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Slow cooker and locking assembly
US8985372B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8985372-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213659033-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | Oct 25, 2011 |
| Publication date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
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The present invention relates to cooking utensils. The present invention provides a slow cooker and a locking assembly that have simple and practical structure, easy to clean and can engage the lid with the liner container for preventing spillage of cooking content such as soup. The structure comprises a container, a lid and a locking assembly. The locking assembly retains the lid on the opening of the container. The container has a rim projecting outside at the opening. The locking assembly comprises a connector disposed on the lid for engaging the lid with the opening of the container, and locking end components provided at ends of the connector for engaging with the rim of the liner container. Using the locking assembly to retain the lid in sealing engagement with the opening of the container, the slow cooker can effectively engage the lid with the container.
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What is claimed is: 1. A slow cooker comprising a liner container, a lid and a locking assembly, the locking assembly retaining the lid on an opening of the liner container, wherein the liner container has a rim projecting outside at the opening, the locking assembly comprises a connector disposed on the lid for engaging the lid with the opening of the liner container, and locking end components provided at ends of the connector for engaging with the rim of the liner container,…
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Human Necessities · mapped topic
- A47J27/0811Primary
Human Necessities · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8985372B2 cover?
- The present invention relates to cooking utensils. The present invention provides a slow cooker and a locking assembly that have simple and practical structure, easy to clean and can engage the lid with the liner container for preventing spillage of cooking content such as soup. The structure comprises a container, a lid and a locking assembly. The locking assembly retains the lid on the openin…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Yang Guoqing, Li Jianfeng, Wu Jinshui, and 2 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A47J36/10. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).