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US 4,058,338 AGranted
Handle assembly
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorRichard N. Brown
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Abstract
A handle assembly for a glass carafe wherein a metal band is positioned around the neck of the carafe and a plastic handle is connected to the metal band. A unique plastic block is provided with two generally parallel slots for receiving the ends of the metal band for temporarily holding the band on the carafe while the handle is being secured to the block and the band.
Claims5
A handle assembly for securing a handle on a utensil comprising:
- a. a flexible band positioned around said utensil, said band having a central portion and two end portions, each of said end portions being shaped to include an elongated leg portion and a foot portion arranged generally perpendicular to the leg portion;
- b. a block for holding said band in assembled position on said utensil, said block having end wall means and side wall means, two slots formed in said side wall means arranged generally parallel to each other for receiving the leg portions of said band, one leg portion being positioned in one of said slots with its foot portion being in engagement with the end wall means of the block and the other leg portion being positioned in the other slot with its foot portion being positioned in engagement with the foot portion of the other end of the band;
- c. a handle having a socket for receiving said block and the end portions of said band;
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- d. fastening means connected to the handle, the block and the end portions of said band for securely holding them in assembled position.
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A glass carafe comprising:
- a. a glass vessel having a body portion and a neck portion;
- b. a flexible band formed of spring metal positioned around the neck portion of said vessel, said band having a central portion and two end portions, each of said end portions being shaped to include an elongated leg portion and a foot portion arranged generally perpendicular to the leg portion;
- c. a plastic block for holding said band in assembled position on said vessel, said block having end wall means and side wall means, two slots formed in said side wall means arranged generally parallel to each other for receiving the leg portions of said band, one of the foot portions of the band being in engagement with the end wall means of the block and the other foot portion being positioned against the foot portion of the other end of said band;
- d. a plastic handle having a generally longitudinal handle grip portion and a laterally extending portion for engagement with the vessel, a laterally extending socket formed in the lateral portion of said handle, said socket having a recess substatially complementary to the plastic block, said block and the end portions of said band extending into said recess so that the walls of said socket substantially enclose the block and the end portions of said band;
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- e. screw means extending through the lateral portion of said handle and being connected to said block for tightening said band around the neck of said vessel and for securely holding the band and the block in assembled position on the vessel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.