Dispensing Baked Good Container Assembly with Support Ring Funnel
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for dispensing baked goods are time-consuming, messy, and require multiple utensils, with pre-packaged ingredients not fully addressing the ease of use and cleanliness issues, and pastry bags being difficult to fill and requiring availability during baking.
Innovation Solution
A dispensing baked good container assembly featuring a flexible pastry bag with a support ring that forms a funnel, allowing easy mixing and dispensing of ingredients, with the support ring being rigid or semi-rigid to maintain the funnel shape and facilitate the addition of liquid, and the pastry bag being designed for easy loading and sealing of ingredients.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If traditional pre-packaged ingredients are used, then time is saved in the preparation process, but the process remains messy and requires additional utensils like bowls and mixers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the packaging container, mixing chamber, and dispensing mechanism into a single integrated unit. The flexible container serves multiple functions: it holds the pre-measured ingredients, provides the mixing environment when collapsed, and acts as the dispensing mechanism through its nozzle, eliminating the need for separate bowls and mixers
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible container is designed to perform multiple functions throughout the process: storage of ingredients in its expanded state, mixing chamber when collapsed and sealed, and dispensing device through its integrated nozzle. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for additional utensils while maintaining the time-saving benefits of pre-packaged ingredients
2Ease of operation
If a pastry bag is used for dispensing dough, then direct dispensing onto the baking sheet is enabled, but it is difficult to transfer dough into the pastry bag and the pastry bag must be available on hand
Solution Approach 1:
The ingredients are pre-measured and pre-packaged in the flexible container before use. The container is designed with a nozzle already attached, eliminating the need to separately fill a pastry bag. Users simply need to add water and mix, then dispense directly without any transfer steps
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible container with integrated nozzle serves as an intermediary device that combines the functions of ingredient storage, mixing, and dispensing. This eliminates the need for a separate pastry bag and simplifies the process of getting dough onto the baking sheet
3Measurement precision
If ingredients are measured and mixed individually in a mixing bowl, then precise ingredient control is achieved, but the process is time-consuming and messy
Solution Approach 1:
The ingredients are pre-measured and pre-packaged in the correct proportions within the flexible container during manufacturing. This eliminates the time-consuming step of individual measurement while maintaining precision through factory-controlled formulation
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple pre-measured ingredients are combined in a single flexible container in the correct proportions. The container itself becomes the mixing chamber, eliminating the need for a separate mixing bowl and reducing the overall time and mess of the preparation process
Data Source
AI summary
A dispensing baked good container assembly includes a container having a pastry bag extend between an upper portion and a lower portion. The pastry bag is flexible. The pastry bag has an internal cavity configured to hold baked good ingredients. The lower portion has a lower dispensing opening at a dispensing tip at a bottom of the pastry bag through which the baked good ingredients are dispensed. The dispensing baked good container assembly includes a support ring coupled to the upper portion of the pastry bag. The support ring is rigid or semi-rigid to support the upper end of the pastry bag and form a funnel providing access to the internal cavity.