Device for separating solid food from liquid
AssigneeTonoga Inc.
InventorsGeorge Davison, John Frederic Cooper
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a kitchen utensil or device, specifically a strainer, which is constructed and adapted to attach by removable means to the side of a pan, pot, or bowl, to provide a convenient means to allow for the separation of solid food product from liquid. The strainer comprising a generally planar top surface, having a plurality of small gauge holes, slits, or openings in its surface. The holes being effective to allow a liquid to pass through the surface of the utensil while retaining the solid food product. The device is attachable by means of a clip to the rim of an existing pan, pot, or bowl.
Claims18
A device for separating a solid component from a liquid, said device comprising:
- a strainer component including a top surface and a bottom surface;
- an attachment component provided at the bottom surface of the strainer component;
- a curved wall extending from the bottom surface of the strainer component;
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- an attachment projection extending from the bottom surface of the strainer component, the attachment component extending further from the bottom surface of the strainer component than the curved wall,
- wherein said strainer component comprises a strainer portion having a plurality of holes to allow the liquid to pass through the strainer portion from the bottom surface to the top surface thereof while retaining the solid component, and an upwardly projecting tapered end portion to direct the liquid that passes through the strainer portion,
- wherein the curved wall is positioned between the attachment component and the attachment projection, and wherein the curved wall is spaced from the attachment projection,
- wherein said attachment component secures the strainer component in place over a collection component with the attachment projection positioned within the collection component and a rim of the collection component positioned against the bottom surface of the strainer component within the space between the attachment projection and the curved wall, and comprises a lever component pivotably mounted to the strainer component, a grip component located adjacent a first end of the lever component for gripping a side wall of the collection component, and a spring component located adjacent a second end of the lever component for spring loading the grip component against said side wall via the lever component, and
- wherein the first end of the lever component and the grip component pivot over the curved wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.