Microwave utensil handle

A handle assembly mountable on a utensil and comprising a split ring positionable about a portion of the utensil, a handle engageable with said ring, and securing means for affixing said handle to said ring;

• said ring terminating in opposed end portions, each end portion including an arm projecting radially outward from said ring, the arm of each end portion generally paralleling the arm of the other end portion, each arm terminating in an end flange laterally directed toward the other of said arms, the end flange of each arm generally aligning with the end flange of the other arm;
• said handle including a connecting portion for selective engagement with the end portions of said ring, said connecting portion including opposed side portions, a bottom portion extending between said side portions, and a spike portion extending upward from said bottom portion between and in spaced relation to said side portions, said connecting portion, when selectively engaged with the end portions of the ring, having said side portions positioned laterally of and in engagement with said arms, said bottom portion positioned in underlying engagement with said end portions, and said spike portion positioned radially inward of and in engagement with said arm flanges;
• said securing means including a handle cap positionable in overlying relation to said ring end portions and said connecting portion, and affixable to said connecting portion for confining said ring end portions therebetween.