Apparatus for Imparting Color to Food Material During the Decorating of Foods
OwnerBrenda Marie Grimes, Charles Wilson Grimesinventors
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Abstract
An apparatus used for imparting color to food material during the decorating of foods. This apparatus can be used to impart color from solid, liquid or semi-liquid coloring compounds to a wide variety of food material such as frosting and icing.
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A device for use with a pastry bag into which frosting is loaded for application onto food items, wherein coloring is applied to the frosting as the frosting is extruded:
- (i) from the pastry bag;
- (ii) through said device;
- and (iii) onto the food items;
- comprising:
- a nozzle having:
- (a) a first end attached to the pastry bag;
- (b) a second, distal end having treatment means for manipulating the output size and shape of the frosting as it is extruded onto the food items;
- (c) an internal wall disposed between said first and second ends;
- and
- (d) coloring means mounted on said internal wall;
- wherein said coloring means applies color to the frosting as the frosting interacts with said coloring means as the frosting passes through said device.
A method of applying coloring to frosting which has been loaded into a pastry bag for application onto food items, comprising the steps of:
- (a) filling the pastry bag with frosting;
- (b) applying coloring means to an internal wall of a nozzle;
- (c) attaching the nozzle to the pastry bag;
- and
- (d) extruding the frosting out of the pastry bag, through the nozzle and onto the food items;
- wherein the coloring means applies color to the frosting as the frosting interacts with the coloring means as the frosting passes through the device.
An interface device for use with a pastry bag into which frosting is loaded for application onto food items, with a conventional two-piece pastry bag coupler and collar and with a treatment nozzle, wherein said interface device is interposed between the coupler and collar, and wherein coloring is applied to the frosting as the frosting is extruded:
- (i) from the bag;
- (ii) through the coupler and said interposed interface device;
- (iii) through the treatment nozzle;
- and (iv) onto the food items;
- comprising:
- a body having:
- (a) a first end;
- (b) a second, distal end;
- (c) an internal wall disposed between said first and second ends;
- (d) coloring means mounted on said internal wall;
- (e) first means at said first end for attaching said first end of said body to the coupler;
- and
- (f) second means at said second end for attaching said second end of said body to the treatment nozzle and collar.
An extension device for use with a pastry bag into which frosting is loaded for application onto food items and with a coupler of a conventional two-piece pastry bag coupler and collar, wherein coloring is applied to the frosting as the frosting is extruded:
- (i) from the bag;
- (ii) through the coupler;
- (iii) through said extension device;
- and (iv) onto the food items;
- comprising:
- a body having:
- (a) a first end;
- (b) a second, distal end;
- (c) an internal wall disposed between said first and second ends;
- (d) coloring means mounted on said internal wall;
- (e) first means at said first end for attaching said first end to the coupler;
- and
- (a) second means at said second end for treating the frosting as it is dispensed therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.