Patent ID: 7326884

Claim:
A butter heating and dispensing system comprising: a container assembly having an interior space, said container assembly receiving a quantity of butter to be melted and dispensed, wherein said container assembly further comprises a handle member, said handle member being adapted for being grasped by a human hand, said handle member facilitating positioning of said container assembly, a spray assembly operationally couplable to said container assembly, said spray assembly having an intake for liquid butter, said spray assembly having a spray nozzle for dispersing the liquid butter, the spray assembly having a pump member, said pump member having a lever for actuating said spray assembly such that butter flows from said intake through said spray nozzle, and further wherein said lever being positioned adjacent to said handle for facilitating one handed usage of said system, a heating assembly for providing thermal energy to melt the butter received by the container assembly, said heating assembly being thermally coupleable with said container assembly, a base portion for selectively receiving said container assembly, a heating element positioned within said base portion, said heating element providing thermal energy for melting the butter received in the container assembly, and at least one thermal transfer contact for directing the thermal energy provided by said heating element into an interior of said container assembly, wherein said container assembly has a thermally insulating outer wall and a thermally conductive inner wall, said thermally insulating outer wall having at least one contact port facilitating thermal access to said thermally conductive inner wall, further wherein said base portion having at least one thermal transfer member for selectively transferring thermal energy to said thermally conductive inner wall through said at least one contact port, and further wherein said lever is positioned substantially above a top portion of said handle to facilitate actuation of said lever with a thumb of the human hand grasping said handle, and further wherein a second lever being positioned substantially below a top portion of said handle to facilitate actuation of said second lever with a finger of the human hand grasping said handle.