US 4,301,762 A · Corn buttering device

Abstract

A corn buttering device for applying a coating of butter or butter substitute to an ear of corn comprising a pan for containing a heated liquid and a receptacle mounted in the pan for containing liquid butter. The pan is provided with a cover which has a recessed upper surface for receiving and supporting an ear of corn therein. The recess in the cover is provided with an elongate slot which communicates with the butter receptacle when the cover is moved downwardly to tilt the receptacle and cause butter to pour through the recess slot and contact an ear of corn. The recess slot is normally closed by a movable wall member which is displaced from the slot during downward movement of the cover on the pan. The cover containing an ear of corn therein is maintained in an upper position on the pan until manually displaced to a lowermost position for applying butter to the corn.

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Dependent claims

Apparatus for applying a coating of butter or butter-substitute to an ear of corn comprising a pan for containing a heated liquid, a generally elongate open-topped receptacle for containing liquid butter mounted in said pan above the bottom thereof for pivotal movement about a longitudinal axis of the receptacle, a cover for said pan having an elongate recess in the upper surface thereof for receiving an ear of corn therein, an elongate slot in one side of the recess for communication with said open-topped receptacle when said cover is lowered in covering relation with said pan, and said cover being engageable with said receptacle when the cover is moved downwardly toward the pan to cause pivotal movement of the receptacle about is longitudinal axis and into communication with the cover slot to discharge liquid butter from the receptacle opening into the corn-receiving recess of the cover.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Corn buttering device

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Corn buttering device

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