US2582655A

US2582655A - Ice-cream pop manufacturing and packaging

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Publication number: US2582655A
Application number: US75107A
Authority: US
Inventors: Schenk Peter
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1949-02-08
Filing date: 1949-02-08
Publication date: 1952-01-15
Anticipated expiration: 1969-01-15

Description

P.SCHENK ICE-CREAM POP MANUFACTURING AND PACKAGING Jan. 15, 1952 Filed Feb. 8. 1949 LNVENTUR.

Patented Jan. 15, l'1952 v Il` Claims.A

'Imis inventionA relatesz tonpackaging:A of ice` cream popsz andinas: forf its primary? clarinetl the provision of means. .by lwhich aocompletelpy tawf protectiveenclosure:isaprovidedafor eaclr, pop at a minimum. oi'expense for' manufacturing.

An ice: cream pop; as# presently: known; in`v this' art,l consists ofY alling otviceV cream, ices; orrlike frozen: material; contained; inL an outen covering such as chocolate..v Eorconvenience thelpop is usually"v provided witha stick oit handle havingv one end frozen in: the pop anditsfother'; end projecting and` serving, as: the;1 handley part., The pops aepresentlyt` sold,-Y areoitencplaced, im Paper bagszwithi thesti'cksprotruding.` The.: bags; usuallyfzt Y the.y pops .veryfY poorly; and` are r often dislodgedi in handling;l thnsexp'osing-k the: pops; and at once: defeating'lthe: protectivepurposes for which. thel bags .are intended.. In addition,L thea easyy removal and: replacement of; the: bags Otten;v permits. a'. purchaser toe remove: the: bagha1:idleaol',l evenx tasteL the popl. andaY then. resterait tc the bag; and: return itlto: the vendor for anothen of, ai diierentzavon. Inother"wondsfrit isiclear than it;- is not. only desirable forifood'conrimoditesi of. characterA to be completelyv enclosed and. proi-v tected. but' alsoiint such; a manner,- th'atz the: rel-e' moval` of the samel from: thei: enclosing; Wrapper will. atv` oncel deface` orf damagefthe: wrapper; toam extent sucient to indicate tothe: venden-the; fact that.y the wrapper: has been, opened and: the pop exposed. In additionitfis, desirablethai-the4 wrappers used may beereadily` applied to thapops without requiring; expensive and complicated, packaging machinery; it is desirable thatv the-- expense of the; Wrapper; and itsA costoi application shall beextremely moderate;y that thewrapper and. its contents shall remain sanitary dur-I ing handling and; shipping andthatfthe wrapper can beY readily peeled off or removed; from the*v pop'without causing annoyance to the consumer,

. 4 leaving the pop clean and. samtary'and ready for;

consumption. Y

The present invention contemplates, thea-profvision of awrapping or packaging construction by means ofY which. the above-desired, resultsshallbe attained. It contemplates the provision of, a packagingk means by which aA newv method. of making;v and packaging the` popsI mayl be. per-f formed, and finally it contemplatestthe, provision.

5t Intthe; accompanying drawings;n Whereirnan illustrative: embodiment'. of the inventiomis dise closed,x L isa face: ViewYV of, they sheet ortblarxk; fnomwhich. the; body' of l the containerv isffzormect;l 2115:l al1-:face llvievwfof: onezlof theilpartitionss;

10 Fign isi; a, sectionali View; imzperspeetiveitakem on the line 31-'3fof looking@ iratheadipeca tion the arrowsaFigL. 4 is; aiperspeetivefviewozt the containerreadtv fon l'igf'1L 5; is; alpen-'rV spect-me View of therrpaekaged; popg Eig; .6-

15 perspectine;Viewy oi theicontainer atten iazhas been; and closed,.,andsFig.. 7: actransiierse, sectional viewthroughi the: opera containen'shown.

The; mappen for theo pepsi. andi 20. senvesifasaal mold: ion-:making thevpopsi, includes a..-' body portion; t, whiclnmayf be ofaany 'long-thi enalol-ingiit` tolhezf conveniently handledi arrangedr for vthe, molding: encasementliof', a, plurality-of; pops;y iszin form of. arsheetaofi 25, thick: paper; ror relatively' thin*g anlight weight cardboard;y of.Y suicientpxzisidi'ty: toI support the` material which isl molded Withini it;and 0L a; ilexi-g; ibil-ity enabling: iis.'` to: bef readily: peeled ois. the frozen productby the;constuner.,V lt isdesirablee but( non; absolutely: necessary', that." the* haben' bei coated With,V moisture-resistant material;` to-y pl.re ,J vent absorption.k 01El the fat; ing the chocolate coa t.,. -v ing of the: popk on the moisture mathe-ice. creamd The'wrapper7 I isffo1dedilongitudinallp on; thei parallel lines; v"I -fand-I fitug-thus) formfit intox` a *tra-y# or trough; of channel shape-having the opstandingy sidewalls qandgland-bottom-l. ,Theiwrapm penV is; also. folded:l longitndi-nallyv on the; lei-nesv hier.; and, 1 tc provide outwardly prelecting; closmie; flaps 81 and Q5 at thetop; oigthe sidewalls- 4 andi-5,@ The: resiiltfof folding` lthe wrapper.- as' above,- deascribed isa.. receptacle ofwchannel; or troughshapa as sseen in Figs..4and 7,-Which is4 openatl-thei top and. forms: af for thepops: and subsequently* af portion ofthe ywrappecv thenefor. The: pant;

v the trayY referredto as the-topr issubseduent-q Intl-iebntom-,ofr thepackaged pope v. preceptfsarclje; formed n as aboyezV deseribedc. s; divided intof af2p1-I11'al-ii-,p` ofi. compartmentsay law by of a wrapper or. packagewhichcannot be opened w means` of.- spaced, vertical. partitions lill.; thief come;

and the pop exposed without. indication. of. the factthat the package was opened. In, additionzit provides a. strong: protective and`v desirable. wrappingI for the pops. in which..V the contained goodsy struction of; which; willgbe seen inlFigsl grandi?. It will be therein` noted: that eachzofr-theipart; tionsis of. twoz-plxtor dou-ble wall thickness:y c two.A plies;1 indicated respectively, at;l l2'y vandi kan,

will be maintained ina. protectedeand appetizing u are.;cor rmacted-E togetheralong the wp of the;

manner,

. partment by the fold I4. The side edges and asaest 5.11125 l rated or torn apart when it is desired to separate l a wrapper-enclosed pop from thelenglhyivlapper.

I. It will be noted that the wrapper I is formed with a plurality of weakened or tear lines I8 extending transversely across it, said line's eXte'nd-"' ing through the side walls, bottomA and naps, and;

fore, when a section of the wrapper, containing a pop, 'is ,tombe separated-from 4the .rest Y ofr-the wrapper, itis tornoff or cut on one of the .lines I8 .and its vco-operating tear line` I1 in the ad- Jacent partition. y 1 f v 'lo close thewrapper or container the iiaps 8 and 9.01' the wrapper are adapted to be folded inwardly or toward oneanotner on thefold lines into overlapping relation, and when this is done, slotslll and 2) provided in the

respective flaps

8 and 9 .will come-,into alignment. Sticks 2l may then. be inserted into the ice cream contents of the receptacle, through Athe aligned slots I9 and 20, thus holding the naps in closed position.

In producing pops adapted to be contained or packaged in the above-described container, a simplinedmethod of manufacture may be readily followed. `Assuming that vthe pops are to be composed of anice cream center covered bya choco-v lateA or lsimilar edible., outer coating; it is iirst desirable that the interiorof .the channel-shaped receptacle or` partitioned paper .trough be lined` substitute for this procedure,'the'excess chocolatev might be Withdrawn from the interior of `the paper receptacle-bysuction orrotherl means, =leav ingthe coating adherent tothe insidehwall surfaces ofthe receptacle as above explained.

coating subsequentlybecoming the exterior coating of the resultantV pop. After the paper receptacle has been lined with the chocolatecoatingas above described,-the ice cream inA soft condition ispoured or deposited into the compartments I0 of the receptacle When this has beendone,

` 55. Several other methods -of coating the interior Wallsof the -paper receptacle' may be followed,Y the result-of each method being to leaveA an ad@ herent edible-'coating on the linterior'walls, suchenclosed 'commodities; mestlof the expensive maw the closure naps 8 and 9 are'folded'inwardly-or toward one another and into overlapping position,

therebylaligning the slots 'I9-and 20 Vsotla't-'y'the sticks 2 Imay beiriserted through the slots to pro ject intol the contents of the/receptacle,leaving coating onthe inside of-the container'asfchoco v 'tti gang; andfthe'vendor'-and consumer of'thefp`r0d-.1-

latewtit is understood 'that' -termfslf mj prehend any other edible coating useful for the purpose set forth.

The filled and closed receptacle, with the sticks 2l in place, and appearing as indicated in Fig. 6, is now carried on a suitable conveyor, or by hand, to a freezing chamber where the contents of the receptacle are frozen to required hardness. The complete product is then alengthy, completely enclosed block made up @ofja vpliirality 'of pops. Each popr` is separatedfrom its ycompanions by severance along each of the tear or separation lines I8, and separation of the parts of the Arwrapliler ,along..,the,se lines will also result in separation of the two plies of partition II at which the tear line I8 is located. The resultant wrapped or enclosed pop is seen in Fig. 5 wherein it will be Qberyedthat the same is fully enclosed by the end walls composed of one ply each of two partitions-and by an encircling narrow strip section 22 removed from the wrapper I. The pop thus enclosed isV protected, maintained in sanitary condition and cannot Vbe exposedwithout Vtearing. at least oneof the aps 8 orx9outwardly from the slots I9 and 20fformed insaid flaps. Such tearing. or destruction of :the flaps constitutes a tell-tale at once indicating to the Vendor that the wrapper has been opened and he thus is obli. gated to refuse to take back orvexchange arpop, the wrapper of which has been .tampered with. When the outer flapis pulled free from the stick, by destruction of-the slot I9, theentire wrapper may then be readily peeled offsince the tongue. and-slit connection between the.v wrapper vsection 22 andtheplies of the vpartitions is such asV to permitreadyv separation Yof the encircling part 22 Vof. the wrapper from these partition elements.4 Thepeeling of the. wrapper in thelniannerv de,

the VYpop will readily become. freed. from thev Wrapper and ready for eating.r It has been found readily .adhere .to the wrapper,:-the. chocolate in itsA hardened condition. will readily become freed,

and adhering to theiice cream, will form the outer coatingltherefor. z

The-arrangement. of the. several parts Yof the wrapperand the manner of co-operation between thesame is such thatthe folding-.of the wrapper body I-,'fthe insertion? of L`the partitions, the

chocolate-coating and icecreamrvlling ofl'thel wrapper, thelfolding of the closureY naps thereof andv --the insertion ofthe-sticks; maybe readily performed by 'automatic' machinery if desired,'or

these steps Amay beV readily'lcarri'ed out manually or with thefaid of simple jigs-and the resultant. product will'be uniformrand of-g0od appearance.; The filling of the Wrapper and the 'after-'handling of the goods does not require handling of the contained-product so that while thewrapped product may Icost slightlyvmore than the knownbagchinery used in producing the latter will be dispensed with and the resultant product will be more uniform, better lWrapped and'morel sanitary and chm- 'or can 'be 'housed' in .a Suitable container' carrying shea-ringmeans by which each Wrapped,

p op {asf'sold'fwi-ll be severed from the lblockY or thatAY while theliquid or molten chocolate will.

arriesgarse uct will'appreciate the handling and presentation oiit.

Having..zdescribed one. embodiment ofithexinvention', itzisi obvious that. thez-sar'n'e is not to.: be restrictedr thereto but. isv broad. enough toi coverV all structurescoming withinthe scope of the annexed claims..

A. package for. ice cream4 pops comprising, a channel-shaped strip of. paper comprising. side walls, a bottom,. flaps. extending: from the 4tops of the side walls and folded inwardly and into overlapped relation, each of the flaps having an aperture, the apertures being located in registry when the flaps are folded into said overlapped relation, a stick projecting through the registered apertures and extending into the ice cream contained within the package and holding the flaps in such overlapped relation, and spaced end walls disposed within the strip and in engagement with parts of the same.

2. A package for ice cream pops comprising, a pair of spaced end walls, a substantially U- shaped strip extending around the edges of the Walls and connected to the same, said strip having flaps adapted to be folded to lie in overlapped relation, and a stick penetrating said overlapped flaps and entering into ice cream contained within the package and serving to hold the overlapped flaps in their overlapped relation. 3. A package for ice cream pops as provided for in claim 2, wherein the end walls of the package are provided on their edges with tabs, the Strip having apertures in its side walls into which said tabs enter to thereby hold the ends in place in the strip, and the flaps of the strip being apertured to permit of passage of the stick.

4. A package for ice cream pops consisting of a relatively lengthy channel-shaped paper receptacle having side walls'and a bottom, the upper ends of the side walls being provided with laterally extended flaps, said flaps being adapted to be folded toward one another into overlapping relation, each ilap being provided with an aperture, the apertures being located in registry when the flaps are in their overlapped relation to permit of a stick to be thrust through said apertures to reach ice cream contents of the receptacle, the receptacle being provided in its side Walls, bottom and flaps with a plurality of spaced tear lines, partitions located within the receptacle, each of said partitions being of double thickness and provided with a tear line on which one of the thicknesses may be separated from its companion, the said tear line being disposed in alignment with one of the tear lines provided in the body of the receptacle.

5. A package for ice cream pops consisting of a relatively lengthy channel-shaped paper receptacle having side walls and a bottom, the upper end of the side Walls being provided with laterally extended flaps, said flaps being adapted to be folded inwardly and into overlapped relationship, each flap being provided with an aperture, the apertures being disposed in registry when the flaps are in their overlapped relation to permit of a stick to be thrust through the aligned apertures to reach the ice cream contained within the receptacle, the receptacle being provided in its walls and bottom and aps with spaced tear lines, partitions located within the receptacle, said partitions having edge tabs, the receptacle having apertures receiving the tabs to thereby retain the partition in position, each of the partitions being `of double-ply and provided with. a tear; line: on. which one: ofjthe pliesimay be separated from the other, the tear lineirinie'acli partition. beingfdisposed in alignment with one of the tear lines in the receptacle.

6. A packagev fr@- icec'r'ea'mf pops comprising, atrayiof paper'provided-.Withfa plural-ittici spaced double-walled partitions, overlapped? clsure flaps for the top o f the tray;l sticks inserted through saidoverlapped"Y closure-"flaps between the partitions and entering: the contentsoizthe tray. and serving as means for.. maintaining` the closure flapslin overlapped.relation;` and severance lines across the tray, said lines extending through the partitions between the double walls thereof.

7. A package for ice cream pops comprising a strip of paper extending around the sides, top and bottom of the pop, the ends of the strip overlapping on the under side of the pop, a stick extending through the overlapped parts of the strip and embedded in the pop and serving to maintain said parts of the strip in overlapped relation, and end walls within the strip and attached to the strip and contiguous to the faces of the pop.

8. lThe method of making and packaging ice cream pops consisting in filling a channel-shaped, partitioned paper strip with soft ice cream, closing the top of the strip by folding inwardly to overlapped position aps provided on the strip, inserting sticks into the ice cream contents through the overlapped parts of the flaps to maintain said parts of the strip in overlapped relation and allowing portions of said sticks to protrude, and freezing the ice cream with the sticks in place and while contained in the strip.

9. The method of making and packaging ice cream pops comprising, coating the inside walls, bottom and spaced partitions of a channel-shaped partitioned paper strip with liquid chocolate and removing the excess chocolate and allowing a coating thereof to adhere to the walls and bottom of the strip, depositing soft ice cream into the strip and within the chocolate coating, closing the strip by folding inwardly to overlapped relation flaps on the strip, inserting sticks through the overlapped parts of the flaps and into the ice cream contents of the strip and leaving the inserted sticks protruding from the overlapped parts to thereby hold the flaps in closed position, and freezing the ice cream and chocolate contents of the strip.

10. The method of making ice cream pops comprising, coating the inside wall surfaces of a partitioned paper tray with a liquid edible coating, filling the coated tray with ice cream, closing the tray, inserting sticks through overlapped closure flaps of the tray to enter into the contents of the tray and hold said aps in overlapped relation, and freezing the contents of the tray.

11. A package for ice cream pops comprising, an elongated strip of paper transversely Yfolded to divide it into a top panel, two side panels and a pair of overlapping flaps constituting a closure for one edge of the body of an ice cream pop, a stick inserted in the pop and protruding therefrom and projecting through and beyond the overlapping flaps, said stick constituting a locking means Vfor said overlapping flaps and preventing opening of the strip without causing tearing of at least one of said flaps, a pair of end walls contiguous to opposite faces of the pop, said end walls fitting within the folded Strip at points inwardly of the longitudinal edges of said strip, the strip being provided with slits adjacent to said edges and the end walls having edge tongues en 8 gaging said s'lts to thereby attach the end. walls Number Name Date` l tothe strip. 1,815,800 Respess July 21, 1931 PETER SCHENK.- 2,027,791 Schrager Jan. 14,1936 2,073,842 Kells Mar. 16, 1937 REFERENCES CITED 5 2,079,815 Ringler May 11, 1937 Thel following references are of recordin the 210301920 Ingalls May 13: 1937* le of this patent: pser fl e erson c 4 UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,182,784 Bayer Dec. 12, 1939 Number f Name Date lo 2,502,635 Swartz Apr. 4, 1950 1,647,604 Bucher Nov. 1, 1927 2,511,550 Simms June 13, 1950 V1,773,479 BaierV Oct. 14, 1930