Round rod with a tightly closing, food-safe capsule connected at the end but decomposable in contact with water, filled with sowable plant seeds as a holding aid for ice cream or other foodstuffs

Abstract

The described round rod can be used as a handle (holding aid) for ice cream products or other food products, such as sweets, with the possibility of sustainable reuse as a seed aid.

Description

[0001] 1. The described round rod is made of machined natural wood or a food-safe, self-contained cardboard tube. Depending on its intended use, it has a diameter of 4 to 8 mm and a length of 50 to approximately 300 mm. At one end, which is not directly connected to the material to be held, it is positively connected to a tightly sealed, food-safe capsule that decomposes in contact with water and is filled with sown plant seeds. The round rod can be inserted into food as a handle (holding aid) for ice cream products or other foods, such as confectionery, with the possibility of sustainable reuse as a seed aid. Further potential applications include, for example, its use as disposable chopsticks. 1 round rod, dimensions as described, made of natural wood or rolled cardboard 2 capsules for storing the germinating seeds, made of food-safe material that dissolves in water, firmly connected to a round rod 3 germinating plant seeds

Claims

[1] The described round rod can be used as a handle (holding aid) for ice cream products or other food products, such as sweets, with the possibility of sustainable reuse as a seed aid.

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