Food stuffs holder and cutter assembly

A holder and cutter assembly for food stuffs in stick form, said assembly comprising a chamber for receiving a food stuff in stick form, a carrier disposed in said chamber and adapted to move lengthwise of said chamber in abutting relationship with said food stuff, means for biasing said carrier toward an opening in said chamber, stop means disposed outside said chamber proximate to said opening and in alignment with said chamber, said stop means being adapted to permit a portion of said food stuff stick to be exposed outside said chamber in response to said biasing means, and cutter means disposed adjacent to said opening and operable to cuttingly engage said exposed portion of said food stuff stick to sever said exposed portion from the remainder of said food stuff stick, said stop means being adapted to release said severed portion and move to a position removed from said severed portion, and wherein:

• said assembly includes bracket means disposed adjacent to said opening, said bracket means slidably retaining said cutter means;
• said stop means comprises wire spring means mounted on said housing, and said bracket means includes means for receiving said wire spring means and facilitating movement of said wire spring means in said slot means;
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• said cutter means has cam surfaces in engagement with said wire spring means to cause said wire spring means to move widthwise of said opening and outwardly therefrom in said slot means to disengage from said food stuff stick.