Device for prying loose a pressure cooker cover

A convenience device for a pressure cooker of the type having a cylindrical cooking member and a circular cover for same, each with a laterally extending handle, said device being adapted to removingly release said cover from its sealed engagement with said cooking member and comprising an elongated body operatively arranged in a horizontal plane adjacent said cooking member handle, said elongated body having a gripping handle at its proximal end and a bearing member at its distal end in contact with said cooking member handle, and a positioning and pulling member adapted to be mounted on said cover handle with a depending leg thereof pivotally connected to said elongated body, whereby urging said elongated body through a pivotal traverse pries said cover from said cooking member by causing rotative movement of said cover relative to said cooking member, wherein said positioning member is in the specific form of a closed loop body adapted to accommodate the cover handle in projected relation therethrough.