Device for the prevention of cooking boilover
AssigneeHutzler Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorGuy Klipshtein
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Abstract
A device for the prevention of cooking boilover is disclosed. The device is placed on a cooking vessel while in use to disrupt building surface tension in a boiling liquid, and thus reduce or eliminate the tendency for the cooking vessel to boil over. The device for the prevention of cooking boilover (“boilover preventer”) has a first supporting member and a second supporting member with a center portion joined to each supporting member and having a generally concave upper surface with holes there through.
Claims20
A device for the prevention of cooking boilover from a cooking vessel, the device comprising:
- a first supporting member and a second supporting member;
- a center portion having a generally rounded shape and joined to the first supporting member and the second supporting member;
- the first supporting member and the second supporting member each comprising an elongate element extending outward and upward from the center portion to support the center portion on a cooking vessel;
- wherein each supporting member has a downward curvature into the center portion to cause the center portion to be at a lower elevation than each elongate element when in use;
- wherein the width of each supporting member is less than the width of the center portion such that the device does not fully cover or otherwise seal the cooking vessel;
- the center portion having a generally spherically concave upper surface and a generally spherically convex lower surface with a plurality of holes through the center portion.
A device for the prevention of cooking boilover from a cooking vessel, the device comprising:
- a first supporting member and a second supporting member;
- a center portion having a generally rounded shape and comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the center portion is joined to the first supporting member and the second supporting member;
- the first supporting member and the second supporting member each comprising an elongate element extending outward and upward from the center portion to support the center portion on a cooking vessel;
- wherein each supporting member has a downward curvature into the center portion to cause the center portion to be at a lower elevation than each elongate element when in use;
- wherein the width of each supporting member is less than the width of the center portion such that the device does not fully cover or otherwise seal the cooking vessel;
- and wherein the center portion has a generally spherical concave upper surface and a generally spherically convex lower surface with a plurality of holes through the center portion.
A cooking vessel comprising:
- a bottom and sides for the retention of liquid;
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- a boilover preventer comprising a first supporting member and a second supporting member;
- a center portion having a generally rounded shape and comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the center portion is joined to the first supporting member and the second supporting member;
- the first supporting member and the second supporting member each comprising an elongate element extending outward and upward from the center portion to support the center portion on the cooking vessel;
- wherein each supporting member has a downward curvature into the center portion to cause the center portion to be at a lower elevation than each elongate element when in use;
- wherein the width of each supporting member is less than the width of the center portion such that the device does not fully cover or otherwise seal the cooking vessel;
- and wherein the center portion has a generally spherical concave upper surface and a generally spherically convex lower surface with a plurality of holes through the center portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.