Protective cake cover for maintaining the sanitary condition of a cake prior to consumption, the protective cake cover having a groove for inserting candles and a recess for storing a box of candles

Abstract

A protective cake cover for supporting candles includes a hollow sidewall having an upper end and a lower end, a top cover wall extending across the upper end of the hollow sidewall to define a closed upper end of the protective cake cover, a groove formed in the top cover wall that is configured to support one or more candles that project above the top cover wall, and a recess formed in a central region of the top cover wall and surrounded by the groove, whereby the recess is configured to receive a box that contains candles. The groove has a circular, square, or rectangular shape, and the recess has a square or rectangular shape that is adapted to receive a box of candles that can be stored on the protective cake cover.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A protective cake cover for supporting candles comprising:
 a hollow sidewall having an upper end and a lower end;   a top cover wall extending across the upper end of said hollow sidewall to define a closed upper end of said protective cake cover;   a groove formed in said top cover wall that is configured to support one or ore candles that project above said top cover wall; and   a recess formed in a central region of said top cover wall and surrounded by said groove, wherein said recess is configured to receive a box that contains candles.   
     
     
         2 . The protective cake cover as claimed in  claim 1 ; wherein said groove has a circular, square, or rectangular shape, and wherein said recess has a square or rectangular shape. 
     
     
         3 . The protective cake cover as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said hollow sidewall has a shape selected from the group consisting of circles, cylinders, squares, and rectangles. 
     
     
         4 . The protective cake cover as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the lower end of said hollow sidewall is open for receiving a plate or a cake. 
     
     
         5 . The protective cake cover as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said protective cake cover is round, cylindrical; square, or rectangular. 
     
     
         6 . The protective cake cover as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said protective cake cover comprises a polymer material. 
     
     
         7 . The protective cake cover as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said protective cake cover comprises plastic. 
     
     
         8 . The protective cake cover as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said protective cake cover is transparent or clear. 
     
     
         9 . The protective cake cover as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a box of candles inserted into said recess formed in the central region of said top cover wall. 
     
     
         10 . The protective cover as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a cake disposed inside said hollow sidewall with said top cover wall overlying a top surface of said cake;   one or more candles having lower ends inserted into said groove, wherein said one or more candles have upper ends that project above said top cover wall.   
     
     
         11 . A protective cake cover for supporting candles comprising:
 a hollow sidewall having an upper end and a lower end:   a top cover wall extending across the upper end of said hollow sidewall to define a closed upper end of said protective cake cover;   a groove formed in said top cover wall;   a recess formed in a central region of said top cover wall and surrounded by said groove;   a box of candles disposed within said recess formed in the central region of said top cover wall, wherein said box of candles contains one or more candles that are adapted to be inserted into said groove formed in said top cover wall for projecting above said top cover wall of said protective cake cover.   
     
     
         12 . The protective cake cover as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said groove has a circular, square, or rectangular shape, and wherein said recess has a square or rectangular shape. 
     
     
         13 . The protective cake cover as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said hollow sidewall and said top cover wall are transparent or clear. 
     
     
         14 . The protective cake cover as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said protective cake cover comprises plastic. 
     
     
         15 . The protective cake cover as chinned in  claim 11 , wherein said protective cake cover has a round, cylindrical, square, or rectangular shape. 
     
     
         16 . The protective cake cover as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the lower end of said hollow sidewall defines an open end of said protective cake cover that is adapted to receive a cake. 
     
     
         17 . A party kit comprising:
 a transparent, protective cake cover including a hollow sidewall having an upper end and a lower end, a top cover wall extending across the upper end of said hollow sidewall to define a closed upper end of said protective cake cover, a candle receiving groove formed in said top cover wall, and a recess formed in a central region of said top cover wall and surrounded by said candle receiving groove; and   at least one candle disposed within said recess formed in the central region of said top cover wall.   
     
     
         18 . The party kit as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein said at least one candle comprises a plurality of candles contained within a box of candles, wherein said recess formed in the central region of said top cover wall has four opposing sidewalls, and wherein said box of candles has four sidewalls that engage the respective four opposing sidewalls of said recess for securing said box of candles within said recess. 
     
     
         19 . The party kit as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein each of said candles has a lower end that defines an outer diameter, and wherein said groove has a width that substantially matches the outer diameter of the lower end of said candle for forming a friction fit between the lower end of said candle and said groove. 
     
     
         20 . The protective cake cover as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein said groove has a circular, square, or rectangular shape, and wherein said recess has a square or rectangular shape.