Edible Ice Cream Cone with Integrated Toy Casing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional ice cream cone holders are non-edible, leading to redundant waste, increased product size, and difficulty in integrating an edible cone with a toy receptacle, while also failing to provide effective insulation against ambient temperatures.

Innovation Solution

An edible cone with a casing volume that integrates a toy receptacle on top, featuring a sidewall expansion and a separator to isolate the foodstuff, allowing for air insulation and a unified, larger cone appearance without excessive size increase.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a non-edible container is used to hold both foodstuff and toy separately, then the toy can be securely held and the foodstuff protected, but the container creates waste, increases product size, and cannot be consumed

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetoy holding capabilityVSAvoidwaste from non-edible container

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the edible cone and non-edible toy receptacle into a single integrated structure. The receptacle is positioned on top of the edible cone, combining the consumable food container with the toy holder into one unified packaging system that reduces waste while maintaining functional separation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The cone is segmented into two functional zones: the lower edible cone portion for foodstuff and the upper non-edible receptacle for the toy. This segmentation allows each component to serve its specific purpose while being part of a single integrated structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Reliability

If a separate container structure is used to hold the toy, then the toy is protected, but the overall product size increases excessively

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetoy protectionVSAvoidproduct size

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The toy receptacle is nested on top of the edible cone, utilizing the vertical space efficiently. This nesting arrangement allows the toy container to be supported by the cone structure itself, avoiding the need for additional external packaging and reducing overall product volume.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

3Stability of the object's composition

If the toy receptacle is placed underneath the confectionery product, then the structure is stable, but it becomes burdensome for kids to reach the surprise toy

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidtoy accessibility

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of placing the toy receptacle at the bottom under the cone, the invention inverts the arrangement by positioning the receptacle on top of the cone. This inversion makes the toy easily accessible to children while the cone's weight provides stability to the overall structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

4Ease of operation

If the receptacle is positioned on the foodstuff, then the toy is accessible and the cone appears larger, but the foodstuff may be affected by ambient temperature

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetoy accessibilityVSAvoidfoodstuff temperature stability

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSTemperature

Solution Approach 1:

The edible cone acts as an intermediary thermal barrier between the ambient environment and the foodstuff. By positioning the receptacle on top of the cone rather than directly on the foodstuff, the cone's material provides insulation that protects the ice cream or other temperature-sensitive confectionery from melting in warm conditions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution reduces waste, integrates edible and non-edible components effectively, and provides improved insulation to prevent melting of ice cream and other confectionery products at higher temperatures.

Implementation Method 1

said insulation prevents melting of the foodstuff at a relatively higher ambient temperature

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectThermal insulation: Thermal Insulation

Data Source

PatentEP3115314B1Cone comprising a casing for a toy

Publication Date: 2018.02.28 OZBEK YILDIRIM

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AI summary

The present invention relates to a cone (1) provided with an additional casing volume for storing a surprise toy. Said cone (1) for providing a surprise toy comprises an edible cone (2) and a casing volume (3) having a hollow body with sidewalls (7) expanding in vertical direction (y), and said edible cone (2) comprises also a hollow body having a wall (6) which expands from its lowermost end to its uppermost end, wherein the casing volume (3) is located on the edible cone (2) such that the sidewall of the casing volume (3) and the wall (6) of the edible cone (2) provide substantially the same inclination angle with respect to the horizontal axis (x).