CONE FOR CHIPS

CORNET DE FRITES

English Abstract

The present invention generally relates to a French fry cone. The model presented here includes a small opening at the base of the cone, and a series of small holes in the middle of the four surfaces. The various openings enable the circulation of air. The circulation of air prevents the formation of water vapor due to the heat of the French fries, keeps the French fries crispy, and enables the cone to remain rigid throughout the use thereof. In one embodiment, the cone has a compartment which is located at the inner top thereof and which is built therein, and which can be unfolded receive sauce.

French Abstract

La présente invention concerne généralement un cornet de frites. Le modèle présenté ici propose, à la base du cornet, une petite ouverture et au milieu des quatre faces, une série de trouets. Ces diverses ouvertures permettent une circulation d'air. Celle-ci empêche la formation de vapeur produite par la chaleur des frites, garde les frites bien croustillantes et permet au cornet de rester bien rigide tout au long de son utilisation. Dans une réalisation, le cornet à un compartiment situé au sommet intérieur du cornet et intégré dans celui-ci, peut être déplié afin de recevoir la sauce.

Claims

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CLAIMS
1. A foldable cone, made up of a single piece of paper,
comprising aeration holes at the base of the cone, as
well as on the four faces.
2. The foldable cone, according to claim 1, in which the
holes are located in the middle of the four faces.
3. The foldable cone, according to cone 1, in which the
holes form a band between approximately 30 and 80 mm
high.
4. The foldable cone, according to claim 1, in which the
diameter of the holes in its four faces is between
approximately 0.5 and 5 mm.
5. The foldable cone, according to claim 1, in which the
piece of paper is a "single face" type of paper.
6. The foldable cone, according to claim 5, in which the
outer surfaces are glossy (smooth surface).
7. The foldable cone, according to claim 5, in which the
inner surface is matt.
8. The foldable cone, according to claim 1, comprising a
foldable compartment located at the inside top of the
cone and integrated into it.
9. A shape (figure 1) for folding said cone, composed of
lines for cutting (figure 1, point a), other for
folding (figure 1, point b) and small punches to

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perforate holes (figure 1, point c).
10. These cones are formed in 4 stages (figure 2); the
first stage involves turning section 1 onto section 2
along the fold line (figure 2, fig. 2.2), the second
involves turning section 3 down onto sections 1 and 2
along the fold line (figure 2, fig. 2.4), the third
stage involves gluing the tab for gluing of section 3
(figure 1) and the fourth involves turning section 4
down onto the glued section along the fold line
(figure 2, fig. 2.5).

Description

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CONE FOR CHIPS
Description
Unlike other cardboard canes for chips, the model
presented here includes, at the base of the cone, a small
opening as well as a series of small hales in the middle
of the four faces. These various openings let the air
circulate, thereby preventing the formation of steam
produced by the heat of the chips, keep the chips really
crispy and mean that the cone stays rigid throughout its
use. The cone's constant rigidity and the impermeability
of the type of paper (single face) used mean that the
user's hands stay clean. A compartment inside the top of
the cone and integrated into it can be folded in said way
that it becomes a container for sauce (figure 3, figures
3.4 ta 3.8). This sauce compartment allows the user ta
keep a hand free, avoid having sauce on their hand when
taking chips out of the cone and make sure that there is
enough sauce, even for the last chip. This sauce
compartment, therefore, avoids the need ta use another
plastic receptacle, which usually holds the sauce that
accompanies the chips, thereby saving money: no
procurement or taxation on plastic sauce receptacles.
There is a further, ecological, benefit, with less
pollutant waste.
The "single face" paper used is, preferably, an ecological
layered paper or cardboard with the FCS Mixed sources
label, the surface of which is covered with a layer placed
on one of the two faces and known as a "single face" type
paper. The chip cone is made from "single face" type
paper. The outer surfaces are glossy (smooth surface); the

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inner surface is matt, sa that it absorbs the chip fat.
The outer, glossy face prevents the fat from seeping
through the paper. Once closed, the chip cane takes the
form of an irregular diamond (figure 2 fig. 2.5), with the
large diagonal being vertical. Halfway up the cane is a
series of small hales, around 2 mm, between approximately
0.5 and 10 mm and, in particular, around 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
or 9 mm in diameter (figure 2 fig. 2.5, point a). They
form a band around 65 mm high, between approximately 30
and 80 mm high and, in particular, between 50 and 70 mm
high. In the top corner can be found 3 fold marks for the
sauce compartment (figure 2 fig. 2.5, point b). The bottom
corner of the diamond is cut at around 10 mm, between
approximately 5 and 15 mm (figure 2 fig. 2.5, point c). On
the lower two thirds of the large diagonal of the diamond
is a une that represents the location of the tab for
gluing (figure 2 fig. 2.5, point d).
Open and frontal, the cane represents an inverse,
truncated pyramid (figure 3). Each of the 4 faces of the
cane includes small hales (figure 3). In the upper angle
of the pyramid, 3 fold marks for the sauce compartment can
be found (figure 3 fig. 3.1). When the cane is turned
slightly ta the right (figure 3 fig. 3.8), on the top left
section of the inverse pyramid, a double layer of inner
paper can be distinguished (figure 3 figure 3.8, point a).
Open and seen from the top, the cane represents a
quadrilateral resting on one of its angles. If the top
wing is pulled upwards (figure 4, point a), a small
diamond may be seen in the centre of the shape (figure 4,
point b). On the left side of the bottom corner is located
the tab for gluing that runs from the lower left side ta

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the central diamond (figure 4, point c). On the entire
upper left side and the upper half of the upper right side
can be seen the double layer of paper (figure 4, point d).
The holes are located at the centre of the shape (figure
4, point e).
This cone is made up of a single pre-cut piece of paper
that is folded and glued. The cut-out shape (figure 1)
uses cutter unes for cutting (figure 1, point a), others
for folding (figure 1, point b) and small punches to
perforate the holes (figure 1, point c).
The shaping and the gluing, after cutting (figure 2),
takes place in 4 stages. In figure 2.1 of figure 2, the
shape is divided into 4 large sections. The first stage
involves turning section 1 down onto section 2 along the
fold une (figure 2, fig 2.2). The second stage involves
turning section 3 onto sections 1 and 2 along the fold
line (figure 2, fig 2.4). The third stage involves gluing
the tab for gluing of section 3 (figure 1) and the fourth
involves turning section 4 onto the glued section along
the fold une (figure 2, fig 2.5).

Representative Drawing