Abstract A device for applying butter to corn-on-the-cob is disclosed. The device includes a base having a pair of spaced, parallel blades projecting therefrom and a multiplicity of relatively stiff, butter-impaling bristles located between the blades. The blades and bristles terminate at an imaginary cylindrical surface with the blades being parallel to a straight line generatrix of the surface so that the blades and bristles conform to the surface of an ear of corn. To apply butter to an ear of corn, the bristles are forced downwardly into a butter pat so that the pat is retained by the device. Preferably the bristles are formed from a relatively poor heat conducting material so that the butter is melted by contact with the ear of corn and unmelted butter is retained by the bristles so that only a preselected amount of butter is applied to the corn. The blades facilitate removal of a pat of butter from a plate and prevent the butter from running down the cylindrical surfaces of the corn during use.
Inventors
👤 J Wojcik
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-10-29 13:28
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G19/00; A47G19/30; A47G19/303
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
61 words
A corn-on-the-cob butterer comprising a base, a multiplicity of relatively stiff, butter-impaling bristles projecting from said base and terminating at an imaginary cylindrical surface, a pair of impervious blades projecting from said base having edges terminating at said imaginary cylindrical surface, said edges being parallel to a straight line generatrix of said surface, and said bristles being located between said blades.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
61 words
A corn-on-the-cob butterer comprising a base, a multiplicity of relatively stiff, butter-impaling bristles projecting from said base and terminating at an imaginary cylindrical surface, a pair of impervious blades projecting from said base having edges terminating at said imaginary cylindrical surface, said edges being parallel to a straight line generatrix of said surface, and said bristles being located between said blades.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A corn-on-the-cob butterer according to claim 1 wherein said base hAs a handle projecting therefrom.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A corn-on-the-cob butterer according to claim 1 wherein said bristles are relatively poor conductors of heat.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
A corn-on-the-cob butterer according to claim 1 wherein said bristles are nylon.