Patent ID: 8636435

Claim:
A dispensing system comprising: a knife shaped applicator, the knife shaped applicator comprising an outer spreading surface and at least one opening along the outer surface, wherein the number of openings is based on one or more characteristics of a foodstuff or a non-food substance; a container connected to the knife shaped applicator, wherein the container contains the foodstuff or a non-food substance and the knife shaped applicator dispenses the foodstuff or the non-food substance through the at least one opening; a tube arranged along a longitudinal axis of the container; a screw-spindle within the tube and attached to a plunger member located within the container: a rotation mechanism within the container and connected to the screw-spindle, the rotation mechanism comprising a button or wheel accessible to a user, wherein rotation of the screw-spindle associated with the plunger expels a known amount of the foodstuff or non-food substance through the at least one opening along the outer spreading surface of the knife shaped applicator without air being introduced into the container; and a measuring member, calibrated with the screw-spindle, that measure an amount of dispensed foodstuff or non-food substance.