Lollipop

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a lollipop (10) comprising: a hollowed stick (14); a sweetmeat (12) mounted on one end of the hollowed stick (14); a cover (16) in a form of a sheet folded around both, the sweetmeat (12) and the stick (14); and a lollipop cover cutter (20), comprising: a handle (24) mating with the hollowed stick (14); and a sickle (22) connected to the handle (24); thereby upon locating the stick (14) in the sickle (22) and rotating the stick (14), cutting the cover (16) by the blade (26).

Claims

1. A lollipop comprising: a hollow stick; said hollow stick having a longitudinal axis; a sweetmeat (12) mounted on one end of said hollow stick; a cover in a form of a sheet folded around both, said sweetmeat and said hollow stick; and a lollipop cover cutter, comprising: (a) a handle, said handle having a proximal end and a distal end wherein said proximal end is inserted within a hollow part of said hollow stick; and (b) a sickle, being a single semi-circular blade, wherein said sickle is connected to said distal end of said handle; such that upon locating said cover in said sickle blade and rotating said hollow stick about said longitudinal axis, said cover is cut by said blade.

2. The lollipop according to claim 1, wherein an inner diameter of said blade is greater than an outer diameter of said stick.

3. The lollipop according to claim 1, wherein a section of said blade is greater than 180 degrees, thereby upon placing said stick in an inner side of said blade, locking said stick in said inner side of said blade, thereby obviating a need to apply force of the stick against said blade.

4. The lollipop according to claim 1, wherein said cutter is made of one piece and wherein said cutter is manufactured by casting.

5. The lollipop according to claim 1, wherein said sickle is flexible to allow a diameter of said sickle to increase to accommodate a diameter of said hollow stick.

6. The lollipop according to claim 1, wherein said sickle is made of plastic.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

(1) Preferred embodiments, features, aspects and advantages of the present invention are described herein in conjunction with the following drawings:

(2) FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a lollipop, according to the prior art.

(3) FIG. 2 schematically illustrates another example of a lollipop, according to the prior art.

(4) FIG. 3 schematically illustrates a lollipop, according to one embodiment of the invention.

(5) FIG. 4a schematically illustrates a lollipop cutter 20, according to one embodiment of the invention.

(6) FIG. 4b schematically illustrates a lollipop cutter 20, according to another embodiment of the invention.

(7) FIG. 5 is a bottom view of a lollipop 10, during an operation of cutting the envelope, according to one embodiment of the invention.

(8) FIG. 6 is a side view thereof.

(9) FIG. 7 illustrates an operation of removing the cover from a lollipop, according to one embodiment of the invention.

(10) FIG. 8a is a side view of cutter 20, according to one embodiment of the invention. In the figure is defined a cross section A-A. FIG. 8b is the cross section A-A defined in FIG. 8a.

(11) FIG. 9 is a zoomed view on a cutter 20, according to one embodiment of the invention.

(12) It should be understood that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

(13) The present invention will be understood from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments (best mode), which are meant to be descriptive and not limiting. For the sake of brevity, some well-known features, methods, systems, procedures, components, and so on, are not described in detail.

(14) FIG. 3 schematically illustrates a lollipop, according to one embodiment of the invention.

(15) The lollipop 10 comprises a sweetmeat 12 mounted on a hollowed stick 14, and enveloped by cover 16 in a form of a folded sheet made of, for example, waxed paper or cellophane.

(16) The lollipop differs from the prior art by the use of a cutter. The cutter comprises a handle 24, wherein at one end thereof is connected a sickle 22. Numeral 26 denotes a blade of sickle 22.

(17) The cutter is stored in lollipop 10 by mating with the hollowed stick 14. More particularly, the outer diameter of handle 24 is about the inner diameter of the hollowed stick 14, thereby providing some friction which prevents unintentional separation of the cutter from the stick.

(18) FIG. 4a schematically illustrates a lollipop cutter 20, according to one embodiment of the invention.

(19) According to this embodiment of the invention, the sickle is a form of a hook.

(20) FIG. 4b schematically illustrates a lollipop cutter 20, according to another embodiment of the invention.

(21) According to this embodiment of the invention, the sickle is in a form of an umbrella stick.

(22) FIG. 5 is a bottom view of a lollipop 10, during an operation of cutting the envelope, according to one embodiment of the invention. FIG. 6 is a side view thereof.

(23) After pulling the cutter 20 from the handle 24 of the hollowed lollipop stick (not illustrated), a user holds the handle 24 by the fingers of one hand, and places the lollipop stick 14 in the center of the sickle of the cutter, at area 28 which is under the sweetmeat. In this situation he rotates the stick 14 or the handle 24, thereby cutting the cover 16. Then he pulls the cover (illustrated in FIG. 7) thereby exposing the sweetmeat.

(24) In FIGS. 5 to 7 the user hand is not illustrated.

(25) FIG. 8a is a side view of cutter 20, according to one embodiment of the invention. In the figure is defined a cross section A-A. FIG. 8b is the cross section A-A defined in FIG. 8a.

(26) The purpose of these figures is to illustrate the blade 26.

(27) FIG. 9 is a zoomed view on a cutter 20, according to one embodiment of the invention.

(28) As illustrated, the section 30 of the sickle is greater than 180 degrees. Thus, when a lollipop stick is placed in the inner side of the sickle, it is slightly locked, thereby obviating a need to apply force of the stick against the blade, but merely performing the rotation.

(29) In the figures and/or description herein, the following reference numerals (Reference Signs List) have been mentioned: numeral 10 denotes a lollipop; numeral 12 denotes a lollipop sweetmeat; numeral 14 denotes a lollipop stick; numeral 16 denotes a lollipop cover; numeral 18 denotes a knot; numeral 20 denotes a lollipop cover cutter; numeral 22 denotes a sickle; numeral 24 denotes a handle; numeral 26 denotes a blade; numeral 28 denotes an area of the stick where it meets with the sweetmeat; and numeral 30 denotes a section of the blade 26.

(30) The foregoing description and illustrations of the embodiments of the invention has been presented for the purposes of illustration. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the above description in any form.

(31) Any term that has been defined above and used in the claims, should to be interpreted according to this definition.

(32) The reference numbers in the claims are not a part of the claims, but rather used for facilitating the reading thereof. These reference numbers should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any form.