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Crispy Chip Sandwich and Process of Producing a Sandwich Product
A food product comprising a multilayer cookie or snack having outer layers formed from a crispy type edible food product such as a potato chip or corn chip, etc. with an intermediate marshmallow layer being in contact with the inner surface of each crispy chip and one or more filler substances.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8330031 | High hat tambourine assembly A high hat tambourine assembly includes a circular frame and a hub coextensive with the frame axis and has an elongate axial channel dimensioned to receive a rod of a high hat for free relative slidable movements. Quick-release arms are mounted on the hub and normal... | 12/11/2012 |
| 7786365 | Sound shoe The present invention relates to the foot operated musical instruments like tambourine, cymbals, jingles and cowbells. These musical instruments can be operated by using one or both feet at the same time. The tambourine playing shoes can be converted to a percussion... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7714219 | Enhanced comfort headless tambourine An improved tambourine has a rigid, enclosed, jingle-supporting frame that defines a center of gravity and a number of pairs of percussion jingles connected to the frame at determined locations around one of the frame's segments. A handle for manually grasping the f... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7348478 | Tambourine connection to support structure A tambourine structure comprising in combination a frame extending at least in part along an extended path, multiple jingles carried by the frame at selected locations along said path, and means carried by the frame to connect the frame to support structure selectiv... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7157637 | Tambourine The present application is directed to a percussion musical instrument such as a tambourine, riq, pandiero and the like having non-rectangular windows within which the jingles are supported. The configuration of the window affords a greater range of pitch motion for... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7045697 | Electronic tambourine An improved tambourine of the type having a frame being arcuate-shaped and including a center of gravity, a pair of rims, and a grasping portion disposed at or near the center of gravity of the frame so as to allow comfortable holding for long periods of time, and a... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6949701 | Drumhead A drumhead for use in a percussion instrument is composed of multiple (e.g., two or three) plies of synthetic resin films, which are laminated together and are brought into close contact with each other when stretched across the opening of a hollow cylinder of a dru... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6838605 | Drumshell laminate An improved drumshell construction comprising a first layer of sheet material having elastic properties, a second layer of sheet material in mating engagement with the first layer of sheet material, a means to bond the two layers together, wherein the elastic module... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6620991 | Percussion instrument Known percussion instruments, employing conduits and free-moving rattle members therein, are inefficient for producing louder sounds without increased effort on a user's behalf. The present invention provides a plurality of spaced-apart conduits having fi... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6399864 | Tambourine A tambourine includes a frame that has a peripheral wall defining an interior space. The peripheral wall has a first edge and a second edge, each being adapted to be struck by a user. A plurality of apertures extends through the peripheral wall of the fra... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6365812 | Drumhead material and method A drum head material is prepared by assembling a multi-layer laminate comprising upper and lower sheets of resilient, polymeric film and at least two oriented fiber layers positioned between said sheets. Each of the oriented fiber layers comprises paralle... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6362406 | Shaken idiophone There is provided a shaken idiophone having at least two segments that define a sound chamber for holding a sound producing material. The segments are preferably located along the periphery of the shaken idiophone. The segments of the shaken idiophone are... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6316709 | Adaptable percussion accessory for a percussion tool The present invention is a percussion accessory for attachment to a percussion tool, such as a drum stick. The percussion tool has an attachment region, and the percussion accessory is provided for creating musical sounds through the use of percussion too... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6156960 | Stringed musical instrument combination A new stringed musical instrument having an appearance somewhat similar to a banjo or guitar or related instrument and comprising a head portion and an elongated neck secured to the head portion and extending outwardly therefrom. A plurality of strings, w... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6127614 | Tambourine including auxiliary sound producing mechanism In a tambourine, the combination comprises a frame extending at least in part along an extended path, multiple jingles carried by the frame at selected locations along the path, and auxiliary plates carried at an auxiliary selected location relative to pa... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6096957 | Foot operated tambourine playing device A foot operated tambourine playing device for playing the tambourine with a foot. The foot operated tambourine playing device includes a base panel and a foot pedal pivotally coupled to the base panel. The base panel is adapted for having a tambourine cou... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5962798 | Percussion instrument In a percussion instrument, for example in the form of a tambourine, of bongos, congas or the like, with a resonance body open in particular on top, a skin being stretched over the upper opening and comprising a plastic film which is fixed at a constant t... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5567898 | Whistle and tambourine combination An improved musical instrument having an improved tambourine and a built-in whistle, integrated into one musical instrument. The improved musical instrument includes an additional outside frame to cover and protect the jingles for safety.... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5509343 | Tambourine with light control effect An improved tambourine with a light control effect is disclosed having on a tambourine collar several luminous bodies (e.g. LED) controlled by a sound control circuit. The sound control circuit board is secured within a handle having upper and lower handl... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5377575 | Percussion instrument A hand-held percussion instrument capable of generating a variety of different sounds upon demand. These sounds including the typical sound of cymbals coming from a tambourine, the sound of a drum which is stretched over an open side of a tambourine, the ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5355760 | Multi-sound tambourine An improved tambourine which generates additional sounds that supplement the conventional jingle sound using the same playing motion as the conventional tambourine. It is a feature of the invention that the player can adjust the effort required to generat... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5349891 | Convertible drumhead A convertible drumhead easily mounted and tensioned on a conga shell, adaptable for use with any conventional drum shell and usable independently as a single headed hand held drum that is uniform in construction and comprises a drumming surface, a circumf... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5323678 | Hand-held percussion musical instrument comprising elongate tube shaped as a ring, incorporating dividers, and incoporating contained sound-generating elements Disclosed is a hand-held percussion musical instrument in the form of a rigid tubular ring, which includes a plurality of elongate hollow tubes, the tubes having rigid tubular walls and opposite end walls defining closed hollow tube interiors. Steel shot ... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5284079 | Tambourine A tambourine includes an annular frame which has a plurality of equidistant rectangular positioning holes formed therethrough, a plurality of flexible positioning plates respectively fitted in the positioning holes, and a plurality of positioning bars res... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5217222 | Toy racket with sound resonating membrane There is disclosed a racket having a perimeter frame with a tympanum stretched across the frame and formed of a flexible film tautly stretched within the frame, thereby forming a sound-reverberating and resonating ball impact surface, and a handle which e... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5040446 | Tambourine A tambourine is fabricated from a single piece frame having two hinges which divide the frame into a central section and two end sections. As assembled the frame is bent at the hinges and curved so that the two end sections can be joined by a connecting m... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4974484 | Tambourine A tambourine which has a body which is annular in shape, has an uninterrupted outer rim and jingles disposed on posts inwardly of its inner rim. The body has a cross-section which is "C" shaped to form a resonating cavity and a solid portion to form a han... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4858510 | Resonant musical instruments A musical instrument such as a jingle, a tambourine or a tomtom is provided with two or more hollow resonators arranged in the vicinity of at least one tone generator such as a pair of jingle discs or a head and preferably selectively closable by means of... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4843944 | Idiophone In construction of an idiophone such as a tambourine having paired metallic jingles idly supported by carrier rods in respective windows formed transversely through an elongated shell, each carrier rod is fixed at both ends by inner ridges of the shell an... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4831912 | Kettledrum A percussion instrument includes a drum body and a percussion head movable with respect to and stretched over the drum body. A master tensioning member is provided for pulling the drumhead downward to enable a musician to vary the pitch of the sound produ... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4787876 | Toy musical playset A toy musical playset having a teapot with xylophone keys which is filled with styrene plastic beads, a number of pots with xylophone keys and a pan with a xylophone key, tambourine symbols and musical ribs. The pots, pan and teapot may be stacked on top ... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4757739 | Bellows type toy tambourine A bellows type toy tambourine with a bellows containing a space enclosed by two ring members. One of these ring members has a plurality of slots along its circumference. Each of these slots contains two round metal plates for giving metal collision sound ... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4741241 | Percussion musical instrument A percussion musical instrument produces a "crashing" sound using a series of stacked metal strips or leaves of a specific configuration. The leaves are relatively thin, upwardly arched or bowed, arranged in alternating criss-cross configuration, and each... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4688462 | Tambourine A tambourine comprises a shell carrying a plurality of jingle discs, characterized in that the shell further carries a hollow resonator box effecting internal resonant oscillation of the sounds produced by the jingle discs. The hollow resonator box includ... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4549462 | Apparatus and method for mounting a head on a musical instrument and a method of drum construction A drum head assembly for use in drums, tambourines, banjos, or the like. A polymeric film is stretched across an annular member having a U-shaped channel formed in cross-section along its edge. The film is stretched and forced into the channel by plug mem... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4469001 | Method of forming a non-tunable head A method of forming a non-tunable head for a drum, banjo, tambourine, or similar musical instrument is described. A highly oriented crystalline polymeric film is immersed into a liquid solvent bath containing a halogenated methane compound until the film ... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4416181 | Pretuned head for drum or the like An apparatus and method for mounting a head on a musical instrument, such as a drum, tambourine, banjo, or the like. A vibratile sheet is stretched across the opening in a first member, such as an annular hoop, having inner and outer rims defining a chann... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4370912 | Sound producing instrument A sound producing instrument comprises a staff having a group of pins projecting from each end of the staff, and a plurality of cupped discs mounted on each pin. A rod having a toothed surface may be used in combination with the instrument. The staff may ... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4356756 | Method of forming a non-tunable head A method of forming a non-tunable head for a drum, banjo, tambourine, or similar musical instrument is described. A highly oriented crystalline polymeric film is immersed into a liquid solvent bath containing a halogenated methane compound until the film ... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4346637 | Spin-jangle tambourine A tambourine is disclosed having a mechanism mounted therein to operate individual actuators arranged to move the cymbals or "jingles" of the tambourine causing them to contact one another and produce sound. The mechanism may include a member integral wit... | 08/31/1982 |
