Removable handle having an optimized assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11871876-B2
Application number	US-202117543945-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2021
Priority date	Jan 7, 2021
Publication date	Jan 16, 2024
Grant date	Jan 16, 2024

Abstract

A removable handle for a cooking container having a side wall extending upward by an outwardly curved portion including a free end, the removable handle extending in a longitudinal direction and including an internal support member and an external support member designed to rest against, respectively, an inner surface and an outer surface of the side wall, an upper support member designed to rest against the free end, a lock movable in translation between an open position and a closed position, with the lock including a blocking wall designed to be separated from the internal support member when the lock is in the open position and designed to generate a force on the free end when the lock is in the closed position, a gripping body that extends along the longitudinal direction and a structural part that includes the internal support member and the upper support member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A removable handle configured to cooperate with a cooking container, the cooking container having a side wall that is extended upward by an outwardly curved portion including a free end, the removable handle extending in a longitudinal direction and comprising:
a structural part comprising an internal support member configured to rest against an inner surface of the side wall and an upper support member configured to rest against the free end of the curved portion;
a lock movable in translation between an open position and a closed position, the lock comprising a blocking wall configured to be separated from the internal support member when the lock is in the open position and configured to generate a force on the free end when the lock is in the closed position, wherein the structural part and the lock form a subassembly; and
a gripping body extending along the longitudinal direction, wherein the gripping body comprises a housing for receiving the subassembly, the housing comprising an insertion orifice arranged in a front face of the gripping body, the insertion orifice dimensioned for the subassembly to be inserted into the housing through the insertion orifice along the longitudinal direction.

2. The removable handle according to claim 1 , wherein the gripping body comprises an external support member configured to rest against an outer surface of the side wall.

3. The removable handle according to claim 1 , wherein the subassembly further comprises a clip attached to the structural part to define a housing for receiving and guiding in translation the lock.

4. The removable handle according to claim 3 , wherein the structural part and the clip are made of a metal material, the clip being welded onto the structural part.

5. The removable handle according to claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a tubular portion that extends along the longitudinal direction, one end of the tubular portion opening onto the front face to form the insertion orifice.

6. The removable handle according to claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises two upper side grooves and the structural part comprises two side wings, the two side wings configured to slide in the two upper side grooves during the insertion of the subassembly into the housing.

7. The removable handle according to claim 1 , wherein the subassembly further comprises a self-locking device, to automatically lock the subassembly in the gripping body at the end of insertion.

8. The removable handle according to claim 1 , further comprising a lever configured to maneuver the lock, the lever being mounted pivotally on the structural part and on the gripping body.

9. The removable handle, according to claim 8 , wherein the housing comprises an inverted U-shaped portion that extends along the longitudinal direction, the inverted U-shaped portion comprising a lower opening for insertion of the lever.

10. The removable handle according to claim 8 , wherein the subassembly comprises a connecting rod and a compression spring for, via pressurization, generating the force on the free end when the lock is in the closed position.

11. An assembly comprising:
at least one cooking container comprising a side wall that is extended upward by an outwardly curved portion including a free end with an upper edge and a lower edge; and
a removable handle according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Seb Sa

Inventors

• Bouvet Michel
• Gruaz Denis
• Montgelard Michel

Classifications

• A47J45/071 Primary

  Saucepan, frying-pan handles · CPC title

• A47J45/07 Primary

  of detachable type (separate handles, {devices for gripping hot cooking utensils} A47J45/10) · CPC title

• A47J45/072 Primary

  Bowl handles · CPC title