# US 12,004,684 B2 · Pot lid

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- Number: US 12,004,684 B2
- Document ID: US12004684B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/310,053
- Filed: 2019-11-15
- Published: 2022-03-17
- Granted: 2024-06-11
- Earliest claimed: 2019-02-13
- Applicants: Helmut Maul
- Inventors: Helmut Maul
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12004684B2

## CPC

- A47J 36/06: Lids or covers for cooking-vessels (specially adapted for pressure-cookers A47J27/08)
- A47J 36/064: {non-integrated lids or covers specially adapted for frying-pans}
- A47J 36/38: for withdrawing or condensing cooking vapors from cooking utensils
- A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES

## Abstract

A pot lid for a household cooking pot made up of a conical main body having a lid edge designed to interact with the top edge of a cooking pot or pan. The main body has a central through-opening, wherein the lid bottom side of the pot lid has a downwardly projecting spiral guide wall which extends from the lid edge to the through-opening. The pot lid has, on its lid top side, a channel which is connected to the through-opening, extends at least over part of the lid radius towards the lid edge and is open towards the lid edge.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A pot lid for a household cooking pot, the pot lid comprising a conical main body having a lid edge interacting with a top edge of the household cooking pot, the conical main body of the pot lid comprises a central through-opening, wherein a lid bottom side of the pot lid comprises a downwardly projecting spiral guide wall extending from the lid edge to the central through-opening, and the pot lid further comprising, on a lid top side, a channel connected to the central through-opening, the channel extends at least over part of a lid radius towards the lid edge and the channel is open towards the lid edge.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The pot lid according to claim 1, wherein a bottom side of the channel is formed by the lid top side.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The pot lid according to claim 1, wherein the channel extends over a sector of the pot lid at an angle from 5 to 30 degrees.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The pot lid according to claim 1, wherein side walls of the channel extend radially and vertically.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The pot lid according to claim 1, wherein a top side of the channel extends at least approximately parallel to the lid top side.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The pot lid according to claim 1, wherein a spiral guide wall extends continuously between the central through-opening and the lid edge.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The pot lid according to claim 1, wherein an adjusting device—for changing a size of a passage cross-section is arranged in the central through-opening.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The pot lid according to claim 7, wherein the adjusting device comprises a rotary knob with a passage sector which, according to a rotational position of the rotary knob, is brought in congruence with a closing portion fixedly arranged on the conical main body.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The pot lid according to claim 1, wherein the channel has an outlet opening downwardly directed towards the lid edge.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The pot lid according to claim 1, wherein a cross-section of the channel is widened, towards the lid edge.

### Claim 11 (depends on 6)

The pot lid according to claim 6, wherein the spiral guide wall or the channel is formed as a separate part that can be removed from the conical main body.

### Claim 12 (depends on 6)

The pot lid according to claim 6, wherein the conical main body is formed integrally with the spiral guide wall, and is made of a metal.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The pot lid according to claim 1, wherein the conical main body is formed integrally with the channel, and is made of a metal.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

A cooking pot comprising a pot body and the pot lid according to claim 1 for fitting onto the pot body.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

A pan comprising a main pan body and the pot lid according to claim 1 for fitting onto the main pan body.