IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0391715
(2006-03-28)
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등록번호 |
US-8413840
(2013-04-09)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Metaxatos, Paul
- Maurer, Bernard
- Padawer, Andy
- Kutsch, Duane
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
17 |
초록
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A handle attached to cookware piece configured to position the cookware piece within a larger cookware piece in a nested arrangement. The handle may include a body having a slot disposed within a bottom surface of the handle body. The slot may be configured such that when a smaller cookware piece is
A handle attached to cookware piece configured to position the cookware piece within a larger cookware piece in a nested arrangement. The handle may include a body having a slot disposed within a bottom surface of the handle body. The slot may be configured such that when a smaller cookware piece is positioned within a larger cookware piece, an upper edge the smaller cookware piece is equal to or less than the same height of an upper edge of the larger cookware piece. The smaller cookware piece may be held by the slot within the larger cookware piece in a substantially horizontal orientation.
대표청구항
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1. A handle for cookware comprising: a body having a first end and a second end, the body having a transition portion and configured to attach to a first cookware piece and having a bottom side, wherein the transition portion is configured to at least partially prevent transfer of heat from the cook
1. A handle for cookware comprising: a body having a first end and a second end, the body having a transition portion and configured to attach to a first cookware piece and having a bottom side, wherein the transition portion is configured to at least partially prevent transfer of heat from the cookware to the body of the handle;a slot disposed along the bottom side of the body;wherein the slot is configured to engage a sidewall of a second cookware piece in order to hold the first cookware piece within the second cookware piece during storage of the cookware such that an upper edge of the first cookware piece does not extend substantially beyond an upper edge of the second cookware piece; andwherein the first cookware piece is removed from within the second cookware piece during use,wherein the body extends from the first end to the second end in a substantially horizontal orientation with respect to the first cookware piece. 2. The handle according to claim 1, wherein the handle is configured to hold the first cookware piece within a second cookware piece via the slot such that the upper edge of the first cookware piece is maintained at substantially the same level along a horizontal plane as an upper edge of the second cookware piece. 3. A first cookware piece, comprising: a fully closed lateral sidewall;an upper edge disposed along the sidewall; anda handle attached to the sidewall, wherein the handle comprises a transition portion, a body connected to the transition portion, the body having a first end and a second end, and a support device for holding the first cookware piece in a substantially horizontal position within a second cookware piece during storage such that the upper edge of the cookware piece is at a height equal to or less than a height of an upper edge of the second cookware piece, wherein the first cookware piece is removed from within the second cookware piece during use, and wherein the body extends from the first end to the second end in a substantially horizontal orientation with respect to the first cookware piece, wherein the transition portion is configured to at least partially prevent transfer of heat from the first cookware piece to the body of the handle. 4. The cookware piece according to claim 3, wherein the support device is configured to engage a sidewall of the second cookware piece in order to hold the first cookware piece. 5. The cookware piece according to claim 3, wherein the support device comprises a slot disposed along a bottom side of the handle, and wherein the slot is configured to engage a sidewall of the second cookware piece in order to hold the first cookware piece. 6. The cookware piece according to claim 5, wherein the slot is integral to the body of the handle. 7. The cookware piece according to claim 5, wherein the slot comprises first and second slot surfaces, and wherein the first inside slot surface engages an inside sidewall surface of the second cookware piece and the second inside slot surface engages an outside sidewall surface of second cookware piece. 8. The cookware piece according to claim 3, wherein the support device is configured to enable the first cookware piece to be disposed within a larger second cookware piece in a substantially horizontal orientation. 9. An arrangement of cookware pieces, comprising: a first cookware piece having a first fully closed lateral sidewall, a first upper edge along the first sidewall, and a first handle having a transition portion and a body connected to the transition portion, with the transition portion attached to the first sidewall, wherein the first handle comprises a body having a first end and a second end and includes a first positioning device disposed along the first handle; anda second cookware piece having a second sidewall and a second upper edge along the second sidewall;wherein the first cookware piece is disposed within the second cookware piece during storage of the cookware such that the first positioning device engages the second sidewall, positioning the first upper edge at a height equal to or less than a height of the second upper edge;wherein the first cookware piece is removed from within the second cookware piece during use, and wherein the body extends from the first end to the second end in a substantially horizontal orientation with respect to the first cookware piece, and wherein the transition portion is configured to at least partially prevent transfer of heat from the first cookware piece to the body of the handle. 10. The arrangement of cookware pieces according to claim 9, wherein the first support device comprises a first slot disposed along a first bottom side of the first handle, and wherein the first slot is configured to engage the second sidewall in order to hold the first cookware piece within the second cookware piece. 11. The arrangement of cookware pieces according to claim 10, wherein the first handle comprises a first body, and wherein the first slot is integral to the first body. 12. The arrangement of cookware pieces according to claim 10, wherein the first slot comprises two opposite inside slot surfaces, wherein the second sidewall comprises inside and outside second sidewall surfaces, and wherein the two opposite inside slot surfaces engage the respective inside and outside second sidewall surfaces. 13. The arrangement of cookware pieces according to claim 10, wherein the first upper edge does not extend beyond the second upper edge along a horizontal plane. 14. The arrangement of cookware pieces according to claim 9, wherein the first positioning device suspends the first cookware piece within the second cookware piece. 15. The arrangement of cookware pieces according to claim 9, wherein the second cookware piece further comprises a second handle attached to the second sidewall, and wherein the second handle includes a second positioning device disposed along the second handle. 16. The arrangement of cookware pieces according to claim 15, further comprising a third cookware piece having a third sidewall, and a third upper edge along the third sidewall, wherein the first and second cookware pieces are disposed within the third cookware piece such that the second positioning device engages the third sidewall, positioning the first and second upper edges at a height equal to or less than a height of the third upper edge. 17. The arrangement of cookware pieces according to claim 16, wherein the first and second positioning devices hold first and second cookware pieces in a substantially horizontal position. 18. The arrangement of cookware pieces according to claim 16, wherein the first, second, and third upper edges are at a level substantially equal to one another along a horizontal plane. 19. The arrangement of cookware pieces according to claim 9, wherein a first outside surface of the first sidewall does not substantially engage a second outside surface of the second sidewall. 20. The arrangement of cookware pieces according to claim 9, wherein the first cookware piece is nested within the second cookware piece.
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