Frozen confection and packaging module

Claim 1

Receptacle means for receiving a confection comprising: an unfilled ice cream cone having open and closed ends; and conical wrapper means having open and closed ends and nestably receiving said ice cream cone in the closed end thereof, said wrapper means comprising: overlapped wrapper portions extending generally from said open end to said closed end of said wrapper and comprising a first wrapper portion overlapped on the exterior of a second wrapper portion; upper and lower separable sections joined together below said open end of said ice cream cone, said lower section having a conical configuration and said upper section having a frustoconical configuration; separation means responsive to tearing force for separating said upper section from said lower section and from said ice cream cone for exposing at least a portion of said ice cream cone; said upper section extending substantially beyond said open end of said ice cream cone; means for bonding said first and second overlapped wrapper portions together in said upper section for preventing relative movement of said overlapped wrapper portions, for preventing escape of the confection from between said overlapped wrapper portions in said upper section, and for maintaining said frustoconical configuration of said upper section for facilitating consumption of the confection from said upper section by means of a utensil; and annular bead means comprising a curled portion of said conical wrapper at the open end thereof for enhancing the rigidity of said upper section and for maintaining said frustoconical configuration thereof during consumption of the confection by means of a utensil, wherein substantially the entire uppermost edge portion of said first overlapped wrapper portion adjacent said open end does not extend into said annular bead means.