Patent ID: 8747007

Claim:
A decorating tool comprising a compressible reservoir having a proximal end, a distal end and a wall extending from the proximal end to the distal end, the reservoir containing a decorating material; a nozzle coupled to the distal end of the reservoir through which decorating material exits the reservoir; a housing having a proximal end having a hinge member, a distal end having a flange adjacent a distal opening, a channel defined by a wall having a side opening, and a slot extending through the wall inwardly from the proximal end of the housing for receiving the proximal end of the reservoir; and a compression member pivotally coupled to the hinge member of the housing so that the compression member is movable with respect to the housing between a first position in which the side opening is exposed to permit the reservoir and nozzle coupled to the reservoir to be placed through the side opening and into the channel with a portion of the nozzle projecting through the distal opening and past the distal end of the housing and a second position in which at least a portion of the compression member resides within the channel of the housing, wherein as the compression member is moved from the first position to the second position the compression member engages the compressible reservoir so that the reservoir is squeezed between the housing wall and the compression member to force material within the reservoir out the nozzle.