Patent ID: 6367661
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: A21C,B67C

Abstract:
An apparatus for dispensing dough for edible items such as cookies, comprising:a) an upright standing, cylindrically shaped housing open on the top end and the bottom end, said housing having an aperture in its sidewall; b) a slide track disposed in operative alignment with said aperture, said track disposed perpendicular to said side wall of said housing, said track extending toward the center of said housing, said track having an aperture therein through which dough passes; c) a slide plate slidably disposed in said slide track, said plate having a first end and a second end; d) a movable handle disposed on the exterior of said sidewall of said housing, said handle in operative alignment with said slide plate, said handle for being gripped by a user, said handle having an upper end and a lower end, and said movable handle being a one-piece resilient member; and, e) means for removably connecting said handle to said first end of said slide plate whereby said slide plate slides in said track in response to said handle being moved by the hand of the user.