Flexible mould for food baking

Abstract

A flexible mould for food baking, comprises a body moulded integrally from a silicone material, having a base and a peripheral wall extending around the base for containing food baking ingredients. The body includes a rim portion extending along an upper edge of the wall around the cavity. The rim portion has a reinforcement frame co-extending therewith, which is moulded integrally with the rim portion from a relatively harder silicone material such that the frame provides a relatively more rigid support to facilitate holding of the body.

1 . A flexible mould for food baking, comprising: 
 a body moulded integrally from a first resiliently deformable material, having a base and a peripheral wall extending around the base and upstanding therefrom to define a cavity for containing food baking ingredients;    the body including a rim portion extending along an upper edge of the wall around the cavity;    wherein the rim portion has a reinforcement frame co-extending therewith, which is moulded integrally with the rim portion from a second resiliently deformable material that is relatively more rigid than the first resiliently deformable material, such that the frame provides a relatively more rigid support to facilitate holding of the body.    
   
   
       2 . The flexible mould as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the frame extends continuously around the rim portion.  
   
   
       3 . The flexible mould as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the rim portion comprises a flange extending outwardly from the upper edge of the wall.  
   
   
       4 . The flexible mould as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the frame extends along an outermost edge of the flange.  
   
   
       5 . The flexible mould as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the frame has a cross-section extending downwardly from the edge of the flange.  
   
   
       6 . The flexible mould as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the wall, the rim portion and the frame have a combined cross-section that is hollow.  
   
   
       7 . The flexible mould as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the flange includes two parts on opposite sides of the body, each part extending to a relatively greater extent outwardly from the upper edge of the wall and acting as a handle.  
   
   
       8 . The flexible mould as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein each handle includes a reinforcement member moulded integrally therewith from the second resiliently deformable material.  
   
   
       9 . The flexible mould as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein each reinforcement member is located on an upper surface of the corresponding handle.  
   
   
       10 . The flexible mould as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein both reinforcement members are separate from the reinforcement frame.  
   
   
       11 . The flexible mould as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first resiliently deformable material comprises silicone material.  
   
   
       12 . The flexible mould as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the second resiliently deformable material also comprises silicone material.  
   
   
       13 . The flexible mould as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first and second resiliently deformable materials are of contrasting colours or tones.