Apparatus for applying coatings to food

Abstract

A method and apparatus for coating food with batter, the apparatus including two hollow generally cylindrical containers open at one end and closed at the other end, and a generally hollow cylindrical coupling member open at both ends, each end being adapted to receive the open end of each of said cylindrical containers, the coupling member having a perforated platform therein which divides the coupling member into two cylindrical sections; the method including placing batter in one of the two containers, placing food in one of the two containers, connecting the coupling member to the container having batter therein, connecting the other container to the coupling member to the coupling member, and shaking the assembled coupling member and two containers to cause batter to coat the food.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An apparatus for applying batter to food comprising, in combination: a first hollow generally cylindrical container open at one end and closed at the other end, said first container having a planar annular ledge on an exterior thereof, said ledge being disposed on said first container adjacent to said open end;   a second hollow generally cylindrical container open at one end and closed at the other end, said second container having a planar annular ledge on an exterior thereof, said ledge being disposed on said second container adjacent to said open end, said second container receiving a batter coating to be applied to said food; and   a generally hollow cylindrical coupling member open at both ends, said coupling member including a centered planar annular ledge with taped shoulders extending from an upper portion and a lower portion of said centered ledge and a perforated platform therein which divides the coupling member into two cylindrical sections, said platform supporting said food, wherein said first and second hollow cylindrical containers slidably engage said shoulders of said coupling member to form a sealed container enabling coating of said food upon shaking said sealed container.   
     
     
       2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first container is identical in size to said second container. 
     
     
       3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said ledge on said first container extends completely therearound. 
     
     
       4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said ledge on said second container extends completely therearound. 
     
     
       5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said ledge on said coupling member extends completely therearound. 
     
     
       6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first container has said ledge on the outside thereof extending completely therearound, said second container has said ledge on the outside thereof extending completely therearound, and said coupling member has said ledge on the outside thereof extending completely therearound. 
     
     
       7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said ledge on the outside of said coupling member is horizontally aligned with said perforated platform. 
     
     
       8. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said ledge on said first container is adjacent to said open end of said first container. 
     
     
       9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein each of said ledges is of sufficient size to be grasped by the hands of a user to force said ledges toward, or away from, each other. 
     
     
       10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said ledge on said second container is adjacent to said open end of said second container. 
     
     
       11. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said platform on said coupling member is located in the center of said coupling member. 
     
     
       12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said platform is perpendicular to the central axis of said generally cylindrical coupling member. 
     
     
       13. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said platform is disk-shaped. 
     
     
       14. An apparatus for applying batter to food comprising, in combination: a first hollow generally cylindrical container open at one end and closed at the other end, said first container having a planar annular ledge on an exterior thereof, said ledge being disposed on said first container adjacent to said open end;   a second hollow generally cylindrical container open at one end and closed at the other end, said second container having a planar annular ledge on an exterior thereof, said ledge being disposed on said second container adjacent to said open end, said second container receiving a batter coating to be applied to said food; and   a generally hollow cylindrical coupling member open at both ends, said coupling member including a centered planar annular ledge with tapered shoulders extending from an upper portion and a lower portion of said centered ledge and a perforated platform therein which divides the coupling member into two cylindrical sections, said platform supporting said food, wherein said first and second hollow cylindrical containers are slidably forced longitudinally onto said shoulders of said coupling member without rotating said first or second hollow cylindrical containers to form a sealed container enabling coating of said food upon shaking said sealed container. .Iadd.   
     
     
       15.  An apparatus for applying batter to food comprising, in combination: a first hollow container open at one end and closed at the other end, said first hollow container being configured to receive food;   a second hollow container open at one end and closed at the other end, said second container receiving a batter coating to be applied to said food; and   a generally hollow coupling member open at both ends, said coupling member including upper and lower portions that have respective tapered shoulders extending therefrom, and a perforated platform therein which divides the coupling member into two sections, said platform enabling a supporting of said food during use, wherein said first and second hollow containers sufficiently engage said shoulders of said coupling member to form a sealed container therewith, for enabling coating of said food with said batter upon inverting and shaking said sealed container. .Iaddend..Iadd.16. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein there is an annular ledge on said first container. .Iaddend..Iadd.17. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein there is an annular ledge on said second container. .Iaddend..Iadd.18. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein there is an annular ledge on said coupling member. .Iaddend..Iadd.19. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein said first container has said ledge on the outside thereof extending completely there around, said second container has said ledge on the outside thereof extending completely there around, and said coupling member has said ledge on the outside thereof extending completely there around. .Iaddend..Iadd.20. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein said ledge on the outside of said coupling member is horizontally aligned with said perforated platform. .Iaddend..Iadd.21. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein said ledge on said first container is adjacent to said open end of said first container. .Iaddend..Iadd.22. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein each container has an annular ledge thereon, and each of said ledges is of sufficient size to be grasped by the hands of a user to force said ledges toward, or away from, each other. .Iaddend..Iadd.23. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein said ledge on said second container is adjacent to said   
     
     
        open end of said second container. .Iaddend..Iadd.24.  The apparatus of claim 18 wherein said platform on said coupling member is located in the center of said coupling member. .Iaddend..Iadd.25. The apparatus of claim 24 wherein said platform is perpendicular to the central axis of said generally coupling member. .Iaddend..Iadd.26. The apparatus of claim 24 wherein said platform is disk-shaped. .Iaddend..Iadd.27. An apparatus for applying batter to food comprising, in combination: a first hollow container open at one end and closed at the other end, said first container having an interior configured to receive food therein;   a second hollow container open at one end and closed at the other end for receiving a batter coating to be applied to said food; and   a hollow coupling member open at both ends, said coupling member including opposed tapered shoulders extending from said coupling member in opposite respective directions toward said first and second containers, said coupling member including a perforated platform therein which divides the coupling member into two sections, said platform supporting said food, wherein said first and second hollow containers are connectable to said shoulders when forced longitudinally onto said shoulders of said coupling member without rotating said first or second hollow containers to form a sealed container enabling coating of said food upon shaking said sealed container. .Iaddend..Iadd.28. An apparatus for applying batter to food comprising, in combination:   a first hollow container open at one end and closed at the other end, said first container having a planar annular ledge on an exterior thereof, said ledge being disposed on said first container adjacent to said open end;   a second hollow container open at one end and closed at the other end, said second container having a planar annular ledge on an exterior thereof, said ledge being disposed on said second container adjacent to said open end, said second container receiving a batter coating to be applied to said food; and   a generally hollow coupling member open at both ends, said coupling member including a centered planar annular ledge with tapered shoulders extending from an upper portion and a lower portion of said centered ledge and perforated platform therein which divides the coupling member into two sections, said platform supporting said food, wherein said first and second hollow containers slightly engage said shoulders of said coupling member to form a sealed container enabling coating of said food upon shaking said sealed container. .Iaddend..Iadd.29. An apparatus for applying batter to food comprising, in combination:   a first hollow container open at one end and closed at the other end, said first container having a planar annular ledge on an exterior thereof, said ledge being disposed on said first container adjacent to said open end;   a second hollow container open at one end and closed at the other end, said second container having a planar annular ledge on an exterior thereof, said ledge being disposed on said second container receiving a batter coating to be applied to said food; and   a hollow coupling member open at both ends, said coupling member including a centered planar annular ledge with tapered shoulders extending from an upper portion and a lower portion of said centered ledge and a perforated platform therein which divides the coupling member into two sections, said platform supporting said food, wherein said first and second hollow containers are slidably forced longitudinally onto said shoulder of said coupling member without rotating said first or second hollow container to form a sealed container enabling coating of said food upon shaking said sealed container. .Iaddend.