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US 12,582,139 B2Granted
Cake decorating tool
OwnerPamela Grayinventor
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Abstract
The present invention comprises an accordion shape bottom container with a complementary lid having cake decorating tips incorporated therein. The lid further includes a one or more child protective connections to prevent the child from inadvertently wasting the contents of the container.
Claims14
A cake decorating tool, the tool comprising:
- a container defined by a bottom wall with a surrounding sidewall linearly extending to an opened top;
- the surrounding sidewall having one or more ribs integrally formed therein and extending from the bottom wall to the opened top;
- a rim integrally formed therein and circumferentially surrounding the opened top of the container;
- the rim having a smaller circumference in comparison to the container;
- the surrounding sidewall of the container forms an accordion shape with a circular cross-sectional shape with a plurality of ribs;
- wherein each of the ribs have a larger circular shape sandwiched between a pair of opposing inner circles;
- each of the ribs having an arcuate shape;
- wherein the bottom wall is flat;
- the pair of opposing inner circles having a smaller circumference in comparison to a larger outer rib;
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- a lid member that securely engages with the rim of the container;
- the lid member is defined by a top wall with a lip depending from the top wall;
- the lip surrounds a perimeter of the top wall and extends downwardly to a circumferentially surrounding peripheral edge;
- the lip is defined by an outer wall and an interior wall;
- interior threads for threaded engagement with male threads incorporated on the rim;
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- child protective connections operationally mounted to an inside of the top wall of the lid member and are disposed within an interior space adjacent the interior wall of the lip thereby when the child protective connections are engaged the lid member continuously rotates about the rim;
- the lid member further comprises a pouring spout having a tubular body for allowing decorating fluid to flow from an interior space of the container through a passage bore defined by an interior surface of the pouring spout;
- the tubular body extending upward to a top end with an opening having a design incorporated therein thereby allowing decorating fluid to flow therefrom;
- the container being made of a plastic material that is flexible and squeezable and that is configured for storage of food.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.