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310291 u.s. DEPARTMENT DF COMMERCE
Patene Office
Address Only: COMMISSiONER OF PATENTS
Washington, D.C. 20231
Case Docker No. _.-::.0--,4",2::S-_1::-..:0",0",7c:0, - _
THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS
Washington, D.C. 20231
Sir:
Transmitted herewith for filing
is the
patent, application of
Inventor: . Martin J. V'iblf£ et ale
Fo"
Corn Buttering and
~Hing
Apparatus
Enclosed are:
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A duplicate copy of this sheet is endosed.
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ONES, THOMAS & ASKEW
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This invention relates in general to
butter and salt dispensing apparatus, and relates
in particular to apparatus for applying butter a.nd
salt to a food article such as corn on the cob.
Background of the Invention
Buttering a hot ear of COrn can challenge
the patience and dexterity of the most determined
diner.
The usual approach calls for using a
conventional table knife to cut a pat of butter,
25 30
and attempting to spread the butter over the ear of corn with the knife.
As most persons realize, however, the butter pat is quickly softened or melted by heat from the ear of corn, so that the pat becomes awkward to manipulate and spread with a .knife. The butter pat may slip off the ear of corn, not infrequently landing at an inopportune location on the diner's plate and in any case leaving the ear partially unbuttered. Consequently, butter is
une~enly spread over the ear of ~orn or may be
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After the corn is finally buttered, many
persons salt the buttered corn to their taste.
Although a conventional salt shaker is·effective
for this purpose, the diner must first put down the
buttering knife and then reach for the salt.
Moreover, if the diner desires to add more salt
after first tasting the buttered ear of corn, the
diner must either grip the salt shaker with buttery
fingers, leaving a messy shaker for the next
5
person, or else first clean his or her hands before
reaching for the salt.
Various devices have been suggested in
the prior art for applying butter or salt to an ear
10 of corn or the like.
These art devices have
generally proven themselves cumbersome, awkward or
messy in practide, or have other practical
shortcomings which have prevented any widespread
15 acceptance of such devices.
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The foregoing and other aids as well as
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qthe shortcomings of the prior art are overcome or
substantially alleviated by the food buttering and
salting apparatus of the present invention.
25. Stated
in somewhat general terms, the present apparatus
includes a receptacle for receiving and dispensing
a quantity of butter, and a second receptacle for
receiving and dispensing a quantity of salt or the
like. The butter dispensing receptacle and salt
.30 d.ispensing receptacle are configured to selectably
fit together, and are movably interconnected so
that the salt dispensing receptacle serves to urge
the butter out of a dispensing opening associated
35
with the butter receptacle. Once the corn or other
article of food is thus buttered to taste from the
3
butter receptacle, the apparatus is manipulated to
place the salt receptacle in operative position
relative to the ear of corn.
The corn may then be
salted to taste, with both buttering and salting
5
being two parts of an operation requiring but one
implement, namely, a corn buttering and salting
apparatus according to the teachings of the present
invention.
Stated somewhat more particularly, the
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butter receptacle has. a butter receiving opening
separate from the dispensing opening, and the salt
receptacle has a wall portion which can push
against butter through the butter receiving
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opening.
The salt receptacle may thus
telescopically fit into the but·ter receptacle,. so
as to urge the butter toward the butter dispensing
opening.
The butter receptacle and salt receptacle
are pivotably attached to each other, allowing the
relative positions of each receptacle as well as
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the overall position of the apparatus relative to
an ear of corn to be easily manipulated by the
user.
Stated even more particularly, a separate
handle may be formed with each receptacle, with a
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hinge interconnection formed between remote ends of
the handles.
The hinge interconnection permits the
butter receptacle and salt receptacle to be brought
together in the foregoing telescopic relationsh ip,
while also permitting these parts to be separated
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for ease of cleaning or the like.
Accordingly,
it is an object of
the
present invention to provide improved apparatus for
buttering and salting an article of food such as an
ear of corn or the like.
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It is another object of the present
4
invention to pro~ide improved corn buttering and
salting apparatus which provides a positive force
for urging a quantity of butter onto an ear of
corn.
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It is yet another object of the present
invention to provide a corn buttering and salting
apparatus in which either buttering or salting may
take place with, but a single implement.
Other objects and advantages of the
10
present invention will become more readily apparent
from the following description of a preferred
embodiment.
Brief Description of Drawings
Fig. 1 is a pictorial view showing a corn
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buttering and salting apparatus according to a
preferred embOdiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a pictorial'view of the
apparaturshown in Fig. 1, with open and
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partially-closed positions of the apparatus shown
respectively by broken and solid lines.
Fig. 3 is another pictorial view of the
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disclosed embodiment, shown in the fully closed
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position.
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Fig. 4 is a side elevation view of the
apparatus a~depicted in Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 is a bottom view taken along line
5~of
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Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 is a top view of the apparatus as
depicted in Fig. 1.
Fig. 7 is a side elevation view of the
apparatus depicted in Fig. 6.
Fig. 8 is a section view through the
folded handles of the present apparatus, taken
along line 8--8 of Fig. 4.
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Fig. 9 is a sectioned elevation view
showing the disclosed apparatus applying butter to
an ear of corn.
Fig. 10 is a fragmentary detail view of
encircled portion 10 in Fig. 9, showing details of
the closure lock for the salt compartment.
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Fig. 11 is a fragmentary elevation view
taken along line ll--~l of Fig. 2, showing details
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o f th e c 1 osure" lock ~n F~g. 10.
10 Fig •. 12 is a fragmentary elevation view
showing the present apparatus used for salting an
ear of corn.
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!lDisclosure .of Preferred Embodiment
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Turning to the Figures, there is shown
'~enerallY at 14 a buttering and salting apparatus
according to a preferred embodiment of the present
invention.
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This apparatus includes a butter
receptacle 15 for receiving a quantity of butter to
be dispensed, and a salt receptacle 16 for
receiving a quantity of granular material such as
sait, seasoning, or the like to be dispensed.
The
term "butter" is here used in a relatively broad
sense to
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include nondairy spreads such as
oleomargarine or the like, in addition to creamery
butter •.
Separate elongated handles 17i and 17f
extend outwardly from the butter receptacle and
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salt receptacle, respectively, and the outer ends
of these handles are joined together by the
pivotable hinge interconnection 18.
The entire
apparatus 14 including the hinge interconnection 18
is preferably unitary, and may be formed by molding
of a suitable plastic material.
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As is apparent
from Figs. 2 and 9, the handles 17a and 17b are
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approximately of equal length so that th~ salt
receptacle 16 becomes located behind the butter
receptacle 15 as the handles are folded back over
each other pincers-style in the direction of broken
arrow 19 in Fig. 2.
The butter receptacle 15 is defined by a
pair of side walls 23 and 24,' an inner wall 25 from
which the handle '17a extends outwardly, and an
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outer wall 26.' The four walls of the butter
receptacle form a hollow interior butter-receiving
receptacle 27. This butter receiving receptacle is
generally square in cross-section shape as seen in
Fig. 6, and is preferably configured to receive a
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chunk of 'butter 28 (Fig. 9) cut from a
quarter-pound stick of butter.
The butter
compartment 2·7 includes an upper opening 29 for
introducing the butter into the butter
compartment.
The butter compartment 27 has a butter
dispensing opening 32, best seen in Fig. 5, and a
pair of bars 33 span the butter dispensing opening.
These bars 33 function to retain the chunk of
butter 28 in place within the receptacle 27, as
seen in Figs. 9 and 12, and help promote an orderly
25
flow of butter onto an ear of corn as discussed
below in greater detail. The lower end 34 of each
side wall 23 and 24 defining the butter receptacle
15 has an arcuate shape as best seen in Figs. 4 and
7, generally conforming to the curvature of an ear
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of corn.
The salt receptacle 16 is formed bya
pair of sidewalls 37 and 38, a rear wall 39 joined
to the upwardly-extending handle l7b, and the outer
wall 40.
These walls together Jith the solid
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bottom wall 42 form a salt receiving compartment
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41. The bottom wall 42 is preferably arcuate as
shown in Fig. 7, having a curvature approximately
the same as the curvature of the lower end 34 of
the butter receptacle 15, as becomes more apparent
5
below.
The salt receptacle 16 further includes a
closure 43 having a number of salt-dispensing
apertures 44 and connected to the outer wall 40 by
the hinge 45, which preferably is an integral part
10
of the overall molded unitary apparatus 14.
The
hinge 45 allows the closure 43 to occupy either an
open position shown in phantom at 46 in Fig. 9, so
that a qua"ntity of salt or the like 47 can be
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placed into the salt compartment 41, or to be moved
to the closed position shown in solid line in Fig.
9. The closure 43 is maintained in the closed
position by means of a rib 51 formed on the outer
surface of the closure wall 52, and by the mating
longitudinal groove 53 formed in the confronting
20
surface 54 of the salt receptacle rear wall 39. AS
best seen in Fig. 10, the groove 53 provides a
detent to receive the rib 51 when the closure 43
fully closes the salt compartment 41.
The finger
recess 48 formed in the top of handle 17b
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facilitates opening the closure 43.
Each handle 17a and l7b takes the shape
of a hollow channel h~ving elterior surfaces
preferably lacking sharp edges when in the folded
configuration shown in Fig. 3, for ease of
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handling. The handles 17a and 17~ preferably have
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a generally U-shape exterior configuration as best
shown in Fig. 8, so that the folded handles include
relatively short-radius rounded corners 58 which
assist the user in holding the apparatus.
The
handle 17b has a pair of flanges 59 flanking the
interior c~annel and fitting within the slightly
wider interior channel 60 of the handle 17a, as
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best seen in Fig. 8.
The flanges 59 fitting within
the channel 60 help keep the two handles 17a and
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17b in alignment with each other, as the handles
arJ pressed together.
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The operation of the present apparatus is
now described with particular reference to Figs. 9
and 12.
Shortly before the apparatus is put to
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15
use, a quantity of salt 47 is added to the salt
compartment 41 and a chunk of butter 28 is added to
the butter compartment 27.
The buttering and
salting apparatus 14 is now ready to spread butter
on an ear of corn 62, (Fig. 9), E!imply by folding
the handle 17b about the hinge 18 until the solid
bottom wali 4i of the salt receptacle 16 contacts
the end of butter chunk 28 through the upper
opening 29 of the butter receptacle.
The handles
17a and 17b are in the relative configuration shown
, l F,1g. 9 l at t h"1S t1me, an d a person can eaS1'I y
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grip both handles in one hand.
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By gently squeezing
the handles 17a and 17b as so held, the bottom wall
42 of the sal~ recept!cle forces the butter 28
downwardly toward the butter dispensing opening 32
of the butter receptacle, and the heat from the ear
of corn 62 causes the butter to melt and flow past
the bars 33 onto the corn as at 63. The apparatus
14 may be moved back and forth along the length of
the corn, while the corn is held and rotated by the
other hand in the conventional manner, thereby
spreading a controllable layer of butter along the
entirety of the corn.
No salt escapes from the
salt compartment 41 at this time, because the
apertured closure 43 faces upwardly.
The salt
receptacle 16 becomes telescopically received into
the butter compartment 27 as the butter 28 becomes
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depleted (Fig. 12) through continued use.
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As soon as the corn
is
butt.red
to
satisfaction, the apparatus 14 is easily inverted
to the position shown in Fig.
12, placing the
closure 43 with its salt dispensing apertures 44
5
facing downwardly above the corn.
The entire
apparatus 14, still held by one hand grasping the
folded handles 17r and
17~,
may now be gently
shaken to dispense the desired amount of salt 47
onto the previously-buttered ear of corn 62.
If a person, after tasting the previously
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buttered and salted ear of corn, desires to add
more salt,
he or she can simply pick up the
apparatus 14 in the inverted position of Fig. 12
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and add more salt as desired.
While this person's
hands may be sticky from holding the buttered corn,
this stickiness affects only the handles 17a and
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17b of an apparatus which may be cleaned after' each
us~.
Thus, the existing conventional table salt
shaker (which typically is not washed after each
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meal) is spared an unwanted and messy coating of
butter from persons salting their buttered corn.
It should be apparent that the foregoing
relates to but a preferred embodiment of the
present invention, and that numerous changes and
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modifications may be made therein without departing
from the spirit and scope of the present invention
as defined in the following claims.
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1. ~pparatus for buttering and salting
~rof corn ~r the like, comprising:
me ns defining a handle;
sai
handle means having a first
p~rtion
and a seco d portion, and including hinge
means operable so that said first and second
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portions are selecta~ y juxtaposed;
first mans disposed at said first
ortion and defining a eceptacle for receiving and
ispensinga quantity of butter or the like;
second
portion and definin
dispensing a quantity
disposed at said second
ce tacle for receiving and
or the like; and
means associa ed with said salt
and selectably oper tive to dispense the
from said butter receptac e.
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2. Apparatus as in Clai~ 1, wherein said
dispensing means is operative 1
response to
movement of said handle means abo t said hinge
means so as to bring more closely t gether said
.butter receptacle and said salt recepta Ie.
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pparatus as in Claim 1, wherein:
s id butter receptacle includes an
opening for rece ving a, quantity of butter to be
dispensed,
one dispensing opening;
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receptacle comprises a wall
portion; and
said sa
receptacle is selectably
movable to urge
, said w 11 portion toward said
butter receiving opening
thereby to urge the
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butter toward said
§.
opening.
APp~as Claim~,
said~wall
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in
wherein:
portion comprises the
bottom wall of said salt receptacle; and
said salt receptacle is operative to
enter into said butter receiving opening ~
l!?€spons@ toe- said sEleetive Ill!JVEillEIIt, so as to urge
sa"id bottom wall against the butter therein.
5.
Apparatus as in Claim 4, wherein:
aid salt receptacle comprises an
opening in spa ed apart relation to said bottom
wall;
closu e means selectably obstructing
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said opening; and
ne salt dispensing aperture
formed in
whereby an
r of corn or the like
can be buttered and then sal ed by first urging the
30 salt receptacle into said
applying said butter
but~
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~eceptacle
dispensi~
while
opening to the
corn, and then inverting said appa\us to dispense
salt onto the corn.
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6.
pparatus for applying butter and
salt to an arti e such as an ear of corn or the
like, comprising:
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defining a receptacle for
quantity of butter or
receiving
the like;
ans defining a receptacle
for receiving and
dispe ing a quantity of salt or
,
the like; and
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means movabI interconnecting said
first means and second mea
'that said salt
receptacle is operable
butte! reeeptaele_
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Apparatus as in Claim
butter from said
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wherein:
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said salt receptacle comprises a
portion selectably movable to enter said butter
receiving opening, thereby to urge the butter
toward said dispensing opening.
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pparatus as in Claim 6, wherein:
id butter receptacle comprises an
iving a quantity of butter to be
dispensing opening having an
r..=-on for juxtaposition with an ear
opening for
dispensed,
arcuate
of corn to be
10 It receptacle configured to
fit into said
eceptacle through said butter
receiving openi,ng, so that butter in the butter
receptacle 'is urged tow d said butter dispensing
opening as the salt rece tacle is urged into the
butter receptaqle.
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Apparatus as in Claim "wherein:
said salt receptacle comprises an
opening facing outwardly from said butter receiving
opening as the salt receptacle is fitted therein;
closure means attached to said salt
receptacle and removably covering said opening in
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the salt receptacle; and
at least one salt dispensing aperture
in said closure means,
so that an ear of corn or the like
can be buttered and then salted by urging the salt
25r~ceptacle into the butter receptacle while
applying said butter dispensing opening to the
corn, and then inverting said apparatus to align
the salt dispensing apparatus with the corn.
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Apparatu~a~
in claimj;wherein said
movable interconnecting means comprises hinge means
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interconnecting said butter receptacle and salt
receptacle for relative movement on an arcuate path
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defining said telescopic fit of the salt receptacle
into the butter receptacle.
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15 "CORN BUTTERING AND SALTING APPARATUS" ~~.--~~----~--~-.-~------------­
Abstract of the Disclosure
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Apparatus for selectably buttering and.
salting an article of food such as an ear of corn
or the like. A separate butter receptacle and salt
receptacle are pivotably interconnected witn each
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other so that the salt receptacle can fit into an
opening of the .butter receptacle, thereby urg ing a
chunk of butter through a dispensing opening to be
spread onto the corn. After the corn is buttered,
the buttering and dispensing apparatus may be
inverted in position to salt the corn.
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0425-1-0070
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:310297 IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
In re Application of: MARTIN J. WOLFF et al. serial No. Filed:
For:
Concurrently herewith CORN BUTTERING AND SALTING APPARATUS
ASSOCiATE POWER OF ATTORNEY
Commissioner of Patents & Trademarks
Washington, DC
20231
Sir:
Please recognize LEIGH B. TAYLOR, whose address is
2211 Sanders Road, Northbrook; IL
60062,
24,046, as associate attorney in the
Registration
above-entitled
No.
patent
application.
Please
continue
address
to
all
future
communications to the principal attorneys already of record.
Respectfully submitted,
JONES,
THOMA~,)<~SKEW
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By :~6;fe"~ IT. -F'fo~t
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Reg. No. 22,176
404/688-7944
0425-1-0070
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ATT(lRNEY'S DOCKET NUMBER
.j)ECI,ARATlON, PETITIO~". ,~D POWER OF ATTORNEY
0245-1-0070
202;
As a below ilamed inventor, I he"reby deClare that; the information in items 201,
and 301 below is true; I verily believe [am the original, first and sole inventor [if only
oae-inVentor is named below)
joint" inventor 6f plural inventors are named belOW') of~the invention described and claimed
the attached specification; orO the specifica­
tiol') in- application Serial No.
. I understand the canteot of the above·identified specification; as to common subject matter of this
lIJPIiea-tion and" my earlier United States application(S). jf any, described in Item l05'beltm; I do not know and do not believe that the same was ever known or ever used in the
or a
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l#dted ,?tates befOre my.invention thereof, or patented or described in any printed pubUcation in any country before my invention thereof or mOre than one year prior to such
e8!:lier ~pplication Is) orin public use or on sale in the United States mOre than one year Prior to such 'earlier application{s); said common subject matter has not been patented or
niadEt the subje~ of an inventor's certificate issuEid before the date of this application or before th_e date of such earlier application(s) in any country foreign to the United States
_oilllJil ~pplication·fjlad by me or my legal representatives or assigns more than 'MeNe months p,i,Or·to such earlier application!s); and no applicatiol1'for patent or inventor's certif­
cite Ort said common INbject matter has been filed by me _or my legal representatives or ~ssigns ·in any country foreign to the Urtited States except those identified in Item 600
b~I~.;if :any~ as to any. subject matter of this applicati~n which is not common to any of said earl;!;!;r ~pplication (s), faa not know and do not believe that the same was ever
knOWJ:l_pr used in the United States before my inventiol) thereof or patented or described in any printed publication in any country before my invention thereof or more than one
y~r prior to the delte of-this appUcation, or in public use-or on sale in the United States more than one year prior to the date of this application, and said non-eommon subject
iIiane~'_hes not b,~n patented or been made the subject of an inventor's certificate issued-before the date of this application in any country foreign to the United States on an
application filed by me ormy legal representatives Of assigns more than twelve months pdor to the date of this.application; no application for patent on said non-eomMon sub­
1eCt matter has been fRed by me or my legal representatives or ciSsigns in any coun-try foreign
the United States prior to this application except those identified in said item
6OO;and I acknowledge my duty to discloSe information of Which I am aware whjch is material to the examination of this application.
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WherefOre. I pray that Letters Patent be wanted to me for the invention described and claimed in the above-identified specmcation.
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In re Application of:
MARTIN J. WOLFF ET AL.
Serial No. 310,297
Filed:
For:
October 9, 1981
CORN BUTTERING AND
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SALTING APPARATUS
VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
Commissioner of patents & Trademarks
Washington, DC
20~31
Sir:
The citation of information on the attached
Form
PTO-1449, "List of Art Cited By Applicant" is made pursuant
to 37 CFR 1. 56. and 1. 97.
A copy
of
each
cited
i tern
is
enclosed.
The relevance of each cited item is as follows:
Volpin"i, wa.sser, Selmer '844,
peterson disclose cor.n
butter~ng
Selmer
·032,
devices having an
such as a piston or plunger which may be
used
for
and
element
urging
the hutter toward the corn.
Milewski shows a corn
buttering
device
with
a
butter receptacle having wedge-shaped sides, which u-rge the
butter toward the corn when the sides are moved toward each
other.
Mossel 1874 shows a butter and salt spreader
for
Wojcik, Mattar, Massel 1748, Newell, Becket,
and
corn~
Pratt each show corn buttering devices which appear to lack
any butter-urging movable element, and which appear
of more general
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to
be
interest~
citation
of
this
information
constitute either an admission of priority or a
any right applicant may
have
under
does
not
waiver
of
applicable' statutes,
Rules of practice in patent cases, or otherwise.
Respectfully submitted,
JONES, THOMAS & ASKEW
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By: Roger T. Frost
Reg. No. 22,176
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Serial No.·:
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
llon. CQmnt1.ssioner of Patents
Washingt~n, D.C, 20231
and
Trademarks
Sir:
·The undersigned, Kenneth S. Kirs.ner, Assistant Secretary of Dart
Industries Inc.. , having a principal .place of business at 2211 Sanders Road;
Northbrook, Illinois 6~062, !owner of ·the .above identified patent application,
hereby revokes. any and all previous Powers of Attorney and appoints Leigh B.
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Taylor,. Registration·MG. 24,046, 2211 Sanders Ro·ad, Northbrook, Illinois
60062, a member of the Bar of the "State "of California, §!egory ,J
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Reg1stration No·, 29;560, 2211 Sanders Road, N·orthbrook, Illinois 60062,
a member of the Bar of the State of Illinois, John A. ·Doninger, .Registration
No. 2-8,293, .2211 Sanders Road, Nor·th"!?rook, Illinois 60062, a member of the
Bar of the State of I1.linois, and .Bryant W. Bre~n, Registration No. 16,977,
W. 115 .Century Ro.ad,. Par-amus, New Jersey 076!?2, a member .of the Bar of the
Distri~t .of ~olumbia, as App.1.icant I s attorneys with full .power of substl.tution
and .revocation, to prosecute said Patent application, receive any· Letters
Patent. and to take any and ·all .oth.er actions with regard to this Patent and
any Letter.s Patent which arises therefrom.
Signed and sealed at Northbrook, Illinois this 1st day of March, 1982.
Respectfully submitted,
DART INOUSTRIES INC.
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MAR 111982
Hartin J. Wolff :
CROUP 3111
Ti tle: CORN ButTERING AND SALTING
APPARATIlS
Serial No.:
310,297
.Filing Date:
10/09/81
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ASSOCIATE POWER OF ATTORNEY
(,
Hon. Commissioner·of Patents and Trademarks
Washington, D.C. 20231
Sir:
Please recognize Anthony B. Askew, Registration No. 24,154, whose
address ia 16"20.Atlanta Gas Light Tower, 235 Peachtree Street, Atlanta,
Georgia 30303, and _Ro"&e~ T. Frost, Registration No. 22,17-6, whose address
is 1620 Atlanta Ga.s Light-Tower, 235 Peachtree S-treet, Atlanta, GA 30303
as my ass-ociates in the matter of the _above identified application with
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Plea.se senii all correspondence to ..;oJl,es & Askew, 1620 "Atlanta Gas Light
lower, '235 Peachtree" Street, Atla:D:ta, Georgia 30303.
Respectfully submitted,
DART INDUSTRIES INC.
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SEAL
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Counsel for Applicant
Registrati~n No. 29,560
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and .Trademark Office
Address: COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS
Washington. D.C. 20231
•Martin
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J. Wolff et a1. AU 336
SN 310,297 10/09/81
Paper
No.--~6i-----
THOMAS, FROST, YOUNG, ZIMMER,
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1620 Atlanta Gas Light Tower
235 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA.. 30303
MAILED
NOV 8 1982
GROUP 330
This is in response to the communication re the Power of Attorney filed----------a6~3~/~6~4hl~'8~21-~-assignee.
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In view of the notice in this ~ppIication oJ the death 0( _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _- _ - - - - - - - - - - - ­
his power of attorney is terminated.
3,
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The aSsignee In this application has intervened and appointed an attorney of his own. selection. Further correspondence
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The revocation of the power of attorney to-'-_ _ _ _ _--'-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ has been
entered and said attorney has been notified. Further co.rrespondence will be addressed to you.
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assignee
On_ _ _ _ _ _• the applicant appointed _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
all additional attorney in this application. Further correspondence will continue to be addre!lSed to you as
specified in the new power of attorney.
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as additional attorney in this application. Further correspondence will be addressed to said attorney. MPEP 403.02
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703-557-3125 (
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Address: COMMISSjONE~ OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS
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THE FOLLOWING ATTACHMENT(S) ARE PART or; THIS ACTION:
. Part I 1.
0 Notice of References Cited by ElI.aminer, PTD-892..
3. ;8r'Notice of Art Cited by Applicant, PTO·144~
.5. 0 Information on How to Effect Drawing Cl"Ianges, PTO~1474
Part II
1.
f ••
9'm the date of this letter.
35 U.S.C. 133
2.
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6.
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Notice re Patent D~awlng, PTQ.948.
Form PTD-152 Natice of informal Patent Application,
SUMMA.RY Of ACTION
ptJ C"'~'''''';'_..I.I_--,/,-,,(),-__~______________
are pending in the application.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _--'_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are withdrawn froll) consideration.
Of the above, claims :to
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Clalms _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ have been cancelled.
are anowed. '.. fX1
Cl'h"'_..../'---=---~/..JC~_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _- - are rejected. s.. 0
Claims _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ __ are objected to.
G. 0
Claims _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _- - - - - - - - - - - pre subject to restriction or election requirement.
7. 0
·ThiS
8.
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apPI·ic~tlon h~s been m.ed with informal drawings which are acceptable for ell.~mination porposes until such time as allowable subject
matter is Imllcated.
9.·0
10. 0
Allowable subject matter having been illdJcated, formal drawings are required in resjWnse to this Office action. The corrected.of substitute drawings have been received on _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ • These drawlngs are
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acceptable; not acceptable tsee explanation).
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approved by the examiner.
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proposed additional or substitute sheet{s) 01 drawings, flied on _ _ _ _ _ __
disapproved. by the examiner (see explanation).
0 Tile proposed drawing correction, filed
, has been
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approved.
0
disappro'Jed (see e:q."llanatlon). However,
the Patent and Trademark Office no longer makes drawing c~anges. It is now applicant's responsibility to ensure that the. drawings are
t&lU be effected in accordance
DRA~ING CHAI'lGES"~ PTO·1474.
corrected. Corfections
EFfECT
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Acknowledgment is made: of the cia 1m for priOrity. under 35 U.~C. 119. The certified copy has
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with the instructions set forth on thel dtached letter "INFORMATION ON HOW ""1
.been received
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not been received
been filed. in 'p2rent apPlication, serial no. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ : fired on _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _--'_ _- -_ _- ' _ ­
Since this a~plication appears to be In c~ndition for allowance except for formal.matters, prosecution as to the merits is closed· in accordance. with the practice ~nder Ex parte Quayle, 1935 C.D. 11; 453 O.G. 213.
14.
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EXAMINER'S ACTION
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serial No. 310,297
Art Unit 336
Claims
1.
1-5
and
10
rejected under
are
35
u.s.c. 112, second paragraph, as being indefinite for
failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim
the subject matter which the applicant regards as his
or her invention.
A. )
Claim 1 "juxtaposed";
B. )
Claim 2 "said dispensing means" ;
C. )
Claim 4 "said selective movement";
D. )
Cl·aim 10 "said telescopic fit".
35 U.S.C. 103 reads:
2.
"A
patent may
invention is not
set
For Example:
forth
in
not
i~entically
section
be
though
the
disclosed or described as
102
differences between the
obtained
of
this
title,
subject matter
if
the
sought to. be
patented and the prior art are such that the subject
matter as a whole would have been obvious at the time
the 'invention was made
to a
person having ordinary
skill i~ the ~rt to which said subject matter pertains.
Patentability shall not be negatived by ·the manner in
which the invention was made".
3.
Claims 1-10 are
rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103
as being unpatentable over Peterson in view of Wasser,
Milewski and Mossel.
Although,
the invention is not
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Art Unit.336
identically
disclosed
or
described
as
set
forth
in
section 102 of Title 35 U.S.C., the differences between·
the subject matter sought. to be patented and the prior
art are such that the subject matter as a whole would
have been obvious at the time the invention was made to
a person having ordinary skill in the art to which said
Wasser teaches pi'Voting
subject matter pertains.
of the piston.
an
. unitary
th~
Milewski teaches pivoting by
Mossel
suggests
use of
the
above
combination with a salt receptacle.
4.
The
application
would
app~ar
to
disclose
allowable subject matter, if specifically claimed.
~il
S. Bratlie:rk
703-557-3501
11/15/82
sratllli
rxiininer
'Art Unit 331
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IN THE U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Docket No.
MARTIN J. WOIF.F ET AL.
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Selial No.
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Trapsrnitted herewith is an amendment in the above-identified application.
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~Hentity status of this application under 37 CFR1.9 and 1.27 has been established by a verified statement
>,,'/previouslysubmitted.
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The,fee has been calculated as shown below.
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THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
In re Application.of:
MARTIN J. WOLFF ET AL.
Serial No. 310,297
Filed:
For:
Examiner:
October 9, 19B1
Bratlie
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3- 1 7-8.:s
SALTING APPARATUS
FIRST RESPONSE
Commissioner of Patents
Washington, DC
Trad.emarks
&:
20231
Sir;
Responsive to the Office
10, 1982 in the
pate~t_
Action'
dated
November
application identified above, kindly
enter the following amendments and
consider
the
appendeq
"said"
insert
remarks.
In the Claims
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Cancel Claims 1 and 2.
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line
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2,
after
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response
to
said s·electi~e movement, I I .
Claim
7~cancel
//
lines 2--4 in their entirety. Rewri te ,the following claims in amended form:
7/
(Amended)
Apparatus
as
in
Claim
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[lJ~ wherein:
said
butter
dispensing, means
comprises
a
receptacle [includes] including an opening for receiving
a
quanti ty of butter to be dispensed, and aIso
comprises
at
comprises
a
least one dispensing opening;
said
0-1.
salt
dispensing
means
receptacle [comprises a] having an exterior
wall
pprtion;
and
said salt recepta.cle is selectably movable to
urge
said
exterior
receiving opening
and
wall
porti~n
into
toward
~nqagement
received therein, thereby to urge the
said
with
butter
butter
the
butter
toward
said
dispensing opening.
(Amende?)
.
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Apparatus as 1n C
08; . .
a1~~,.
where1n:
said salt receptacle comprises an opening
spaced apart relation to said
bottom
wall
so
as
to
in
be
facing away from said butter receiving opening;
closure
means
selectably
obstructing
said
opening;· and
at least one salt dispensing aperture
formed
in said closure means,
whereby an article of food such as an ear
corn or the like ·can be buttered and then salted
urging the salt
receptacle
into
said
butter
by
.then
first
receptacle
while applying said butter dispensing opening to the
anq
of
corn,
inverting said apparatus to dispe·nse salt onto the
corn.
I ..
~ (Amended)
Apparatus for applying
butter
and
2
salt to an article .such as an ear
of
corn
or
the
like,
comprising:
~irst
having
a
butter
means
defining
receiving
a
opening
recepta~le
butter
for
receiving
[and
dispensing1 a quantity of butter or ·the like, and having
butter dispensing opening for dispensing
,
the. butter
a
onto.
the a·rticle;
second means defining a salt
receptacle
receiving [and dispensing] a quantity of salt or the
for
like;
[and] .
means
movably
interconnecting
said
first
means and second means artd selectably movable either
·first position permitting butter to
be
inserted
in
butter receiving opening, or to a second position
said butter receiving opening ·to
urge
the
,said dispensing ope~ing, so that said salt
•
operable .to dispense butter from
said
to
a
said
entering
butter
toward
receptacle
butter
is
receptaclel.
and
a
salt
dispensing
receptacle unobstru.cted by
said
opening
butter
on
said
salt
receptacle
said ·salt receptacle remains in said butter
while
receptacle~
I
(Amended)
said
Apparatus as in Clai~ wherein·:
bu~ter
[receptacle comprises an
opening
for' regeiving a quantity of butter to be dispensed, and
dispenSing opening [having). has
an
arcuate
for juxtaposition with an ear of corn to be
said salt receptacle
telescopically into said
butter
butter receiving opening, so
tnat
is
configuration
and
b~ttered;
configured
receptacle
butter
a]
to
through
in
the
fit
said
butter
3
receptacle is·urged toward said butter
dispensing
opening
as the salt receptacle is urged into the butter receptacle.
,Md the following new claims:
Appa·ratus
article of. food such
as
for
an
buttering
ear
of
and
corn
salting
or
an
the
like,
a
first
compr ising:
portion and a
means
de fining
~econd
portion;
hinge
means
a
handle
hay ing
interconnecting
handle
said
portions;
butter
dispensing
location ·on said first
hinge
means
and
h;andle
operative
means
po:rtion
to
at
disposed
remote
rec~ive
and
from
a
said
dispense
a
quantity of butter Or the like;
salt dispensing means disposed at a
location
on said second handle portion remote from said hinge
means·
and operative to receive.and dispense a quantity of salt or
the like;
said butter dispensing means
and
said
salt
dispensing means be.ing located in mutual juxtaposition when
said fir;st
a~d
second handle por.tions are folded along said
hinge means; and
means associated with
means
operative
dispensing
means
to .dispense
with·
both
said
butter
said
juxtaposed, so that the food article can
salt
from
dispensing
said
butter
dispensing
be
buttered
means
and
salted in sequence by said apparatus.
6
Apparatus as in Cl~im·~ wherein:
4
," said salt dispensing means is
configured
to
enter said butter dispe-nsing means and urge the butter into
application with the food article, as said first and second
handle portions,are folded over each other with
both
said
dispensing means in mutual juxtaposition.
&.
Apparatus as in Claim}t<': wherein:
said
butter
dispensing
butter dispens'ing outlet and
compr~ses
said
means
salt
comprises
dispensing
a
meanf?
a salt dispensing outlet; and
said butter and salt dispensing outlets' being
aligned in
different
radial
directions
on
said
handle
. portions, so that butter'or salt dispensing outlets can
be
selectably applied to a,food article by rotating the folded
handle portions.
REMARKS
Claim 1 is cancelled in favor of
Claim 11, in an effort
to
allowable subject matter of
substance
of
included in
now-cancelled
Claim
11.
newly-presented
define
more
specifically
the
the
present
invention.
The
Claim
Certain
is
2
othe-r
substantially
cla ims
amended in an effort to more specifically define
subject matter.
been' allowed,
Claims 3---13 remiain;
although
allowable
1)0
also
are
allowable
specific claim has
subject
matter
was
indicated by the Examiner in the first Office Action.
Reconsideration of
the .J?resent
application
is
respectfully requested.
The
present
apparatus, specifically
invention' is
intended
as
a
butteririg/salting
a
single
impl-ement
5
which a _person can use both to butter and to salt an ear of
corn.
The appara:tus,_,. includes a
butter
receptacle
salt receptacle, mounted on handle po"rtions
and
a
interconnected
by a hinge which allows the butter and salt receptacles
to
be juxtaposed when the handle por~ions are folded along the
hinge.
The
salt
receptacle
thus
operates
to
dispense
butter from the butter receptacle while the user holds
apparatus by the folde'd handle portions; after
an
corn is
buttered,
the
handles
to
the.
invert
user
the
simply
rotates
apparatus,
placing
the
ear
of
folded
the
salt
receptacle in dispensing relation to the corn.
New Claim 11 defines
st~uctural and
funct.ionai
the
elements,
structural-functional
interrelation
which is not
in
obvious
apparatus .of -this claim
first
and
second
means
and
salt
view
of
includes,
handle
interconnecting the
present
and
those
the
c"ited
among
means
overall
art..
The
elements,
hinge
Butter
are
in
elements,
other
and
portions.
di"spensing
in 'an
.of
portions,
handle
invention
means
dispensing
disposed
on
the'
respective handle portions, remotely located from the hinge
means.
The separate butter and salt dispensing ,means
located for mutual juxtaposition when the
are folded along
the
hinge
means,
so
handle
that
are
portions
the
Ilmeans
associated with said salt receptacle" dispenses butter ..
The art applied to reject Claims 1--10
suggest or teach the structural and functional
of the present invention.
This art
consists
fails
combination
of
Peterson
(2,527,149), Wasser (2,756,498), Milewski (2,690,657),
Mossel (2,565,874).
Of
single one
discloses
(Mossel)
these
four
the
references,
broad
to
concep-t
and
only
a
of
a
6
combined
bl:ltt~r, .a~d
salt spreader for corn on the cob.
other three referenc"e's'-'-disclose various
corn-buttering
references,
reas~nably
devices
considered
constructions
None
alone.
individually
The
'of
or
these
in
for
four
combination,
suggests the present claimed invention to one of
ordinary skill in the art.
Peterson merely disclosee; a corn butterer wi·th
re.ctangular
butter-receiving
Milewski disclose
corn
butteri:ng
butter- pressing _members, but
devices
neither
the present claimed combination.
sprea~er -of Mossel,
Wasser
recep1;.acle.
with
a
and
atta'ched
reference
discloses
As to the butter and salt
it iSl no~ seen how this no~moving-parts
device would be combined ~ith the 9ther three references by
one of ordinary skill - at least without using the
applicant's
present
~eaching.
It is res~ectfullY
submitted
that
the
present
invention becomes "bbvious n only with benefit of hindsight,
a,fter', applicant's teachings have been stUdied and
the
art·
searched to -extract references individually showing various
elements
of
the
applicant' 5
structure and function of
found anywhere in the
the
cited
present
art,
invention
however,
applicant's contribution as defined
~n
overall
The
invention.
and
is
so
not
this
Claim 11 is entitled
to pat.ent ·protection.
New Claim
narrowly defines
12
the
depends
IIsalt
on
Claim
dispensing
11,
means"
and
more
as
being
configured .to enter the butte.r dispensing
means
"butter into application
article".
with
the
"food
and
structural and functional relationship takes place· as
first 'and s'econd
handle
portions
are
folded
over
ur.ge
This
the.
each
7
other, with both dispensing means in mutual
juxtaposi.tion.
No such arrangement is 'even remotely sugges ted in the cited
art, and so Claim 12 properly is pate,ntable thereover.
New Claim 13,_ also dep~nding on Claim 11, defines
'butter
and
salt
dispensing
dispensing means.
outlets
on
the' respective
These dispensing outlet-s are aligned
different r.adial directions
on
arrangement which permi.ts the
the
handle
butter
or
portions,
salt
is completely
devoid
of; any
,
ordina-ry
skill
to
~ake
,
Again, the cited
teaching
the
enabling
combination
of
an
dispensing
outlets to be suitably applied to a food article simply
rota ti"ng the folded handle portions.
in
one
Claim
by
art
of
13.
Accordingly, that claim is patentable over such art.
Cl'aim 3 (Amended) now depends on 'Claim 11, and is
amended for consistent
claim.
Moreov-er,
with
terminology
Claim
(Amended)
3
exterior wall portion l' of the salt
this exterior wall portion
is
accomplish butter dispensing.
the overall
combina~ion
now
new
n •••
butter
parent
defines
dispensing
urged
with the butter received [in the
the
in.to
"an
receptacle;
engagement
receptacle1",
to
Reading Claim 3 (Amended) in
including Claim 11,
the
resulting
combination is nowhere- shown or suggested by the cited art.
Accordingly, Claim 3 (Amended) is properly patentable
Claim 4 is amended to define the
partion ft
as
receptacle.
comprising
the
bottom
Uexterior
wall
The expression-' 'lin response to
movement". is deleted
from
Claim
4
in
Examiner's rejection on indefiniteness.
over
of
wall
salt
the
set
selective
response
Cons~dering
to
the
in its
enti"re'ty the structural and functional combination of Claim
8
~ombination
4, it is evident this
is
patentable
over
the
cited art.
Claim '5
(Amendedl~
depending from Claim
more narrowly defines the present invention.
II • • •
facing
away
from
r~ceptacle
butter
said
opening U , which more particularly defines
whe-reby corn
can
be
buttered
and
clogging the salt dispe'nsing holes with
receiving
the
then
even
Specifically,
the salt dispensing aperture obscructs'the salt
opening
4,
arrangement
'sal ted
butter.
wi thou't
No.
a-rrangement is- shown or .suggested in the cited art, and
Claim 5 is
patentabl~
such
so
the-reover.
Independent Claim 6 (Amended) defines the present
I
inv·ention in termin_ology.
but
nonetheless
~omewhat
defines
a
different from Claim
and
structur'al
11,
functional
combination of elements not taug'ht by the cited
art.
salt. ~eceptacle and bJltter receptacle thus
selectably
movable to posi tion~ allow:ing but,te-r
entering the salt
opening to
u~ge
receptacle
.to
into
the
dispensing opening unobstructed_- by
the
salt
be
inserted,
butter
receptacle
the
remains
(Amended) thus qefines a novel and
requires
butter
a
The
salt
receptacle
Claim
therein.
unobvious
or
receiving
butter toward the dispensing opening.
combination of Claim 6 (Amended) further
while
are
The
6
combination~
and- is properly patentable Over the cited art.
Claim 7 ,1's
substantively present
amended
in
to
parent
remove
Claim
an
6.
element
The
subject
matter of this Claim 7, together with its parent claim,
paten~able
now
is
Over the' cited art.
Claim 8 (Amended) deletes
present in parent Claim 6 (Amended).
certain
elements
now
Furthermore, the word
9
"telescopically" is added to Claim 8, pro.viding
antecedent
basis for the corre~ponding term in Claim 10.
8, together with
dependent
struct!Jral and functional
Claims
This
9
and
10,
combination
not
even
suggested by the prior art of record,
and
so
Claim
define
a
remotely
the
claims
properly are patentable.
The foregoing is submitted as a full and complete
response
to
the
Office
Action
identified
remaining claims are believed to define
above.
allowable
~ll
subject
matter, with sufficient specificity so as not to be obvious
over the cited art..
Accordingly,
a
no.tice
of
allowance
directed to all remaining claims is solicited.
Respectfully submitted,
JONES & ASK
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2,756,498
F. WASSER
DEVICE FOR SPREADING BUTTER OR THE LIKE Filed Jan. 19. 1954 40
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DEVICE FOR SPREADING BUTl'ER OR TIlE LIKE
Fred Wasser, YoDkers, N. Y.
Application January 19, 1954, SerlaI No. 404,986
7 Claims. (C!. 30-130)
11­
This invention relates to apparatus for spreading mate­
such as butter, on ears of corn, toast, or other sur­
faces to which a spread is to be applied.
Various devices bave been proposed for hoi<ling butter
and for spreading it on hot cobs of corn, but lbese de­
vices have been impractical; sometimes because of the
inconvenience in using them and sometimes because of
difficulty io cleauiog them.
It is an object of the invention to provide an improved
spreader which can be used for buttering com on the cob>
as well as for appIyiog olber spreads to the surfaces of
other objects. One feature of the invention relates to a
simplified construction which is economical to manufac­
ture, convenient to use and easy to clean.
Another object of the invention is to provide a butter
spreader which is quickly and conveniently loaded by
merely pressing one end of a butter chamber into a bar
or jar of butter, and without requiring removal of the
piston or other means which are used for forcing the
butter from the butter holder when in use.
One feature "of the invention relates to a construction
of lbe bntter chamber with tbio sides that will slice ioto
the bntter when the chamber is beiog filled, bnt which
are reioforced without interferiog with their sliciog func­
tion. The apparatos of 1his iovention can be filled and
can be used for spreading its contents by measures which
reqnire the use of only one band. This leaves the olber
hand free for holdiog the object beiog spread on, when
this is desirable of neccessary.
Other objects, features and advantages of the ioven­
tion will appear or be pointed out as the description
proceeds.
In the drawing, forming a part hereof, io which like
reference cbaraclers iodieate correspondiog parts io all the
views:
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a butter spreader made
in accordance with this invention;
Figure 2 is a top plan view of- the butter spreader
shown in Figore 1;
. Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of
Figure 1;
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Figure 4 is a face view of the butter chamber, the view
beiog taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1; and
Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of
Figure 1.
The apparatos shown io the drawing is particularly
intended for, and will be described as, a butter spreader,
but it will be understood that the invention can be used
for other spreads of a consistency similar to butter, and
even when the spread is of a substantially different con­
sistency. The device iocludes a body portion 10 haviog
a bntter holder 11 at one end and a grip portion 12 at
lbe oilier end.
At an iotermediate location, between the ends of lbe
grip portion 12, there is a recess 15 with a socket 16 in
its vertical face. A plunger 18 is connected to one end
of a plunger frame 20; and lbe oilier end of the plunger
frame extends into the recess 15 and has a stud 22 which
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fits into the socket 16. The plllllger frame 20 swiogs
about the axis of the socket 16, and the, parts are so
proportioned lbat the plunger 18 enters lbe open npper
end of lbe butter holder 11 as lbe frame 20 swings about
6 lbe axis of lbe socket 16. The plunger 18 has side edges
26 and 27 which are surfaces of revolution about. lbe
asis of lbe socket 16. The ioside walls of the bntter
holder 11, along which the sides 26 and 27 move, are
simi1arly sbaped about lbe asis of the socket 16.
10
Fur1her clockwise movement of the plunger frame 20,
about the axis, causes the plunger to travel downwardly
io the butter holder 11 so as to displace butter from
the holder through an open lower end of the, holder.
This movement is imparted to the plunger frame 20 by
15 pressiog the lbumb against a lug 30 which projects op­
wardly from the frame 20, near the rearward end of the
frame and in a convenient position to be reached by the
thumb of a haud holding !be grip portion 12.
The convenient removal of the plunger frame 20 from
20 lbe bodY portion 10 facilitates the washing and eleaniog
of lbe apparatos after use. In order to hold the parts
assembled during use, however, there is a ridge 33 ex­
tending upwardly above the vertical face, of the recess
15 and constituting a continuation. of that vertical face.
25 The plunger frame 20 has a chsnuel 35, best shown in
Figure 3, which extends across the ridge 33 and down
the other side of the ridge so as to prevent transverse
displacement of lbe plunger frame 20. This prevents lbe
stud 22 from beiog pulled out of lbe socket 16 when lbe
30 apparatus is in use.
Referring agaio to Figure 1, it· will be evident that
the ridge 33 terminates at an intermediate location be­
tween lbe sides of the recess 15 so that when lbe plunger
frame 20 is swong rearwaxdly (clockwise), as far as
35 possible in Figure 1, the channel in the plunger frame
moves beyond the end of the ridge 33 and'no longer pre­
vents removal of lbe plunger frame from the socket 15.
Figure 2 shows atop plan . view of lbe spreader and
illustrates lbe knurled top surface of the lug 30. The
40 plunger 28 is in a po5ition to expose a portion of the
interior of lbe .butter holder 11, and illustrates !be nar­
row width of lbe side walls 38 of lbe butter holder. These
side walls may be made of sheet metal or thin plastic, or
olber tbio material which will cut butter. If lbe walls
45 38 are sufficiently thin, it is not necessary that their lower
edges be sharpened in order· to cut into lbe butter when
filliug lbe holder.
The bntter holder 11 also has a forward wall 40 and
a rearward wall 41 (Figure 4)- constructed of the same
60 thin material as the side walls 38, and preferably of one­
piece construction with the side walls 38. These side
walls 38, 40 and 41 are reinforced against bendiog by lbe
connection of the ·back wall U·to !lie body portion 10
and by grid elements 44 connected to ·au iotermediate
55 portion of each of the side walls at lbe lower end of lbe
butter holder.
These grids 44 serve lbe additional function of pre­
venting lbe butter from fa1liug out of the holder. They
bave upper faces whieh are of substantial widlb, as shown
60 in Figure 5~ and they have wedge-shaped cross sections
so lbat lbey will cut 1hrougb lbe bntter when the butter
holder is pressed into a ~ass of butter for reloading the
butter holder. The side walls cut into the butter by vir­
tue of their narrow width, and the grids 44 cut into the
65 butter because of their sharpened lower edges. As the
butter passes upwardly beyoIid the wide upper surfaces
of the grids 44, it comes together so that the grids offer
a resistance to movement of the butter downwardly in
the butter holder. However, sufficient pressure can con­
70 venientIy be applied to the plunger to force the butter
outwardly around the grids when using the invention to
spread the butter.
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The. preferrc_a ~ -of -the invention has been
groove, which- engage with one another and one of which illustratOd. .nddescribed,.butcb3nges and modifications
is formedol1 the frame and.the other of whicb.;'.formed can be- made -and some features can be used in different
on the body portion, the ridge and groove being arign­
combinations' without _departing' from the invention, as
lady movable with respect-to one another about the
descrlbed:in·the·cla1ms.·
5 'of said pivot connection and in a direction that withdraws Whads:claimed is~
the plunger from the tOp of the holder and into a position L A ·device fot·~rea:ding butter:ot the ITh;e; includi!lg
with one where ..the ridge-. and groove no longer
a buttet:.:-,holder con51stiIig,.of.a plnrality of side walls en­
another'to prevent deta-ch.men.f!. _of the pivot comiection. closingspace'.of -sUbstantiaIly: 'unlloml cross section
5. The device for spreading butter or the like, as de:­
throughout its 1ength, the-.-sjlace :being open at its- upper 10 scribed "in claim '- 4; and- iii"'wbiCh· ilie frame -has· an end end~ and oPen at -its lo~r ,end, except for
con­
. portion which is connected: .to. ,the body portion of the
neeting means .extending -across said: lower end anQ. be­
device within a reCess ih the Side and top of the body por~'
tion, the recess beingopeno throug\l;.one side of the·body.
tween side walls of the· spaCldorsupportmg _ mass of
butter -in
space~ -the- side walls, being constr'..rcted of
portion for the removal of. the frame-from. the body por­
sillf Shel.'!t- ·materi~ ..fOr :cutting' iilto -a mass of .butter.. a 15 tion in the direction of the axis of tlie pivot connection,
body. portion o£--the··device with one -end- connected to the
and the forward and rearward ends of the recess having:
butter-_holder.-~:a plunger::th<rt fits the space in the holder
faces that serve as abutments for limiting the angular
.
as' a:.'piStQD:, ,a frame' connected:'to the- piston, and a pivot
movement of the frame about the pivot. cOIinection.
connection :betwcren 'the: frame and· the body portion and.
6. The .device for spreading-:butter or ilia. like, -as- de-. near. one
·.of- the frame' and 'around which .the frame 20 scribed.·in claim.,,4, and:jrr which the frame extends itrtO swings ·to. move the plunger ;up-·and_dOwn. within_ the
a recess formed iit·-the to;Ir_..aIu!.ene·side of-the. body por~ tiorr~ and' in which, -tlie..pivot·.connection. includes a:_·stud hqlder, the· inside·.faces· 'of the holder,- being shaped to
correspond- to the ,paths of movement of the edges of the
on the frame extending- ;into. a bore. in' the: side wall' of plunger. as the, plunger swings. about the axis of the pivot
the z:ecess. in a direction .efrending toward: the' open side connectiGn-, the body portion _ h aving a handle on the side' 25 of the recess. sri. that the·:pivot connection: between 1:hC remote from the -holder. and:a pr.essure lug on the.frame
fraiDe and the .body portion can· ,be, disconnected by- mov­
near the pivot end :of" :the fnime- and in- position. to· be
ing the frame. aut through the' open, :side.·of. the reeess. pressed by the·thilmbofahand which;. gripping the
7. A device for spre-diD!!- butt... or .the.\ikeoincluding a holder for the butterconsistingooh.plurality·of side wa11s handle.. .
2. The', spreading de.vice, descn"bed' in claim 1~ and in 30 enclosing a space' of substantially uniforn:i cross section; . said. space beirig: open: a,t its. upper end-· and at least most' . which said Conn~ting means are bars:extending in. differ­
.ent .dimctions.'oetween .different side: walls of the holder.
of the- cross-section. of the-lower -end being also open, a for providing a dismOUtiOl1 of th~ support for the butter
. body portion: of thoo device extending ·from, iIle holder
and 'having a handle-.at·one end remote- from .the holder,
over the bottom face of a mass of butter-in the. holder,
.and in which -the: frame is connected- -with the body pOr~ 35 a plunger·that ,fits; within the holder, like a piston, a' frame .
tion of the, aevice:b¥·.a.piv.ot pin ,extending into-'a socket:
connected to the:_plunger, a.. pivot connection,joiniDg.the
3. The spreading device described'in claim 1, and in
frame to the body portion at the enaof the handle which ..
which allof the Walls of the bolder are of one-piece con­
;. nearer to said hoder; fue insidefilces of the butter
stroction: with· one another, -and- said co~ecting means
holder being shaped: to: the .paths of. the'- edges of. the
are.bars.extending<=osstheobottom.oftheholderbetween 40 plunger as they .wing about tlie axis of said pivot coR­
different walls to-provide distribUted support over the bot­
nection, and.·a pressure lug',on the ft.ame.near-.tlre;pivot
tom face. of. aniass of butter.in theoholder; the body por·
errd .of fue. frame and in position to be pressed. by the
non and·h&ndle.:of the- device also oeiiIg of o.ne~pieCe con~
thumb 'of a: -hand whiCh- is: grlppiitg the handle. ­
struction with: the' side _wans: 'and '.in _which- the frame is
connected to the body portion.by a pivot pin. extending 45
References·Cited in the fi1e of this.paterrt
into a socket.
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portion by which the holder ;. carried; a ·plunger that
fits the space within !he holder and that is movable in
the holdoc·inthe manner.ofa;:pis!On. a fnune.connected
l!l·the·plunger,.a detachaE1e pivotconnectioobetweerr !hi
frame and the body portion,errd. means for preventing 55
detacbmerrt of the. pivot'connectitin when the frame .is
within·the:imgu!arrange of.movement, that locates the
plunger in the halder; .ai<1 means including a ridge and
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Cristofv c ______________ Mar. 24, 1953.
FOREIGN PATENTS
Gieat Britain ____________ JulyW, 1899
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DEVICE FOR APPLYING AND SPREADING BUTTER TO CORN ON THE COB
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Oct. 5, 1954
2,690,657
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DEVICE FOR APPLYING AND SPREADING BUTTER TO CORN ON THE COB
Filed March 22, 1952
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2,690,657
Patented Oct. 5, 1954
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,690,657
DEVICE FOR APPLl'ING AND SPREADING BUTTER TO CORN ON THE COB Walter C. Milewski, New York, N. Y.
Application March 22, 1952, Serial No. 278,084
2 Claims. (CI. 65-12)
2
1
This invention relates to improvements in de-
and highly effective and efli.cient for itS intended
vices for spreading and applying butter to com
on the ccb and the like.
An object of the invention is to provide a
novel and improved device for holding a SuPPly
of butter and applying it to an ear of corn oil
the cob or the like.
Another object of the Invention is to provide
a novel and improved butter holder and applicator which' has substantiaUy no more bulk or
weight than an ordinary table fork or knife, and
has a compartment formed therein to receive a
supply of butter which is then subjected to
pressure for applying the same to the kernels of
an ear of corn on the cob.
A further object of the mvention is to provide a novel and improved butter holder and
applicator for corn on the cob, in which there
are a pair of levers, portions of which form a
handle, the levers forming at their distal ends a
butter receiving chamber with sloping sides, so
that as the user squeezes the levers toward each
other, the butter in the chambex: is squeezed
. downwards. against the surface of the kernels
of an ear of corn or the like,. and thus applied
smoothly therealong as the device is· moved
along the length of the ear of com.
Still another· object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved butter holder and
applicator Which is constructed to form a chalnber holding a substantial quantity of butter, and
for applying the same to the ear of ml'll withont
any waste whatsoever, and without danger of
spilling the butter.
Still a further object of the invention is to
provide a novel and improved butter holder and
applicator in which the user can apply the butter to the corn at any desired speed, the butter
chamber having sloping opposite walls which
are movable toward each other to the degree desired by the user, to squeeze a greater or lesser
quantity of butter below the lower edge of the
butter chamber for spreading, so that the taste
and desires of the user of the device are easily
met.
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a novel and Impr~ved butt~r holder and spreader
of the type descnbed, which has a minimum of
pms~ and whic~ can be readl!Y opened out ~or
cleamng all portions of the deVIce. so as to mam...
tain the utmost in sanitary conditions.
A further object of the invention is to pro-
purposes.
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These and other objects and advantages of
the invention will become apparent from the
following description of a preferred embodi­
ment thereof as illustrated in the accompanying
drawings, forming part hereof, and in which,
Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the device, with its ·two major leg portions in disen­
gaged opened out positions. ready for washing
or c1eanlng;
Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the device of Figure I, with its leg portions in engaged positions, ready- for application of buttar to an ear of com, the latter being indicated
in broken lines;
,Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on
the plane 3-3 of Figure 2;
Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken
substantially on plane 4-4 of Figure 2;.
Fig. 5 is an enlarged, sectional view taken on
plane 5-5 of Figure 2;
Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the device shown in Figure 2. and indicating in broken lines the opened out position of one of the major leg portions thereof; and
Fig. 7 is a front elevational view of Figure 6~
illustrating the method of placing the leg mem­
bers in effective position for use.
The present invention has been conceived to
make the eating of Corn on the cob a more enjoyable eating habit. As it will retain and apply
butter -evenly and quickly, it will be far easier
to manage and less messy to a larger extent
than using a conventional table knive or fork.
Where the latter are. used, the heat of the corn
is rapidly transmitted to the knive blade, and
as a result of this condition, the manipulation
of ~he butter with the knife or work becomes
awkward. very linmanageable, and messy. Further.. t~e prese~t high cost of butter makes .it
doubly unperatIve that none of the butter drIP
or become .lost otherwise.
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The- deVIce desc~l~ed herem Includes a paIl"
of legs ~ec~ed resiliently together at one end.
and haVIng Jaws at their other ends, constructed to coact with end walls to form a butter receiving compartment, so that squeezing of the
legs of the device together will compress the
jaws together, the jaws being downwardly di­
vergent and hence will result in squeezing the
butter in a downward direction onto the corn
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ures 2 and 6, to press the dispensing head 10,
which includes both jaws 50 and 52 and the sur­
rounding wall members, downwards into a slab
of butter, so that the butter 12 will be scooped
rial including plastic, which is integral with a 5 inside the dispensing head as seen in Figure 2.
The dispenSing head 10 is then brought over an
curved web 22, the other end of which is inte­
ear 14 of corn on the cob, with its larger open­
grated with the second major leg member 24.
ing resting on the ear of corn in the manner
As seen best in Figures 1 and 6, the web 22 resili­
ently intercOlmects the two major leg members
shown in Figure 2, and the user then merely
20 and 24, so that when they are in the opened 10 moves the dispensing head alOng the corn ear
out positions shown in Figure 1, and in broken
longitudinally in the directions of the arrows 16,
lines in Figure 6, a SUbstantial angle will exist
back and forth, turning the corn as the new
between the leg members, as shown.
kernels are to be covered with butter.
The leg members 20 and 24 have relatively
By pressing the arms 26 and 28 together with
long grasping or handle portions 2G. aud 28, with 15 his fingel's, the user exerts wedging action on
inbent portions 30 and 32 merging smoothly with'
the' butter between the downwardly divergent
forearm portions 34 and 36 disposed "{is shown,
jaw walls 50 and 52, exerting a downward bias
on the block of butter 12 which is in the dis­
and inbent portions 38 and 40 merging with inte­
gral wrist portions 42 and 44. From Figure' 6,
pensing Chamber between the walls 50. and 52.
it is seen that the portions 24, 34 and 42 are 20 forcing the butter downwards against the under­
SUbstantially parallel; and that the portions 28.
lying- ear of corn and thereon,- The slopiIig jaw
36 and 44 of the other major leg portion -are
walls 50 and 52. through their wedging action
also substantially parallel, when in the pOSition
on the butter slowly squeeze the butter down­
shown in full lines in Figure 6.
wal'd into constant contact- wit..lJ. the hot corn.
A wall 46 is perpendicular to and integral with 25 This action. causes the -butter to be· melted and
the wrist wall 44 of major leg member 20, and
diStributed evenly ovei' the kernels of the cob, To
a corresponding wall 48 is peTpendicular to and
fUl'ther enhance the distribution of. the butter
integral with the wrist wall 42 of the major leg
over the- corn, I may provide curved serrated
dispensing edges an formed,"in the lower edges
member 24, so that, when in the positions shown
in Figures 2 and 6, the Walls 46 and 48 are sub­ 30 of the jaw wans 50 and 52 of the device, the
stantially parallel with each other, and in close
curvature of tile dispensing edges being adapted
proximity, and in fact substantially in sliding
to correspond. substantially to the- curvature of
contact with each other. BUtter spreading jaw
the corn cob, so-toot-there is little if any leakage
walls 50 and 52 are integral respectivelY with
therepast,
the walls 48 and 46, as shown, it being apparent 35
For cleaning purposes, thEf device is unsprung,
that the wall 50 is in a plane perPendicular to
as shown in Figure 1. by depressing the leg 24
the plane of wall 48', and intersecting with the
to the position 24b shown in Figure '1. and may
same, while the wall 52 is in a plane perpendicu­
be washed: and:- thoroughly cleaned,
lar to the plane of wall 46 and intersecting' vJith
Although I have described my invention in
the same. However, from.Figure 3 it is seen that 40 specifiC terms, it will be understood, that varia­
the planes of walls 50 and 52 are' downwardly
tions may be made in size, shape, materials and
. divergent, so that their lower edges are further
anangement without departing from the spirit
apart than their upper edges.
and scope of" the invention' as -claimed.
SimilarlY, it is seen that there is an end wall
I·claim:
55 which is integral with wall 52 and perpen­ 45
1. A butter applicator device comprising': a
dienlal: thereto. being parallel with wall 46. and
first leg member, a second- leg member, web
that the wall 56 has an inturned retaining or
means interconnecting resiliently said fli'st and
locking :flange 58 which is integral therewith
second leg- members. first inner end- wall meaDS
and turned perpendiculsr - thereto as- shovtn. so
carried by said first leg member and extending
as to overlie-the outer-end of the wall 59 of the 50 at right angles thereto, second_ inner end- wall
other major leg, member 24 which disposed in the·
means carried by sa.id second . leg member. and
positions shown in Figures 2. 6 and--7. The'lock..
extending at l"ight angles-thereto and parallel to
ing flange 58 thus serves to retain the wan or
said -fu'st inner end wall means, first jaw means.
ja..v 50 a.gainst expanding fUrther than the posi~
carried by said first inner end wall means- and
tion shown in Figures 2 and 6, when the parts 55 movable' therewith. second-·ja.w means carried-bY
are in such engagement.
said second inner end wall means and movable
A keeper elbow member 62 has· one leg· 64
therewith, said second inner end wall means
secured by welding or otherwise- to the wall 42
acting as' gUiding means to induce relative rec­
of ,majol" leg member 24 for movement there­
t,ilinear movement between said- first and second
with; and has a bottom -wall or leg SG extending 60 jaw means, said· first-and second jaw means being
outwards at l'ight- angles. thereto as shown, so
downwardly divergent to form therebetween a­
that it underlies the wall-Ill!. when in the posi­
butter compartment, and -outer end wall means
tions shown in Figul'es.2 and 6" thus blocking
canied by said second javi means and patallel·to
the upward motion of the leg 24 and out of
said -s'econd -. infler end wall means, and flange
disengagement with the other leg 20, At:j a result, 65 me-ans extending substantially' perpendicularly
to disengage the leg 24 from. the leg 2!)-when in
from said outer end wall means to block move..
the positions of F'igures 2 and 6, it is necessary
ment of said first jaw means out of engagement
to move the leg member 24 downwards to the
therewith; whereby,- butter diSposed bEitw'een said
position shown 1.'1. brolren lines at 24b'in Figure rt;
first and s'econd' jaw means is squeezed down:.
at which it will clear the -locking :flange 58, and 70 wardlY out therefrom upon squeezing pressure on
then allow it to spring outwardiy .to the position
said first and second leg members,
shown in full lines in FigUre 1, for washing',
2. The construction acoording to claim - 1
,..1""..... ;.,..." '!Inn nt,hp.r nnrnoses,.
wherein said. first and second jaw means have
to the drawings, In which like numerals denote
slm1Jar parts throughout the several views.
As shown, there is a first major leg member
20, formed of sheet metal or other suitable mate­
2,690,657
5
spreadable evenly over an ear of corn as the
device is moved !ongitudinaUytherea!ong while
said first and second leg members are squeezed
together.
6
Number
1,253,917
1,390,547
1,432,754
5 1,494,018
1,680,584
References Cited in the llIe of, this patent
1,739,324
UNITED STATES PATENTS
1,893,889
1,948,880
Number
Name
Date
Newell _____________ Feb. 1, 1950 10 2,090,913
D.157,183
Ward ______________ July 18, 1871 2,291,679
117,130
Johnson ___________ June 29, 1886
2,454,905
344,446
2,478,122
541,670 Osse _______________ June 25, 1895 576,211 Martin ~ ____________ Feb. 2, 1897
2,601,766
1,097,465
Pratt __------------ May 19, 1914 15
Name
Date
Wern _____________ Jan. 15, 1918
Rogers ____________ Sept. 13, 1921
Hollowell __________ Oct. 24, 1922
Rando!ph _________ May 13, 1924
Angell ____________ AUg. 14, 1928
Neiss! _____________ Dec. 10, 1929
aierini ____________ Jan. 10, 1933
Hamm ____________ Feb. 27, 1934
Johnson ___________ Aug. 24, 1937
Berkeley ___________ Aug. 4, 1942
Allee _____________ Nov. 30, 1948.
Mosse! _____________ Aug. 2, 1949
Riddell et at _______ July 1, 1952
Aug. 28, 1951
2,565,874 M.N.MOSSEL
!>UTTER AND SALT SPREADER FOR CORN-ON-THE-COB
Filed April l5, 1946 :
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INVENTOR.
39
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BY
No Mossel
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Patented Aug.
~
19St
2,565,874
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,565,874
BUTTER. AND SALT SPREADEB FOB OOBN-ON-TlIE-COB Max N. Mossel, F1JJ.ton, Mo. Application April 15, 1946, Serial No. 662,110 1
1
CbiIm.
This Invention relates to tablewartlln the char-
(CL 65-12) 2
closed In lIlY co-pending application and Includes
acter of a manually manipulable. applicator for
In addition thereto, a conveniently disposed salt
butter and salt that has for Its primary aim to
shaker that Is contoured and so attached to the
provide an UI!.ique, novel, compact and elIIciently
butter spreader as to render manual menlpUja­
operating tool for USe on the dining table In 6 tion e.asy and _tive.
qUickly spreading butter arid sprinkling salt diIn the form of the invention chosen for illns­
rectly onto com-on-the-c6b.
tration, the numer"IIO designates a substantially
One of the important aims of this invention is
tray-like body having an . externally threaded
to provide a ,butter and salt spreader for combuss 12 on the top thereof to be received within
on-the-cob which Is provided with means for 10 an internallY threaded socket 14 formed in the
positively mounthrg the pat of butter In place
end of the salt container 16. This salt container
during its application to the surface of the com
has a cavity 18 therein which communiCates with
and which is provided with a container for the
socket 14'and therefore, when container 16 is resalt to be applied, which container is cooperativemoved from association with body 10, it is pes­
ly Interconnected to the butter applying portion 16 sible to fill cavity 18 with a quantity of salt to
of the spreader in a way aJlowIng the container
be shaken therefrom through the perforations 20
for the salt to be filled when the same is disasformed In the top thereof. Perforations 28 are
sembled from the butter spreading portion.
opened and closed through the medium of a plate
Further objects of the Invention include the
22 haVing a num'ber of holes 24 provided therespecific manner of constructing the spreader, the 20 through and formed as clearly shown In Fig. 3.
way of forming the parts thereof to accomplish
Plate 22' is rotatably secui'ed to the top perfo­
the end desired and the unique form of the entire
rated wall 25 of container 16 by a rivet or the
assembly that renders the same e.asy to manipulike 26 that allows rotation of plate 22 and, therelate as well as further alms which will appear
fore, permits holes 24 to be brought into register
during the course Of the following speclflcatlon 26 with perforations 20. One of perforations 20 is a
referring to the accompanying drawing, wherein:
relatively large aperture 28 through Which conFig. 1 Is a side elevationsl view of the butter
talner 16 may be loaded when plate 22 is tomed
and salt spreader for corn-on-the-cob made purto a position where one of the notches 30 un­
suant to my invention.
covers this saId aperture.
Fig. 2 is an end elevatlonsl view thereof.
30
When plata 22 is formed as shown In Fig. 3, a
Fig. 3 is a top plan view.
notah 30 is between each hole 24, and it therefore,
Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line IV-IV
becomes necessary only to rotate plate 22 through
of Fig. 1 showing the spreader In place on an .ar
45 degrees In order to have aperture 28 accessible.
Body lOis unique in its ability to suPPOrt a
of com; and
Fig. 5 is a fragmentary, Inverted, perspective 36 pat of butter 32 and prevent its slipping from
view of the spreader.
within its tray-like conilnes as shown In Fig. 4.
This application is a continuation in pert of
Body I& has a palr of spaced, outwardly flared
my eo-pending application, Serial No. 639,874,
flanges 31 extending In opposed relation to boss
filed January 8, 1946, now U. S. Letters Patent No.
12 forming sides of such butter receiving tray or
2,478,122, dated August 2, 1949, for Com-on-Cob- 40 cavity. These flanges 31 are joined by a pair of
Butterer, and the broad object of the invention
spaced arcuate flanges 39 forming end walls for
about to be described Is, in the main. substanthe butter tray. These lIanges 39 conform to the
tially the same as the primary alms of the Invencontour of an ear of com 36 and curve outwardly
tion described In the said co-pending applieafrom the bottom of the traY toward the walls 31
tion.
4Ii with which they .join as clearly shown In Fig. 5.
It is always desirable to have available a conA pointed, wedge-shaped ear 34 is disposed along
venlent tool or applicator for butter and salt
the innermost face of each flange 31 respectivewhen they are to be evenly spread over the surly, Intermediate the ends thereof at the innerface of an ear of corn. The spreader now to be
most longitudinal edge thereof. These cars prospecified is simpler in form than the one dis- 10 Ject into the pst of butter 32 to prevent its slip­
2,G6G,874
3.
..
ping from place when the spreader is moved
glass conformation wbereby the same serves as
over the surface of the ear of corn 36. When all
a handle for the member.
of the butter has been spread upon the surface
MAX N. MOSSEL.
of the ear of corn 36, the contatner 16 may be
REFERENCES CITED
brought into play merely by reversing the pasi- 4
tion of the spreader and since the manipulator
The following references are of record in the
will grasp the neck 38 between the first two fin­
file of this patent:
gers during the spreading of the butter, it will be
UNITED STATES PATENTS
easy to reverse the position of the spreader and
have the same available for sprinkling of sslt 10 NUlnber
Name
Date
directly on to the corn.
54,054
Bullard ____________ Apr. 17, 1866
It is realized that spreaders having physical'
83,341
Towndrow __________ Oct. 20, 1868
charactertstics dtiferent from those shown in.
145,145
Baggs ______________ Dec. 2, 1873
the drawing !!Jld above desctip~may b<I ~ade
14Mo711 ... 4JQkwoQII-_,,_____ M~r, 10, 1874
without depalii~ from the s,Pir:ltpf the l!>V\lIl- '16 .!~9;89g. : Byj;ger ~=~= ______.. Fell. 16, 1875
tion or scope of the appended cIahn.
199,896
Burger ______________ Feb. 5, 1878
Having thus described the invention, what is .
'. 433,331
TYson ___________ ~_ Oct. 14, 1890
claimed as new and desired to be secured by Let527,99.9. Leach ______________ Oct. 23, 1894
tors Patent i s : " " .. '. . ..
.. I,Q9M~5Pmtt. _____________ May 19, 1914
In a tableware article having a hollow body" . 1,267,961
Bennett ___________ May 28, 1918
adspted to receive salt and provideg'witl:> 11>!J:. ~°l;!;M,,~36
Fishback _______• __ Dec. 8, 1925
inlet opening, a butter spread!,!, for """'-on-the. (!l29,664 . . ¥cKay ____________ Oct. 27, 1931
ceb comprising a member having a part adapted
.' 2,628,876 ·.rennings ___________ Aug. 24, 1935
for removable connection with said body in 01"'$-'
2,098}l?2
Payson _____________ Nov. 9, 1937
ing relationship ill said inlet opening, said ·mem-,. ·2,171,919
Dodge __ ~---------- Sept. 5, 1939
ber being provided\vit.li acltvity 9):) one face
2,<L10,SH
J;!!lwk;. __ ~_"" __,._. sept. 26, Ul40
thereof OPposlld ,to §.l1-ld p&l:t, Ihm bpjng It paIr
2,a~9:~ij
Qw~p.;_.~_:- __- ___• Nov. 20, IP4Ii
of oPPOSed, outwJtrQ1y-t!~r.ed iIa)tg~~" Mviilg
a,~78;1.22
l)[Q§§e)._-.:.-,.,.• -=_. <\,\11{. !!, lQ49
spaced; interCOllnecting 'walls, ~aW. fl3:tlges 8.!ld
_.I!i!'$' PATlilNTS
said walls defining Said Cltvity, salll walls peing
.
cut away. to cOl;lXO.rm to tM conto)1\" of tb~ ear of ~ !9'!lI!lb!'!'
C!i~
:P>1;W corn; and means in the cavity for hpjding II Pltd
40(),056
areatJ!!:i.tMl .,_.., Oct. t9, ~9a? PI butter therewith, Said l;IpllY /laving a)1' b9W­
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Oct. 24, 1950
F.A.
2,527,149
PETERSON
CORN BtiTTERER Filed July 22, 1946 .3
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Patented Oct. 24, 1950
2,527,149
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,527,149
COlIN BUTTERER
Francis A. Peterson, Newport, R. I.
Application July 22, 1946, Serial No. 685,541
1 Claim. (CL 65-12)
1
This invention relates to new and useful
im~
2
It will ·be observed tbat the plunger block II
provements and structural refinements in utenis complementary to the opening in the recep­
slls, and the principal object of the invention is
tacle 6, that is, the outer dimensions of the block
to provide a device of the character herein deare such tbat it fits snngly, yet slidably, between
scribed, such as may.be conveniently and elfec- 5 the receptacle walls 1.
tive!y employed for applying butter, or the like,
When the invention is placed in use, a piece
to an ear of corn.
of butter 14, or the like, is placed in the reA further object of the invention is to proceptacIe, whereupon the plunger block. II is po­
vide a utensil whereby the butter may be easily
sitloned on the piece of butter, as is tbat shown
applied in a uniform manner and with the mlni- 10 in Figures 3 and 4. The utensil may then be
mum amount of waste.
applied to the ear of corn 15 and the heat of the
Another object of the invention is to provide
corn will be Imparted t() and conducted by the
a utensil which is simple in ce>nstruction and·
receptacle 6, so that the butter therein will melt
which can be easily kept cleao.
and pass <>n to the corn through the perforaAn additl<>naI object of the invention is to pro- 15 tions 10.
vide a utensil which is pleasing in appearance
It will be observed tbat the butter may be
and which will readily lend itself to econ()micalapplied Uniformly and without waste over the
manufacture.
. enti~e ear of corn.
With the above more important objects in view
It is believed that the advantages in use of the
and such other objects -as may become apparent 20 invention wm be clearly understood' from the,
as this speCil!cati<>n proceeds; the invention oonforegoing disclosure and accordingly, further de­
sists essentially ()f the construction and arrange_
scription thereof at this porot is considered un­
ment of parts as shown in the accompanying
necessary.
drawings in which:
While in the foregoing there has been shown
Figure 1 is a perspective view, showing the in- 25 and described the preferred embodiment of this
vention in use.
invention it is to be understood that minor
Figure 2 is a top plan view of the invention
changeS in the details of construction, comblna_
per so.
tion and arrangement of parts may be resorted
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view, taken subto without departing from the spirit and scope
stantially in the plane of the line 3-3 in Figure 30 of the .invention as clalmed.
2, and
What I claim lis my invention is:
Figure 4 is a cross-sectional· view, taken subA buttering device comprising a substantially
etantialJy in the plane of the line 4-4 in Figrectangular butter receiving receptacle open at
ore 2.
its upper end and having a concaved, perforated
LIke characters of reference are used to deslg- 3Ii bottom wall conforming to the outer surface of
nate like parts in the speCification and throughan ear of corn, a handle carried by the receptacle,
out the several views.
a gravity actuated plunger block slidably mountReferring now to the accompany.ing drawings
ed in the receptacle, said plunger block having
In detail, the invention consists of a utensU desigan inner concaved surface, and a finger grip ear­
nated generally by the reference character·5, the 40 ried by the plunger block.
same embodying in its construction a receptacle
.
FRANCIS A. PETERSON.
6 having a substantially rectangular configuration and c(}nsisting of the side walls 1 and the
REFERENCES CITED
bottom 8. It will be noted that the receptacle
e Is open at the top thereof and a SUitable, later­ " The follOWing references are of record in the
aJ]y projecting handle 9 is secured to <>ne of
. file of this patent:
the walls 1, as will be clearly understood from
UNITED STATES PATENTS
the drawings.
Number
Name
Dato
. The bottom Bof the receptacle 6 is concave and
Sebille ____ ~ ______ Jurie24, 1878
60
.
140,169
Is formed with a plurality of perforations 10,
Smith _____________ June 18, 1878
205,004
the purpose Of which will be hereinafter more
Pratt _____________ May 19, 1914
1,097,465
fully explained.
Keil _____ c ________ Jan. 23, 1917
1,213,655
A plunger blC>ck II is sUdably and removably
Singleton _________ Mar. 26, 1918
1,260,822
positioned in the receptacle 6, the under-sur- . 66 1,893,889
Guerini ____________ Jan. 10, 1933
face 12 of the plunger block being concaved com­
Kahn _____________ May 29, 1934
1,960,492
plementarlly to the aforementioned concave bot­
Maxfield ____________ Nov. 3, 1942
·2,300,684
Volpini _____________ Jan. 4, 1949
tom B. The upper surface of the plunger block II
2,458,120
ls formed with a SUitable finger grip 13, config­
mated substantialJy as shown.
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