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US 2012/0235003 A1Published application
Lid Holder
OwnerJohn Turbesinventor
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Abstract
A lid holder for holding a lid above a pot or cylindrical vessel is herein disclosed. The lid holder includes lid support, which includes a central body, and one or more support arms extending from the central body. The lid support further includes a lid stop, on which an edge of the lid rests. The lid holder can further include a band to hold the lid support to the pot or cylindrical vessel.
Claims21
A lid holder for supporting a lid above a pot, the lid holder comprising:
- a lid support, the lid support comprising a central body;
- a pot facing side and a side opposite the pot facing side;
- at least one lid support arm extending from the central body, the at least one lid support arm having a base, a distal end, and a supporting surface, the supporting surface located at the distal end of the at least one support arm;
- and
- a lid stop protruding from the central body, the lid stop having an undersurface, the undersurface of the lid stop configured to contact an opposite side of the lid than the supporting surface of the at least one lid support arm.
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The lid holder of claim 11, wherein α is between 30° and 60°
A container lid holder and container comprising:
- a container having a base, at least one sidewall extending upwardly from the base, and a rim, the base and the at least one sidewall defining a hollow opening of the container;
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- a container lid holder, the container lid holder comprising:
- a central body having a container rim support;
- a container facing side and a side opposite the container facing side;
- at least one lid support arm extending upwardly from the central body over the hollow opening of the container, the at least one lid support arm having a base and a distal end, a bent portion, and a supporting surface, the supporting surface located at the distal end of the support arm;
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- a lid stop protruding from the central body, the lid stop having an undersurface, the undersurface of the lid stop configured to contact an opposite side of the lid than the supporting surface of the at least one lid support arm.
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A lid holder for supporting a lid above a pot, the lid holder comprising:
- a lid support, the lid support comprising a central body, the central body having a pot rim support, the pot rim support having a recessed surface;
- a pot facing side and a side opposite the pot facing side;
- at least one lid support arm extending from the central body, the at least one lid support arm having a base and a distal end, a bent portion, and a supporting surface, the supporting surface located at the distal end of the at least one support arm;
- a flange having a flared end, the flange extending from the central body and the flared end extending away from the pot facing side;
- and
- a lid stop protruding from the central body, the lid stop having an undersurface, the undersurface of the lid stop configured to contact an opposite side of the lid than the supporting surface of the at least one lid support arm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.