Container devices and methods for dispensing edible colloids

Abstract

A container includes a housing defining a chamber. An edible colloid is carried within the chamber. An agitator is carried by the housing within the chamber and is adapted to agitate the edible colloid and provide a modified edible colloid. A dispenser is carried by the housing. The dispenser is adapted to dispense the modified edible colloid from the container.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A container comprising:
 a housing defining a chamber;   an edible colloid carried within the chamber;   an agitator movably carried by the housing within the chamber and adapted to agitate the edible colloid and provide a modified edible colloid, the agitator comprising an open frame structure; and   a dispenser carried by the housing, the dispenser being adapted to dispense the modified edible colloid from the container.   
     
     
         2 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the open frame structure defines an overall spherical shape. 
     
     
         3 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the open frame structure comprises a plurality of arms. 
     
     
         4 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the edible colloid is dairy cream, and the modified edible colloid is whipped dairy cream. 
     
     
         5 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the chamber has a first volume, the edible colloid has a second volume prior to agitation by the agitator, and the second volume is about 75 percent of the first volume to about 25 percent of the first volume. 
     
     
         6 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the housing is flexible to facilitate deforming the housing to dispense the modified edible colloid from the container. 
     
     
         7 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the agitator is a first agitator, and further comprising a second agitator movably carried by the housing within the chamber and adapted to agitate the edible colloid, the second agitator comprising an open frame structure that defines an overall spherical shape. 
     
     
         8 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the edible colloid comprises at least one flavor selected from a group consisting of sweet, savory, inclusions, and variegates. 
     
     
         9 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the dispenser comprises:
 a base comprising an outlet adapted to dispense the modified edible colloid from the container; and   a cover movably coupled to the base; the cover adapted to selectively inhibit the outlet from dispensing the modified edible colloid from the container.   
     
     
         10 . The container of  claim 1 , further comprising a handle assembly for detachably receiving the housing, the handle assembly comprising a trigger adapted to be manipulated by a user to dispense the modified edible colloid from the dispenser. 
     
     
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         13 . A container comprising:
 a housing defining a chamber;   an edible colloid carried within the chamber;   an agitator carried by the housing within the chamber and adapted to agitate the edible colloid and provide a modified edible colloid, the agitator comprising a plurality of blades; and   a dispenser carried by the housing, the dispenser being adapted to dispense the modified edible colloid from the container.   
     
     
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         17 . The container of  claim 13 , wherein the agitator is movably carried by the housing within the chamber. 
     
     
         18 . The container of  claim 13 , wherein the housing includes a wall defining the chamber, and the agitator is monolithically coupled to the wall. 
     
     
         19 . The container of  claim 13 , wherein the agitator is monolithically coupled to the dispenser. 
     
     
         20 . The container of  claim 13 , wherein each of the plurality of blades comprises:
 a body; and   a plurality of apertures extending through the body and adapted to permit passage of the edible colloid therethrough.   
     
     
         21 . The container of  claim 13 , wherein the dispenser comprises:
 a base comprising an outlet adapted to dispense the edible colloid from the container; and   a cover movably coupled to the base; the cover adapted to selectively inhibit the outlet from dispensing the modified edible colloid from the container.   
     
     
         22 . (canceled) 
     
     
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         25 . The container of claim Error! Reference source not found., wherein the plurality of blades are fixedly coupled to the piston so as to be movable with the piston relative to the frame. 
     
     
         26 . (canceled) 
     
     
         27 . A container comprising:
 a housing comprising a wall defining a chamber;   an edible colloid carried within the chamber;   an agitator adapted to agitate the edible colloid, the agitator comprising a plurality of protrusions extending from the wall in the chamber; and   a dispenser carried by the housing, the dispenser being adapted to dispense the modified edible colloid from the container.   
     
     
         28 . (canceled) 
     
     
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         31 . The container of  claim 27 , wherein the agitator is monolithically coupled to the wall. 
     
     
         32 . The container of  claim 27 , wherein the dispenser comprises:
 a base comprising an outlet adapted to dispense the modified edible colloid from the container; and   a cover movably coupled to the base; the cover adapted to selectively inhibit the outlet from dispensing the modified edible colloid from the container.   
     
     
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