after opening, for example by means of scissors or a tearaway perforation, a bag filling can be applied evenly to the bread. Here too, no remains of the filling are left behind in the bag. The latter can subsequently be disposed of with virtually no remains inside it.
It is also intended to be within the scope of the present invention that the bag can be easily torn open or torn away on a sharp edge of an end wall for opening. After spreading the filling, the container can be opened, the bread removed and prepared in the oven.
To keep the freshly baked bread warm for a certain time and, if need be, to transport it, it may be placed back into the container directly from the oven.
Since the container preferably consists of food-compatible and heat-insulating materials, the freshly baked bread can be kept warm for a long time.
In a further exemplary embodiment of the~present .
invention, there is the idea of additionally providing the container with a plunger, which pushes the freshly baked bread out of the container toward the end by means of a slide, with the result that it protrudes out of the container ___ CA 02252533 1998-10-22 and can be directly bitten off there. The pushing out of the container takes place by means of the slide, which is formed by the emptied bag.
Said bag preferably has two folding lines, in order that it can be shaped into a ~'U~' . The folded bag is then inserted into the container through corresponding guide slots and the slot in the end wall and subsequently meets the plunger, which pushes the bread lying in the container out through the opposite, then opened, end wall.
This packaging permits very clean eating, without parts of the filling dripping around it and possibly soiling clothing.
If it is not wished to eat all the bread, the container can be closed again at the end and the remaining .
bread eaten later.
It is important, however, that the filling is applied to the fresh bread very quickly and immediately before eating and that the bread can subsequently be browned in the oven and eaten immediately thereafter. Therefore, it is of great significance for catering in particular that the preparation of the bread is performed very quickly. What is more, a wide variety of different types of bread with different fillings or bags with a wide variety of different fillings can be offered.
In particular, the exceptional advantages from a hygienic viewpoint must also be mentioned. The filling comes fresh~out of the bag and directly onto the bread, without coming into contact with ether articles or hands. In the bag itself, it can be kept germfree without any difficulties.
There has also been the idea of enclosing a napkin in the container.
Further advantages, features and details of the invention emerge from the following description of preferred exemplary embodiments and with reference to the drawing, in which:
Figure 1 shows a plan view of French bread according to the invention with a device for spreading a continuous filling;
Figure 2 shows a plan view of a further exemplary embodiment of the bread according to Figure 1;
Figure 3 shows a diagrammatically represented longitudinal section through a device for storing and/or spreading a filling on the bread;
Figure 4 shows a diagrammatic cross section through a further exemplary embodiment of the device according to Fiqure 3;
Figure 5 shows a plan view of a bag for receiving a filling, with folding lines;
Figure 6 shows a side view of the device according to Figure 4;
_7_ Figure 7 shows a side view of a further exemplary embodiment of the device according to Figure 6.
According to Figure 1, French bread 1 is cut open, preferably in the longitudinal direction and centrally. The bread 1 is thereby divided at least into two halves 4, 5, the half 4 being the upper half and the half 5 being the lower half .
A bag 6 is placed into the bread 1 between these halves 4, 5. This bag 6 is provided at both ends with tabs 7.1, 7.2, which protrude out of the bread 1. The bag 6 is designed to be slightly longer than the bread 1, but it may be of the same width.
The bag 6 is evenly filled with a filling 8, which is durably packed therein. The filling 8 consists of a preferably pasty composition of edible food products, the composition of which may vary. The bag 6 may, for example, contain compositions which are suitable as a spread for French bread 1, in particular for browning. For example, it may contain mustard, ketchup, cheese, ham, herbs or the like.
In order that the bread 1 can be freshly prepared, the tab 7.2 is opened, for example by means of scissors or the like, as indicated by dashed lines in Figure 1. The opening of the bag 6 may also take place in a different way, for example by tearing open or tearing away the tab 7.2.
subsequently, as represented by the direction of _g_ the arrow X, the bag 6 is slowly pulled out of the bread 1 by pulling on the tab 7.1. At the same time, by means of elements 2, 3 close to the tab 7.1 and close to the bread 1, pressure is applied to the bag 6 on both sides, from above and below. As a result, as the bag 6 is being pulled out, the ffilling 8 is applied to the bread 1 evenly over the entire surface area on the inside between the halves 4, 5.
Subsequently, the bread 1 can be browned in an oven. It is a major advantage that the halves 4, 5 of the bread 1 are not softened on the inside by the filling 8. The actual application of the filling does not reguire any additional utensils, such as for example spoons, knives or the like, so that the bread 1 can be prepared very quickly.
A further advantage of the present invention is that the elements 2, 3 between which the bag 6 is guided apply adequate pressure to the latter, as represented in th'e direction of the arrow, so that no remains of filling 8 stay behind in the bag 6. The bag, which is completely free of remains of filling, can subseguently be recycled.
Instead of the elements 2 and 3, two ffingers 2.1, 3.1 of a human hand may also squeeze the bag s in order to spread the filling 8 evenly on the bread 1, as is represented in Figure 2. What is important is that, when the bag 6 is being pulled out of the bread l, the elements 2, 3 are moved as little as possible.
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One advantage of the present invention is that the bread 1 with the bag 6 placed inside can be kept fresh, for example packed in a film wrapping, until it is prepared or eaten.
Figure 3 shows a container 9 which serves for packaging the bread, for keeping heated or browned bread and also as a device for spreading the filling 8 on the bread 1, as well as as an eating aid. It comprises walls, which farm a rectangular body. At the ends, the container 9 is closed by end walls 11.1, 11.2. These respectively have, preferably in the center, a horizontal, elongate slot 12.1, 12.2.
The operating principle of this container 9 is as follows:
The cut-open bread 1, divided into two halves 4, 5, is placed together with the bag 6 into this container 9.
This may take place through one of the walls of the container 9, the corresponding wall being swung open. The tabs 7.1, 7.2 are guided through the slots 12.1, 12.2 in the end walls 11.1, 11.2. This already takes place when the bread 1 is inserted with the bag 6 into the container 9. To prepare the bread 1, the consumer need only open the bag 6 in the region of the tab 7.2. By subsequently pulling the tab 7.1 in the X
direction, the filling 8 is distributed evenly on the bread.
The bread 1 is subsequently removed from the container 9 for browning. The bread 1 can then be eaten or placed back in the container 9 to keep it warm. Since the container 9 is preferably produced from heat-insulating materials,' it keep's the baked bread 1 warm and fresh for a certain time.
Zn a further exemplary embodiment of the invention according to Figure 4, there is shown a container 9.1 to which a plunger 15 is movably assigned on the inside, near one end wall 11.3. This plunger 15, like the end Walls 11.2, 11.3, is likewise provided with a slot-like opening 16, in order to receive the tab 7.1 of the bag 6.
With this container 9.1, the bag 6 can be removed from the bread 1, or container 9.1, in the way described above, by opening the tab 7.2 and,by pulling on the tab 7.1 in the X direction represented. The bag 6 is thereby pressed together through the slot 12.1, but also through the slot-like opening 16 of the plunger 15, in such a way that the filling is applied to the bread 1 or between the halves 4, 5 in an evenly distributed manner, as described above.
Subseguently, the emptied bag 6, which is preferably provided with two elongate folding lines 13 (Figure 5), is folded in a U-shaped manner and guided from outside through corresponding guide slots 14.1, 14.2 (see Figure 6) and through the slot 12.1. As it does so, it meets the plunger 15, which pushes the bread 1 out of the container 9.1 by pushing after the folded bag 6, if the end wall 11.2, has been opened. The bread 1 can be eaten piece by piece.
Eating such bread 1 is made easier, since no filling 8 can escape out of the bread 1 at the sides or possibly drip out.
In a further exemplary embodiment according to Figure 7 there is shown a container 9.2 which has in the end wall 11.3 a slot 12.3, arranged below the center, with guide slots i4.1, 14.2 angled away perpendicularly therefrom and spaced apart from each other. Here too, a bag 6 folded in a correspondingly U-shaped manner can be guided through these guide slots 14.1 and 14.2 and the slot region 12.3 lying therebetween, although here it is possible to dispense with a corresponding plunger 15 for pushing the bread 1 out of the container.
Other possible conceivable forms of such a foldable bag 6 are also intended, however, to be within the scope of the present invention. For example, it could be just folded simply in an L-shaped manner.
It is also intended to be covered by the idea of the present invention that the container 9, 9.1, 9.2 is of a round, oval, polygonal to mufti-cornered design in order to receive French bread or the like.
-11a-DR. PETER WEISS
European Patent Attorney File reference: 4467.7 , Date: 04.24.1996 List of designations 1 Hread 34 67 2 Elements 35 6g 3 E ements 36 69 4 Half 37 70 Half 38 71 6 Bag 39 72 7 Ta 40 73 8 Fill ng 41 74 9 Conta ner 42 75 Cover 43 76 11 En wall 44 12 Slot 45 78 13 Fo g line 46 7g 14 Gu de slot 47 P anger 48 16 Opening 49 X Direction of arrow 51 21 ~. 54 z4 57 5g 26 59~
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Claims (25)
1. A process for spreading a filling on bread, which is cut into at least two halves, a bag filled with a filling, spread or the like being placed between the two halves of the bread and, before eating the bread, said bag being opened at least partially at one end, after which the bag is grasped at the other end and pulled out of the bread, the filling at the same time being applied to the bread :by squeezing the bag.
2. A process according to claim 1, wherein the bread is French bread.
3. The process as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the bag is squeezed by means of two elements braced one against the other.
4. The process according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bag is pressed together by means of fingers of a human hand.
5. The process according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the possibly pasty filling is spread in an evenly distributed manner on the bread by pulling out the bag.
6. The process according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the bread is heated or baked after spreading the filling.
7. The process as claimed in claim 6, wherein the heated bread is placed in a container and is kept warm there.
8. The process according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bread is placed with the bag into a container and at least one end of the bag is guided through a slot in an end wall of the container.
9. The process as claimed in claim 8, wherein the bag is pressed together through the slot and, during pulling out, after opening the bag at the other end, the filling is applied evenly to the bread.
10. The process as claimed in claim 9, wherein the bread provided with the filling is removed from the container, heated and, if need be, subsequently placed back in the container.
11. The process as claimed in claim 10, wherein the emptied bag is folded to form an elongate slide and is subsequently guided through a corresponding opening in the end wall of the container.
12. The process as claimed in claim 11, wherein the emptied bag is folded in a U-shaped manner.
13. The process as claimed in claim 11 or 12, wherein, by pushing the folded bag into the container from the end, any length of the bread is pushed out at the other end.
14. The process according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein, for easier pushing of the bread out of the container, a plunger which is provided with a slot and by which the bread is pushed out has been inserted in the container.
15. A device for carrying out the process according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein a container (9) for receiving the bread (1), between the two halves (4, 5) of which at least one bag (6) has been placed, has a means (2, 3, 12.1, 16) for squeezing the bag (6).
16. The device as claimed in claim 15, wherein one wall (11.1, 11.2) of the container (9) is assigned a slot (12.1, 12.3), through which there respectively reaches a tab (7.1) of the bag (6).
17. The device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the slot (12.1) is infinitesimally larger than a thickness of the unfilled bag (6).
18. The device according to any one of claims 15 to 18, wherein the bag (6) is provided with at least one folding line (13).
19. The device as claimed in claim 18, wherein the bag (6) is assigned two folding lines (13) in the longitudinal direction, the bag (6) being foldable in a U-shaped manner.
20. The device according to any one of claims 16 to 19, wherein the slot (12.1, 12.3) is assigned, to at least one guide slot (14.1, 14.2).
21. The device according to claim 20, wherein the slot is at right angles to at least one guide slot.
22. The device as claimed in claim 20 or 21, wherein at least two guide slots (14.1, 14.2), spaced apart from each other, are assigned to the slot (12.1, 12.3), a U-shaped opening being formed.
23. The device according to any one of claims 15 to 22, wherein the container (9) is assigned a plunger (15) with at least one slot-like opening (16) through which the bag (6) is guided.
24. The device as claimed in claim 23, wherein the slot-like opening is for guiding the tab (7.1).
25. The device according to any one of claims 22 to 24, wherein the plunger (15) is arranged in the container (9) in such a way that it can be displaced by the folded bag (6) in the direction of an end wall (11.2).
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