Appeal No. 2003-1754
Application No. 09/821,137 Page 3
(h) compressing said bread completely around said outer
periphery to seal said bread around said contour with said
peanut butter and encapsulated first spread captured between
said bread portions, wherein said compressing operation also
crimps said substance free periphery at spaced pressure
points to give space locations of greater sealing force at
said outer periphery of said bread portions; and,
(i) placing said cut crustless sandwich into an
airtight package for long term storage.
46. A method of creating a sealed crustless sandwich,
said method comprising:
(a) placing a first slice of bread with a first
perimeter surface surrounded by an edge crust on a support
surface;
(b) applying a central filling of an edible food in an
area inside said perimeter surface;
(c) applying a second slice of bread with an edge crust
and second perimeter surface similar to said first perimeter
surface over said first slice of bread with said perimeter
surfaces facing each other;
(d) providing a cutter with a continuous cutting edge
having a desired cut shape fitting inside said edge crusts
of said bread slices and spaced outwardly from said area
with said shape overlying said perimeter surfaces;
(e) positively forcing said cutter edge through said
slices in unison and against said support surface, with said
cut shape outside said area to thereby cut two matching
portions of bread with an outer periphery outside said area
of said central filling and a contour matching said cut
shape and encircling said area; and,
(f) compressing said perimeter surfaces together,
independently of said cutting of said bread portions, by an
edge sealing member with a bottom pressure surface having a
transverse width defining an outer edge matching said cut
shape and an inner edge spaced outwardly of said area of
said central filing whereby said perimeter surfaces are
sealed together while leaving said two portions separately
exposed around said periphery.
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