US2299511A - Candy package - Google Patents

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Patented ct. 20, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 5 Claims.

This invention relates to packaged goods and has for its object the provision of a device which may be used as a token on festive occasions.

An important object of the invention is to wrap candy wafers in such manner that the roll will resemble a lighted candle. A still further object is to add to such simulation of a candle a support which will aid in holding the candle erect and add materially to the effect, more clearly resembling a candle by virtue of the added stand.

Other objects of the invention are particularly pointed out in the claims and relate to details.

It is well recognized at the present time that between two goods of substantially the same quality and grade the public will largely support the more attractively packed goods. By the present invention the cost of the wrapper for colored candy wafers is increased in price but the attractiveness of the package is increased in much greater proportion. The sleeve later described in detail, also adds to the cost and may or may not be sold with the Wrapped candies but when so sold with the candy roll it lends itself to a most attractive display not only in the retail store but when purchased for use at a party, as a table decoration and a favor, for example.

The invention has been described in its preferred form and with a few modications but it should be borne in mind that the invention is to be limited only as denitely called for in the claims as it may take many forms some of which may not suggest in the slightest a candle or anything resembling a candle.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device in its preferred form.

Figure 2 shows the package as sold.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the blank forming the sleeve.

Figure 4 shows the wrapper.

Figure 5 shows a modified form of tab or extension.

Figure 6 is a modication showing a candy bar of prism form.

In its preferred form the invention consists of a plurality of candy disks or wafers I usually of white material for the peppermint and wintergrecn, yellow for the lemon, a much darker color, such as at II, for the licorice, etc. These candy wafers are assembled in cylindrical form and are completely covered by a wrapper I2 which I prefer to make of cellophane. Differing from ordinary wrapping I prefer that one end of the wrapper as at I 4 be folded flat against the bottom 55 disk of the roll and I twist the other end as at I to form a nare I6. The eiect is much enhanced by having the twisted end of yellow color as indicated at Il in Figure 4, while the proximate portion of the wrapping is red as indicated by the numeral I8, and the larger portion is transparent as indicated at I9. rI'he name of the goods is printed as at close to the bottom end of the roll which is the end of the wrapper which is folded hat as at I4. The simulation of a candle is further effected by the provision of imitations of the flowing wax of the candle as at 2|. In Figure 2 the wrapper has been shown as entirely uncolored but Figure 2 is otherwise my preferred form. It will be understood that the yellow colored portion II forms the flare I6 simulating the name of the candle and that portions of the red may, if desired, extend into such flared portions.

The collar or sleeve is formed of the blank shown in Figure 3 in which the strip 26 forms a cylinder which ts somewhat snugly but freely slidable on the wrapped candy roll and it has a series of projections 2l here shown as triangular l portions hallowed to form Vs which readily bend downwardly to form the radially extending feet Se oi Figure l. Where the feet are not cut away as at 3l I nd it advisable to indent the outer margins of each tab as at Stia in a line such as 33 of Figure 5.

The length of the rectangle 26 is greater than the circumference of the roll to provide one or more extended portions 35 for convenient overlapping. I nd it convenient to print on the wrapper a line 36 to serve as a guide in wrapping the candy wafers or disks. By having this line as the bottom margin the iiare will be most effective, particularly when colored as generally intended.

When the candy roll is formed the sleeve is placed around it somewhat centrally and the end 35 is secured to the opposite portion of the sleeve blank forming the main cylinder of the stand` The several projections being integral with the portion 23 will follow the curve or cylinder and these projections will therefore lie flat against the candy. When ready for use the sleeve is slid toward the folded end I until its bottom margin is alined with the lower edge of the roll. The projections or extensions are now bent outwardly so as to form the horizontal feet 3o which not only add stability but likewise add a very pleasing effect. It is my preference that the sleeve blank be of brightly colored material and that it shall be of such axial length as to completely hide the advertising material 2i), which is clearly visible when the sleeve is in mid position.

I also intend to sell the candy package without the sleeve. In such case a somewhat less expensive base can be supplied as for instance a simple disk which may be secured in any desired manner to the flat end I4 of the candy roll. A very simple expedient would be a nonsticking glue to the flat end of the roll and the cooperating non-sticking glue to the stand. As in envelopes now on the market, when these two adhesives are pressed together they form a secure seal.

In the modification shown in Figure 6 the article shown is a candy bar 33 having a triangular cross-section. The sleeve or collar 25a in this case is likewise triangular in cross-section toV match the prism and the extensions 36h fold outwardly as before but along a perfectly straight line 39. In this case the ends of the projection are not pointed but are of ilower-like formation as at 40. As pointed out previously the extensions for tabs forming the feet may be of any shape as indicated by the several formations 38a and 3919.

What I claim is:

1. In combination, a plurality of circular disks of candy, a wrapper centrally transparent in part to encase the disks as a roll, one end of the wrapper being folded tightly against one end disk to form a base and the other Wrapper end being brightly colored and twisted to form a are simulating a flame beyond the opposite end disk, a sleeve freely slidable on the wrapped roll, and a plurality of projecting portions extending from the sleeve toward the base closely adjacent the roll when the sleeve is in mid-position but bendable so as to extend radially outward as supporting feet when the sleeve has been moved downwardly with its lower margin in alinement With the base.

2. In combination, a plurality of candy disks, a wrapper encasing the disks to form an elongated cylinder, a sleeve slidable on the cylinder, and a series of projections slidable with the sleeve and engaging the cylinder but bendable to form radially extending feet to afford greater stability to the cylinder when standing erect on its base.

3. In combination a plurality of candy disks, a wrapper encasing the disks to form an elongated body, a slidable sleeve tting said body, and a series of projections extending from the sleeve along said body to occupy minimum space when packed but bendable outwardly from the body to form radially extending feet to furnish support for the body when the sleeve is moved downwardly on the body to its end which is now its bottom.

4. In combination, an elongated edible article, a wrapper therefor, folded at one end and twisted at the other end, a sleeve having a portion slidable along the wrapped article and a series of projections integral with said portion and forming extensions thereof bendable to produce outwardly extending feet to support the article in an upright position.

5. The device of claim 4 in which the article is a series of disks held in cylindrical form by the wrapper, and the sleeve and its projections are of paper,

IRENE PECHEUR STEINER.

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