US3801247A - Universal coupler for cake icing decorating tubes - Google Patents
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- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
- A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
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- the coupler of the invention includes a tubular element and which has a threaded end which protrudes through a hole in the bottom of the cone when the coupler is placed in the cone.
- the larger sized icing decorating tubes may be selectively attached to the tubular element by means of an appropriate nut, as will be described.
- the coupler also includes a smaller tubular element which may be attached to the larger element in order that the smaller sized icing decorating tubes may be selectively coupled to the icing cone.
- a ring and/or a further nut is also provided which enables intermediate sized'icing decorating tubes to be attached to the first-mentioned tubular element.
- a large number of icing decorating tubes are available in different sizes and shapes, corresponding to different border designs and sizes as may be desired for any particular cake.
- the usual practice in the art is to insert a selected tube into the icing cone, and then to squeeze the icing through the tube in order to carry out the decorating operation.
- the tube cannot be changed until the icing has first been emptied from the cone, at which time a new tube can be inserted into the cone to protrude through the hole in the bottom of the cone.
- This factor has rendered the usual prior art type of icing cone combination restricted in many cases, and especially where elaborate designs are desired, and which require the use of several different tubes.
- the arrangement described in the preceding paragraph only partially solves the problem. This is because with such a tubular element, there is only a limited range of different sized decorating tubes which may be attached thereto. At present, there are a large number of decorating tubes on the market, and these tubes vary in sizes, for example, from a base width of 17 millimeters to a base width of 27 millimeters and greater.
- the purpose of the present invention is to provide a universal coupler which can accommodate the entire range of different sized decorating tubes, thus permitting any desired size of decorating tube to be selectively attached to the aforesaid tubular element at will, and without the need for removing the icing from the icing cone.
- FIG. 1 shows a flexible icing cone, and a coupler attached to the lower end of the cone which may be constructed to incorporate the concepts of the invention
- FIG. 2 is a side section taken substantially along the line 2-2 of FIG. 1, and showing the various components of the coupler of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a side section, like FIG. 2, and showing the coupler of FIG. 1, but with a different nut element from that shown in FIG. 2;
- FIG. 4 is an exploded representation showing a further coupling element and nut which are included in the coupler of the invention, together with a typical decorating tube;
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an annular ring element which also may be included in the assembly of the invention.
- FIG. 6 is a side section showing the coupler of the invention in another aspect in which the annular element of FIG. 5 is included in the assembly;
- FIG. 7 is a side section showing the coupler assembly in yet another aspect in which the coupler elements of FIG. 4 are included in the assembly.
- a flexible icing cone 10 is provided which may 'be filled with icing, and a tubular element 12 is inserted into the bag and has a threaded lower end protruding out through a hole in the bottom of the bag.
- the tubular element 12, in the illustrated embodiment, has a truncated conical configuration.
- a nut 13 is provided, so that decorating icing tubes 14 of different sizes may be selectively attached to the lower end of the tubular element 12.
- rel atively large sized decorating tubes 14 having a base width in a range, for example, of 22-28 millimeters may be selectively attached to the lower end of the tubular element 12.
- the base of the decorating tube in FIG. 2 extends up over the lower end of the tubular element 12 in a telescopic relationship, and it is held in place by the nut 13.
- a smaller tubular coupling element 26, as shown in FIG. 4, may also be provided.
- the tubular element 26 has the same general configuration as the tubular element 12, but is of smaller size.
- a nut 30 is provided which may be threaded to the lower end of the tubular element 26.
- a ring 22, as shown in FIG. 5, may be provided.
- the ring 22 may be placed into the nut 13, so as to adapt the nut 13 to support slightly smaller tubes, for example, in the 20-23 millimeter range, in much the same manner as the nut 18.
- the tubular element 26, as shown in FIG. 7 is attached to the coupling element 12 by means of the nut 18, and the smaller sized decorating tubes are supported on the tubular element 26, for example, by the nut 30, as shown in FIG. 7.
- the invention provides, therefore, an improved coupler assembly which has universal application, since it provides for the attachment of a wide variety of different sized decorating tubes to the flexible icing cone 10.
- While a particular embodiment of the invention has 7 cone with said first lower end protruding through said hole; a first nut member having internal threads for removable engagement with the external threads of said first tubular member and including first bottom edge means of a first predetermined diameter for holding large size decorating tubes against said first lower end of said first tubular member; a second downwardly tapered tubular member shaped and of a size to be received in said first nut member and to be held by said first bottom edge means against said first tubular member in axial alignment therewith and with a second lower end having a lesser diameter than said first lower end and protruding through said first nut member when said first nut member is threaded onto said first tubular member; and a second nut member having internal threads for removable engagement with external threads of the protruding end of said second tubular member including second bottom edge means of a second predetermined diameter less than said first predetermined diameter for holding small size decorating tubes against said second lower end of said second tubular member.
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US20040124210A1 (en) * | 2002-10-08 | 2004-07-01 | Bartlein James L. | Sealed bag pre-filled with a decorating food product and having a decorating tip removably attached thereto and method for same |
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US20080089967A1 (en) * | 2006-10-13 | 2008-04-17 | Thomas Bourque | Apparatus for twisting extrusions of icing and the like |
US20120006849A1 (en) * | 2009-03-13 | 2012-01-12 | Raphaela Folkmar | Two part nozzle and piping bags therefrom |
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US20030044482A1 (en) * | 2001-08-29 | 2003-03-06 | Stachowicz Daniel P. | Integrated decorator coupler and food decorating assembly |
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US20040124210A1 (en) * | 2002-10-08 | 2004-07-01 | Bartlein James L. | Sealed bag pre-filled with a decorating food product and having a decorating tip removably attached thereto and method for same |
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US20060006194A1 (en) * | 2004-07-08 | 2006-01-12 | Decko Products, Inc. | Variable tip nozzle and cap assembly for dispensing pouch |
US7337923B2 (en) * | 2004-07-08 | 2008-03-04 | Decko Products, Inc. | Variable tip nozzle and cap assembly for dispensing pouch |
US20080105715A1 (en) * | 2004-07-08 | 2008-05-08 | Niggemyer F W | Variable tip nozzle and cap assembly for dispensing pouch |
US7762439B2 (en) | 2004-07-08 | 2010-07-27 | Decko Products, Inc. | Variable tip nozzle and cap assembly for dispensing pouch |
US20080089967A1 (en) * | 2006-10-13 | 2008-04-17 | Thomas Bourque | Apparatus for twisting extrusions of icing and the like |
US20120006849A1 (en) * | 2009-03-13 | 2012-01-12 | Raphaela Folkmar | Two part nozzle and piping bags therefrom |
US8870040B2 (en) * | 2009-03-13 | 2014-10-28 | Jan Folkmar | Two part nozzle and piping bags therefrom |
US9617054B2 (en) | 2014-06-13 | 2017-04-11 | Decko Products, Inc. | Dual thread nozzle and cap assembly for dispensing pouch |
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