Three-part ice cream cone with solid handle

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional ice cream cones become soggy and messy as the ice cream melts, leading to drips and a lack of variety in flavors and textures compared to ice cream itself.

Innovation Solution

An edible ice cream cone design featuring a hollow wafer with a solid cookie or candy handle and edible adhesive, creating a secure, customizable, and mess-free eating experience by supporting the ice cream from within and preventing leakage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a conventional ice cream cone is used, then the cone provides structural support for the ice cream, but the cone becomes soggy and allows ice cream to drip through as it melts

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural integrityVSAvoidsogginess and dripping

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The cone is divided into three separate components: an upper conical portion, a middle cylindrical portion, and a lower handle portion. Each segment can be made from different materials optimized for its specific function, preventing the uniform soggy failure mode of conventional single-piece cones

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The invention uses multiple materials with different properties: wafer or sugar cone material for the upper portion, cookie or hard candy for the middle portion, and additional handle material for the lower portion. This composite structure combines the crispness of wafer with the moisture-resistance of cookie or hard candy, preventing sogginess while maintaining structural integrity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

2Reliability

If the cone structure is simplified to prevent dripping, then leakage is reduced, but the variety of flavors and textures is limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveleakage preventionVSAvoidflavor and texture variety

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

Each component serves multiple functions: the middle cylindrical portion acts as both a structural barrier preventing dripping and a flavor/texture element itself. The handle portion provides both structural support and additional flavor variety. This multi-functionality allows the structure to prevent leakage while offering diverse edible experiences

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention allows variation in material parameters (flavor, texture, color) for each component while maintaining the same basic three-part structure. One can use chocolate cookie, oatmeal cookie, hard candy, or different wafer flavors, creating endless combinations without changing the fundamental leakage-preventing structure

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Strength

If a solid handle is added to the cone, then grip strength and stability are improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvegrip strengthVSAvoidnumber of components

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The handle is merged with the middle cylindrical portion as a single continuous component made from the same material (cookie or hard candy). This integration provides structural benefits without requiring separate attachment mechanisms, reducing overall complexity while maintaining improved grip strength and stability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS9993007B1Three-part ice cream cones

Publication Date: 2018.06.12 CONESCIENCE INC

AI summary

We disclose an ice cream cone with three, and optionally four, completely edible, interchangeable and customizable flavor and texture components. The cone comprises a wafer, a handle to be inserted into and through the wafer, and an edible adhesive joining the wafer to the handle. Ice cream or another comestible is surrounded by the wafer and supported from beneath by a flat top surface of the handle and optional handle topper.