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US 12,490,862 B2Granted
Apparatus for spill prevention
OwnerKathryn Boatrightinventor
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Abstract
An anti-spill aid for use in cooking and serving vessels may be integrated into the vessel or removable and attachable. The anti-spill aid is an improved cooking tool to prevent messy cooking mishaps. Embodiments can include a removable conformed heat-resistant tool or a non-removable extension of a cookware to enable the upper portion of the cookware to have a curved area that is overarching to assist in meal preparations and prevent food from going over the edge.
Claims15
A device comprising:
- a lower portion disposed below a central plane of the device and extending substantially parallel to a vertical axis of the device;
- an upper portion disposed above the central plane and extending substantially parallel to the vertical axis, wherein the lower portion and the upper portion meet at the central plane of the device;
- a grip portion disposed below the central plane of the device and extending substantially in parallel with the lower portion, wherein an edge of a cooking apparatus is configured to be disposed within an opening formed between the grip portion and the lower portion;
- a ledge portion extending from the central plane-substantially perpendicular to the vertical axis, wherein the ledge portion extends from the central plane without any openings formed in the ledge portion;
- a series of vent openings formed within the upper portion;
- and
- a lip extending from an exterior surface of the upper portion and substantially in parallel with the central plane.
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A cooking apparatus comprising:
- a flat surface;
- a sidewall encircling an outer perimeter of the flat surface;
- and
- a device engaged with the sidewall, the device comprising:
- a lower portion disposed below a height of the sidewall;
- an upper portion disposed above the height of the sidewall;
- a ledge portion extending from the device in a direction substantially parallel to the flat surface, wherein the ledge portion extends from the device without any openings formed in the ledge portion a series of vent openings formed within the upper portion;
- and
- a lip extending along the central axis from an exterior surface of the upper portion.
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A method comprising:
- providing a device, the device including:
- a lower portion disposed below a central plane of the device and extending substantially parallel to a vertical axis of the device;
- an upper portion disposed above the central plane and extending substantially parallel to the vertical axis, wherein the lower portion and the upper portion meet at the central plane of the device;
- a grip portion disposed below the central plane of the device and extending substantially in parallel with the lower portion;
- and
- a ledge portion extending from the central plane substantially perpendicular to the vertical axis, wherein the ledge portion extends from the central plane without any openings formed in the ledge portion;
- a series of vent openings formed within the upper portion;
- and
- a lip extending from an exterior surface of the upper portion and substantially in parallel with the central plane;
- and
- engaging a cooking apparatus to the device by disposing an edge portion of the cooking apparatus into an opening formed between the grip portion and the lower portion of the device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.