Patent ID: 6268000
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: A21C,A23G,B05C

Abstract:
A device for dispensing pastry dough, frosting or icing from a cartridge containing pastry dough, frosting or icing, the cartridge having a cartridge outlet and a plunger mounted for movement within the cartridge in a direction toward said cartridge outlet, the device comprising:a cartridge container defining an internal chamber constructed and arranged to contain a cartridge therein,a hand-held gun having a gun valve and a finger trigger to actuate said gun valve,a nozzle connected to said gun, said nozzle having a head defining a shaped opening,a hose constructed and arranged to connect the cartridge outlet to said gun,a reversible electric motor removably coupled to an end of said cartridge container, said motor comprising:a piston,a shaft coupled to said piston to move said piston generally linearly in both forward and reverse directions, anda switch structure to control operation of said motor,whereby, when a cartridge containing pastry dough, frosting or icing is disposed in said cartridge container and the cartridge outlet is connected with said hose and when said motor is actuated, said shaft moves said piston and said piston engages the plunger thereby forcing pastry dough, frosting or icing to the gun, and actuation of said finger trigger permits the pastry dough, frosting or icing to be dispensed from said nozzle.