Corn Dipping Ladle and Tank for Mess-Free Butter Coating
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Solution Overview
Problem
Basting corn on the cob with butter often results in a messy and hazardous process due to the handling of hot corn.
Innovation Solution
A butter application system comprising a corn on the cob ladle with an elongated handle, a trough with apertures, and a dipping tank with a lid and window, allowing for safe and controlled butter application by submerging the corn in a butter solution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If butter is applied by rubbing on hot corn on the cob, then butter coating is achieved, but mess and hazard increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a ladle as an intermediary tool between the butter source and the hot corn. The ladle holds butter and allows controlled application through its spout, preventing direct contact between hands and hot corn while enabling precise butter placement. This mediator resolves the contradiction by providing both control (improving ease of operation) and safety (reducing mess and hazard).
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical action of rubbing butter directly on corn with a pouring/dripping mechanism through the ladle spout. This substitution allows butter to be applied in a controlled flow rather than through direct hand-to-corn contact, reducing mess and hazard while maintaining effective butter coating.
2Ease of operation
If hands directly handle hot corn on the cob, then butter application is direct, but safety and control decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The ladle serves as a thermal and operational intermediary, allowing butter to be transferred from a container to the corn without hands contacting the hot surface. The ladle's spout provides precise positioning control while keeping the user's hands at a safe distance from the hot corn, thus improving control and reducing burn hazards simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The butter application process is segmented into distinct stages: butter storage in the ladle body, controlled flow through the spout, and application to the corn. This segmentation separates the butter reservoir from the application point, allowing precise control of the butter flow while maintaining safety distance from the hot corn surface.
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AI summary
A system for applying butter to corn on the cob features a corn on the cob ladle with an elongated ladle handle. A hook is located on a handle first end. The corn on the cob ladle features an elongated trough having a trough bottom perpendicularly located on a handle second end. A plurality of apertures is located on a trough bottom. The system features an elongated corn dipping tank with a lid pivotally located thereon and a tank front side having a window centrally located therein.