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Application US20180016750
Published 2018-01-18
Edible Multi-ring Can-holder And Methods For Manufacturing Edible Can-holders
A method for manufacturing an edible, multi-ring, can holder comprises the steps of dehydrating beer by-product to produce a dried pulp, grinding the dried pulp into a powder, forming a pulp slurry by adding the powder into a mixture comprising plant fibers, an environment-friendly, oil-repellent chemical, an environment-friendly, water-repellent chemical, and water, a water-to-other ingredient ratio being approximately 1000 liters of water to approximately 60 kg of the powder, the plant fibers, the oil-repellent chemical, and the water-repellent chemical, injecting the pulp slurry into a mold having an interior cavity in the shape of at least one six-pack ring, and applying pressure and heat to the mold containing the pulp slurry to produce at least one edible six-pack ring.
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- 1. A method for manufacturing an edible, multi-ring, can holder, comprising:
dehydrating beer by-product to produce a dried pulp; grinding the dried pulp into a powder; forming a pulp slurry by adding the powder into a mixture comprising:
plant fibers;
an environment-friendly, oil-repellent chemical;
an environment-friendly, water-repellent chemical; and
water, a water-to-other ingredient ratio being approximately 1000 liters of water to approximately 60 kg of the powder, the plant fibers, the oil-repellent chemical, and the water-repellent chemical;
injecting the pulp slurry into a mold having an interior cavity in the shape of at least one six-pack ring; and applying pressure and heat to the mold containing the pulp slurry to produce at least one edible six-pack ring.
- 19. A method for manufacturing an edible, multi-ring, can holder, comprising:
molding pulp comprising a beer by-product into a shape defining six open rings each sized to securably contain therein a standard soda can in a releasable manner; pressurizing and heating the molded pulp into a form; and allowing the form to dry to produce an edible six-pack ring.
