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US 6,193,096 B1Granted
Cover with prehensile button
AssigneeSeb S.A.
InventorPhilippe Raoult
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Abstract
A lid with a holding knob and coupling elements designed to secure the holding knob to the lid. The coupling elements comprise at least one lug and a notch having an entry portion for the lug to pass through the notch, as well as a retaining portion for retaining the lug in the slot. The lug is mobile between the entry portion and the retaining portion, when the knob and lid are moved relative to one another.
Claims13
A lid for cooking utensils, comprising:
- a holding knob;
- coupling means for fixing the knob to the lid;
- said coupling means including a notch on the lid and a lug on the holding knob, said notch having an entry portion for receiving the lug into the notch and a retaining portion for retaining the lug in the notch;
- the lug being structured and arranged to move between the entry portion and the retaining portion of the notch when the knob and the lid are moved relative to each other;
- said coupling means are positioned at the center of the holding knob and the lid;
- said notch being formed in an insert, and the insert being fixed into an opening in the lid and being thicker than the lid;
- the lid having a recessed part housing the coupling means, and a shoulder between the recessed part and the remainder of the lid;
- the holding knob having a portion of substantially complementary shape to said recessed part;
- said holding knob being adapted to be moved over the recessed part between the entry portion and the retaining portion of the notch, such that when the holding knob is removed nothing projects from the lid.
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A lid for cooking utensils, comprising:
- a holding knob;
- coupling means for fixing the knob to the lid;
- said coupling means including a notch and a lug, said notch having an entry portion for receiving the lug into the notch and a retaining portion for retaining the lug in the notch;
- the lug being structured and arranged to move between the entry portion and the retaining portion of the notch when the knob and the lid are moved relative to each other;
- the lid having a recessed part and a shoulder between the recessed part and the remainder of the lid;
- the holding knob having a portion of substantially complementary shape to said recessed part, and a plane annular part around said complementary shape portion;
- said coupling means being attached to the plane annular portion and the shoulder;
- said holding knob being adapted to be moved over the recessed part between the entry portion and the retaining portion of the notch, such that when the holding knob is removed nothing projects from the lid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.