Cone sleeve

Abstract

A package for hand-held frozen ice cream cones comprising a rolled, cone-shaped polymer film sleeve. The package is made from at least one layer of polymer film, and is sealed along a side wall. The package has a tip at a first end and may be open or sealed at a second end, and if sealed, may include a lid.

1 . A package for hand-held frozen ice cream cones comprising a rolled, cone-shaped polymer film sleeve.  
   
   
       2 . The package of  claim 1  wherein the sleeve is sealed along a side wall.  
   
   
       3 . The package of  claim 2  wherein a flap of the polymer film is formed adjacent the seal along the side wall and the flap further comprises a notch.  
   
   
       4 . The package of  claim 2  wherein the seal along the side wall is formed with an adhesive applied to the film.  
   
   
       5 . The package of  claim 4  wherein the adhesive further comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive applied to the film prior to rolling the film into a cone shape.  
   
   
       6 . The package of  claim 2  wherein the seal along the side wall is formed via a heat seal operation.  
   
   
       7 . The package of  claim 1  wherein the cone-shaped sleeve further comprises a tip at a first end and is open at a second end located opposite the tip.  
   
   
       8 . The package of  claim 1  wherein the cone-shaped sleeve further comprises a tip at a first end and is sealed at a second end located opposite the tip.  
   
   
       9 . The package of  claim 8  wherein the seal at the second end is formed by a heat seal operation.  
   
   
       10 . The package of  claim 8  wherein the seal at the second end is formed at least in part by folding over the polymer film at the second end.  
   
   
       11 . The package of  claim 8  wherein the package further comprises a lid located at the second end.  
   
   
       12 . The package of  claim 11  wherein the lid is sealed to the sleeve.  
   
   
       13 . The package of  claim 12  wherein the lid is sealed to the sleeve by crimping the sleeve over a portion of the lid.  
   
   
       14 . The package of  claim 12  wherein the lid is sealed to the sleeve with an adhesive that engages the lid and the sleeve.  
   
   
       15 . The package of  claim 14  wherein the adhesive that seals the lid to the sleeve is applied to the polymer film prior to rolling the polymer film into the cone-shaped sleeve.  
   
   
       16 . The package of  claim 14  wherein the adhesive that seals the lid to the sleeve is applied to the cone-shaped sleeve prior to the lid being joined with the sleeve.  
   
   
       17 . The package of  claim 14  wherein the adhesive that seals the lid to the sleeve is applied to a surface of the lid prior to the lid being joined with the sleeve.  
   
   
       18 . A package for hand-held frozen ice cream cones comprising a rolled, cone-shaped polymer film sleeve, the sleeve further comprising a laminate of at least two layers with each layer being a polymer film.  
   
   
       19 . The package of  claim 18  wherein the sleeve is sealed along a side wall.  
   
   
       20 . The package of  claim 19  wherein a flap of the laminate film is formed adjacent the seal along the side wall and the flap further comprises a notch.  
   
   
       21 . The package of  claim 19  wherein the seal along the side wall is formed with an adhesive applied to the laminate.  
   
   
       22 . The package of  claim 21  wherein the adhesive further comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive applied to the laminate prior to rolling the laminate into a cone shape.  
   
   
       23 . The package of  claim 19  wherein the seal along the side wall is formed via a heat seal operation.  
   
   
       24 . The package of  claim 18  wherein the cone-shaped sleeve further comprises a tip at a first end and is open at a second end located opposite the tip.  
   
   
       25 . The package of  claim 18  wherein the cone-shaped sleeve further comprises a tip at a first end and is sealed at a second end located opposite the tip.  
   
   
       26 . The package of  claim 25  wherein the seal at the second end is formed by a heat seal operation.  
   
   
       27 . The package of  claim 25  wherein the seal at the second end is formed at least in part by folding over the laminate at the second end.  
   
   
       28 . The package of  claim 25  wherein the package further comprises a lid located at the second end.  
   
   
       29 . The package of  claim 28  wherein the lid is sealed to the sleeve.  
   
   
       30 . The package of  claim 29  wherein the lid is sealed to the sleeve by crimping the sleeve over a portion of the lid.  
   
   
       31 . The package of  claim 29  wherein the lid is sealed to the sleeve with an adhesive that engages the lid and the sleeve.  
   
   
       32 . The package of  claim 31  wherein the adhesive that seals the lid to the sleeve is applied to the laminate prior to rolling the laminate into the cone-shaped sleeve.  
   
   
       33 . The package of  claim 31  wherein the adhesive that seals the lid to the sleeve is applied to the cone-shaped sleeve prior to the lid being joined with the sleeve.  
   
   
       34 . The package of  claim 31  wherein the adhesive that seals the lid to the sleeve is applied to a surface of the lid prior to the lid being joined with the sleeve.  
   
   
       35 . The package of  claim 18  wherein the at least two layers of polymer film are joined as a laminate by a heat seal operation.  
   
   
       36 . The package of  claim 18  wherein the at least two layers of polymer film are co-extruded as the laminate.  
   
   
       37 . The package of  claim 18  wherein at least one of the layers is a polymer metallized film.