Removable handle, removable cookware handle and cookware having same

A handle for cookware, the handle comprising:

• a body, the body including;
• a grooved portion;
• a hollow portion having openings at opposite ends;
• and
• a through-hole located at a top of the body;
• a button located in the through-hole, the button being configured to be pressed by a user;
• a lever located in the grooved portion, the lever being configured to rotate when the button is pressed;
• a clamp having a first end attached to a first end of the lever, the clamp being configured to rotate with rotation of the lever, the clamp having a hook located at a second end of the clamp opposite the first end of the clamp, the hook being configured to move between an engagement position and a disengagement position;
• a first resilient member configured to impart a first biasing force to rotate the clamp to move the hook to the engagement position;
• a link attached to the lever;
• and
• a second resilient member located in the hollow portion, the second resilient member configured to impart a second biasing force to rotate the clamp to move the hook to the engagement position, the second biasing force acting on the hook through the link to the lever to the clamp,
• wherein the button is configured to overcome the first and second biasing forces when pushed by the user to rotate the lever and the clamp to move the hook to the disengagement position.

A cookware comprising:

• a cookware body;
• a first bracket located on an exterior of the cookware body;
• and
• a handle removably attachable to the first bracket, the handle including:
• a body,
• a button located in the body, the button being configured to be pressed by a user;
• a lever assembly mounted in the body, the lever assembly being configured to move when the button is pressed;
• and
• a clamp, the clamp being configured move between an engagement position and a disengagement position in response to movement of the lever assembly,
• wherein the first bracket is configured to engage the clamp when the clamp is in the engagement position.