Patent ID: 8215856

Claim:
A corn buttering apparatus configured to receive a cob of corn and displace butter on the cob of corn when the apparatus is heated, said apparatus comprising: a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending between said top and bottom walls, said perimeter wall having a break therein to divide said housing into a first section and a second section; said top wall having an elongated trough therein, said trough being elongated along a longitudinal axis of said housing extending through lateral sides of said housing, said trough extending into an outer surface of said top wall and being spaced from a bottom surface of said top wall, said top wall having a plurality of drain openings therein extending through said top wall, each of said drain openings being positioned within said trough; a container being mounted on said housing, said container being in fluid communication with said trough, wherein said container is configured to receive butter that can be melted and drained through said drainage openings; and wherein said trough has a central area and a pair of opposite ends, said opposite ends each being positioned nearer to said bottom wall than said central area to facilitate the flow of fluids from said central area toward said opposite ends.