A flexible, silicone mold having a bowl and a peripheral rim that defines an opening to the bowl. Two substantially flat grasping zones are disposed along substantially opposite ends of the rim and the grasping zones have sufficient dimensions to permit control of the geometry of the rim and also to
A flexible, silicone mold having a bowl and a peripheral rim that defines an opening to the bowl. Two substantially flat grasping zones are disposed along substantially opposite ends of the rim and the grasping zones have sufficient dimensions to permit control of the geometry of the rim and also to permit control of the horizontal positions of the two grasping zones.
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What is claimed is: 1. A flexible, silicone mold, comprising: a bowl having a peripheral rim defining an opening of the bowl, the bowl and rim being made of silicone; and two substantially flat grasping zones disposed along substantially opposite ends of the rim, the two grasping zones having suffi
What is claimed is: 1. A flexible, silicone mold, comprising: a bowl having a peripheral rim defining an opening of the bowl, the bowl and rim being made of silicone; and two substantially flat grasping zones disposed along substantially opposite ends of the rim, the two grasping zones having sufficient dimensions and containing sections of reinforcement, and adapted to permit control of a geometry of the rim and to permit control of horizontal positions of the two grasping zones, the reinforcement sections being bordered about their periphery by portions of the grasping zones which are free of reinforcement. 2. The mold according to claim 1, further comprising a first substantially flat reinforcement component embedded within one of the two grasping zones, and a second substantially flat reinforcement component embedded within the other of the two grasping zones. 3. The mold according to claim 1, further comprising two substantially flat reinforcement components embedded within one of the two grasping zones, and two substantially flat reinforcement components embedded within the other of the two grasping zones, the two embedded components for each of the grasping zones being symmetrically positioned relative to an axis passing substantially through a center of each of the grasping zones. 4. The mold according to claim 3, wherein the mold is adapted to be at least partially foldable along the axis passing substantially through the center of each of the grasping zones. 5. The mold according to claim 2, wherein each of the reinforcement components contains an extension strip extending along a respective portion of the rim. 6. The mold according to claim 3, further comprising a first extension strip extending from one of the reinforcement components of one of the grasping zones to one of the reinforcement components of the other grasping zone; and a second extension strip extending from the other reinforcement component of said one of the grasping zones to the other reinforcement component of said other grasping zone. 7. The mold according to claim 6, wherein the two reinforcement components embedded within said one of the two grasping zones are connected by a first foldable hinge connection, and the two reinforcement components embedded within said other of the two grasping zones are connected by a second foldable hinge connection. 8. The mold according to claim 1, further comprising a first substantially flat reinforcement component embedded within one of the two grasping zones, the first reinforcement component containing an extension strip that extends outward along the rim; the mold further comprising a second substantially flat reinforcement component embedded within the other of the two grasping zones, the second reinforcement component containing a respective extension strip that extends outward along the rim. 9. The mold according to claim 8, wherein each of the extension strips extends outward from both sides of the respective reinforcement component. 10. The mold according to claim 9, wherein each of the extension strips extends along the rim to a position immediately adjacent to an axis perpendicular to an axis passing substantially through a center of each of the grasping zones. 11. The mold according to claim 10, wherein corresponding ends of extension strips disposed immediately adjacent to the axis are connected by foldable hinge connections. 12. The mold according to claim 8, wherein each of the extension strips is substantially flat. 13. The mold according to claim 1, wherein said rim has a thickness greater than a thickness of the bowl. 14. The mold according to claim 1, wherein the bowl includes a base portion and the mold further comprises a reinforcement at the base. 15. The mold according to claim 14, wherein said reinforcement at the base includes a ring on the periphery of the base. 16. The mold according to claim 14, wherein said reinforcement at the base includes a plate. 17. The mold according to claim 1, further comprising reinforcement components coupled to top surfaces of the two grasping zones. 18. The mold according to claim 1, further comprising reinforcement components coupled to lower surfaces of the two grasping zones. 19. The mold according to claim 1, further comprising reinforcement components coupled to and around side surfaces of the two grasping zones. 20. A flexible, silicone mold, comprising: a bowl having a peripheral rim defining an opening of the bowl, the bowl and rim being made of silicone, the rim comprising two substantially flat grasping zones; and reinforcement confined within each of the two substantially flat grasping zones, and divided into sections by a gap, each of the grasping zones being foldable along an axis passing through the gap. 21. The mold according to claim 20, wherein each of the two substantially flat grasping zones contains at least two sections of reinforcement which define the gap. 22. A flexible, silicone mold, comprising: a bowl having a peripheral rim defining an opening of the bowl, the bowl and rim being made of silicone, the rim comprising two substantially flat grasping zones; and reinforcement disposed along the rim and which extends into each of the two substantially flat grasping zones, the reinforcement being divided into sections by a gap and the mold being foldable along an axis passing through the gap. 23. The mold according to claim 22, wherein: each of the grasping zones comprises the gap. 24. The mold according to claim 22, wherein: an axis passing through each of the grasping handles divides the rim into two substantially semicircular portions. 25. The mold according to claim 24, wherein: the gap is disposed at substantially the midpoint of each of the two semicircular portions.
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