Toroidal Sausage with Central Opening for Condiment Retention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Sausages with cylindrical shapes often have condiments fall off when eaten with a bun, and preparing sausage sandwiches with eggs is labor-intensive as components need to be cooked separately.
Innovation Solution
A toroidal sausage with a central opening that can contain condiments or eggs, allowing for simultaneous cooking and distribution as a ready-to-eat product, where the sausage is shaped to match the bun for stability and ease of consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a cylindrical sausage shape is used, then the sausage is easy to manufacture and serves well in a bun, but condiments fall off during eating
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the spheroidality principle by changing the sausage shape from a traditional cylinder to a toroidal (doughnut-like) shape with a central opening. This curved geometry allows condiments to be contained within the opening rather than falling off a rounded cylindrical surface, directly addressing the condiment retention problem while maintaining ease of eating
2Manufacturing precision
If sausage and egg are cooked separately and assembled, then each component can be optimized, but the preparation process becomes labor-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the sausage and egg into a single integrated toroidal structure where the egg is positioned in the central opening of the sausage. This combining allows both components to be cooked together in one process rather than separately, significantly improving preparation efficiency while maintaining component quality through the unified cooking process
3Ease of manufacture
If condiments are placed on top of a cylindrical sausage, then they are easily added, but they fall off during consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the nesting principle by placing condiments inside the central opening of the toroidal sausage, effectively nesting them within the sausage structure. This internal placement ensures condiments are retained during eating, while the opening provides easy access for adding condiments during preparation
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AI summary
A shaped food product, such as a sausage, having a central opening into which at least one condiment may be placed prior to consumption and methods of preparing, eating, and manufacturing such a food product. The condiment may be placed after the cooking of the food product, prior to the cooking of the food product, or as part of the cooking of the food product.