Ergonomic frosting applicator

• US 7,478,736 B2
• Filed: 07/15/2005
• Issued: 01/20/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fletcher Morgan
• Original Assignee: Fletcher Morgan
• Inventors: Morgan, Fletcher
• Primary Examiner(s): Shaver, Kevin P
• Application Number:
  US11/181,911
• Publication Number:
  US 20070000943A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,285 Days
• Field of Search: 222/107, 222/460, 222/462, 222/566, 222/568, 222/575
• US Class Current: 222/107
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 35/38 Nozzles
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 47/06 with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages with slidable spouts B65D47/26

Abstract

A hand-held icing dispenser for use by a person in decorating a cake with icing dispensed through an icing tip, comprising a dispensing nozzle constructed of an integrally formed cylindrical base section with a threaded exterior surface, an integral intermediate offset funnel section extending from said cylindrical base section and a tubular dispensing section extending from said funnel section positioned angularly from the center axis of the cylindrical base section. The tubular dispensing section has an external threaded portion at its distal end and a ring member is mounted on a threaded portion of the cylindrical base section to hold a flexible bag secured on the cylindrical base section. A decorator tip is removably mounted on said the tubular dispensing section.

Claims

1. A hand-held icing dispenser for use by a person in decorating a cake with icing dispensed through an icing tip, comprising,

a dispensing nozzle with a cylindrical base section having a threaded exterior surface, an intermediate funnel section integrally formed with said cylindrical base section, said funnel section being formed with a tubular dispensing section angularly extending away from the center axis of the cylindrical base section, said funnel section forming a flared end which extends out past the outer surface of said cylindrical base forming a stop, said tubular dispensing section having an external threaded section at its distal end,

a ring member adapted to be mounted to said cylindrical base section to hold a flexible bag secured to said cylindrical base section, and

a decorator tip removably mounted on said the tubular dispensing section.

2. A hand held icing dispenser for use by a person in decorating a cake with icing as claimed in claim 1 wherein said ring member has a plurality of ribs extending outwardly from the surface of the ring and is internally threaded.

3. A hand held icing dispenser for use by a person in decorating a cake with icing as claimed in claim 1 wherein said ring member has an interior stop which limits the distance that said ring can be threaded along said cylindrical base section.

4. A hand held icing dispenser for use by a person in decorating a cake with icing as claimed in claim 1 wherein said funnel section has a plurality of flange members extending outward from said funnel section surface.

5. A hand held icing dispenser for use by a person in decorating a cake with icing as claimed in claim 4 wherein said plurality of flanges are positioned on said funnel section surface opposite from each other.

6. A hand held icing dispenser for use by a person in decorating a cake with icing as claimed in claim 1 wherein said funnel section is offset.

7. A hand held icing dispenser for use by a person in decorating a cake with icing as claimed in claim 1 wherein said decorator tip comprises a universal adapter tip constructed with a cylindrical skirt portion with an internal threaded surface and a cylindrical top portion having a central aperture defined by an inwardly curved wall of the distal end of said cylindrical top portion.

8. A hand held icing dispenser for use by a person m decorating a cake with icing as claimed in claim 1 wherein said flexible bag is constructed of plastic.

9. A hand-held icing dispenser for use by a person in decorating a cake with icing dispensed through an icing tip, comprising,

a dispensing nozzle constructed of a cylindrical base section with a threaded exterior surface, an integral intermediate offset funnel section extending from said cylindrical base section, said offset funnel section being formed with a tubular dispensing section angularly extending away from the center axis of the cylindrical base section, said offset funnel section forming a flared end proximal portion which extends out past the outer surface of said cylindrical base forming a stop and a plurality of flanges which extend outward from said funnel outer surface to aid in grasping said dispensing nozzle, said tubular dispensing section being formed with an external threaded portion at its distal end,

a ring member having an interior diameter greater than the outer diameter of said cylindrical base section and provided with interior threads for mounting on the threaded exterior surface of said cylindrical base section to hold a flexible bag secured on said cylindrical base section, said ring member being provided with an outer surface which defines protuberances;

and

a decorator tip removably mounted on said the tubular dispensing section, said decorator tip formed with a cylindrical skirt portion having an internal threaded surface and a funnel portion integral with said skirt portion and extending away from said skirt portion, said funnel portion defining at least one shaped aperture cut in it distal end.