US3961089A
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Method of manufacture of hollow chocolate articles
Assignee: Ferrero SpA
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Filing: 1974-07-24
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Granted: 1976-06-01
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Expires: 1994-07-24
Abstract
Abstract A hollow chocolate article such as an Easter egg is formed by inverting a molded chocolate shell upon another shell in respective molds, the lower shell having been previously formed with an inner coating layer e.g., of chocolate, while the inverted upper shell is provided with an inner coating layer which is still in a fluid state when the shells are superimposed, so that some of the material of the inverted inner layer flows on to and is welded to the peripheral surface of the previously formed inner layer of the lower shell, to form an internal seam without discoloration.
Inventors
- 👤 Amilcare Dogliotti
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 17:56
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G3/00; A23G3/34; A23G3/50; A23G3/54; A23G3/545; A23G1/00; A23G1/04; A23G1/20; A23G1/21; A23G3/02; A23G3/20; A23G3/2007; A23G3/2023; A23G3/2038
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A method of manufacturing hollow chocolate articles comprising forming two chocolate shells in complementary mold halves, coating each of said shells on the inside with a molten layer of edible material, cooling the layer in one of said shells to set, inverting the other shell while the layer is still flowable into complementary mating relation on top of the shell having the set layer therein, allowing the flowable layer to flow over the edge of the set layer and cooling both shells to set and secure together the overlapping inner layers and thereby hold said shells together.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
97 words
A method of manufacturing hollow chocolate articles comprising forming two chocolate shells in complementary mold halves, coating each of said shells on the inside with a molten layer of edible material, cooling the layer in one of said shells to set, inverting the other shell while the layer is still flowable into complementary mating relation on top of the shell having the set layer therein, allowing the flowable layer to flow over the edge of the set layer and cooling both shells to set and secure together the overlapping inner layers and thereby hold said shells together.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method as set forth in claim 1 further comprising vibrating said shells when said shells are in mating relation to assist the flow of said flowable layer over the edge of the set layer.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3246069A
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-06-01 | 1979-12-01 | 1980-06-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-06-01 | 1983-12-01 | 1984-06-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-06-01 | 1987-12-01 | 1988-06-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |