Butter pat dispenser

A dispenser for dispensing measured pats from a stick of butter or margarine comprising:

• an elongated container having an open end and an exterior surface;
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• advancement means for advancing the stick through said open end comprising pusher means and driver means, said pusher means comprising a pusher member disposed in said container and an engagement member defining a threaded longitudinal bore, said driver means comprising knob means rotatably mounted to said exterior surface of said container, said knob means defining a cylindrical void and an interior circumferential surface, said interior surface comprising a quantity of radially extending first teeth wherein said quantity of said first teeth equals N1, said driver means further comprising rod means rotatably mounted to said container having a first end portion and a threaded portion defining a thread, said thread having a pitch, said threaded portion being received in said bore wherein said threaded portion threadably engages said bore whereby said pusher member is displaced a longitudinal distance upon rotation of said rod means, said first end portion defining a quantity of radially extending second teeth wherein said quantity of said second teeth equals N2, said first end portion being disposed in said void wherein said second teeth engage said first teeth whereby said rod means rotates upon rotation of said knob means;
• wherein said pitch, N1 and N2 are selected such that said pusher member is displaced a predetermined distance for a predetermined rotation of said knob means.

A dispenser for dispensing a pat from a stick of butter or margarine comprising:

• an elongated container having an elongated bottom plate on which the stick is to be placed and an elongated cover mounted to the plate and which together with the plate substantially encapsulate the stick except that the cover has an open end, said cover and said plate defining an interior surface, said cover comprising a pair of oppositely disposed side panels and a top panel, said top panel being oppositely disposed to said plate, said plate comprising oppositely disposed first and second end portions, and mounting means for pivotally mounting said first end portion to said side panels;
• means mounted on the container for advancing the stick through said open end;
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• latch means for selectively latching and unlatching said second end portion of said plate to said side panels, wherein said second end portion is unlatched to partially dismount said plate from said cover, whereby access is provided to said interior surface of said container.

A dispenser for dispensing a pat from a stick of butter or margarine comprising:

• an elongated container having an elongated bottom plate on which the stick is to be placed and an elongated cover mounted to the plate and which together with the plate substantially encapsulate the stick except that the cover has an open end, said cover and said plate defining an interior surface, said cover comprising a pair of oppositely disposed side panels and a top panel, said top panel being oppositely disposed to said plate;
• means mounted on the container for advancing the stick through said open end;
• means for selectively locking and unlocking the mounting of said cover to said plate, wherein the plate is at least partially separable from the cover, whereby access is provided to said interior surface of said container;
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• cutting means moveable between a first position adjacent said top panel and a second position adjacent said plate, said cutting means comprising a U-shaped member having a first and a second side segments, said side segments each having opposite first and second end portions, said first side segment first end portion and said second side segment first end portion each being pivotally mounted to a respective one of said side panels.