Handle for a stackable culinary article and a set of such handles and articles

A set of first and second handles for gripping with the bare hand first and second cooking culinary articles to be used on at least one of a cooker and a hotplate, the first cooking culinary article comprising a first container for receiving food, the second cooking culinary article comprising a second container for receiving food, the first and second containers being adapted to be stacked with each other in a stack, each of the first and second handles comprising:

• a stud;
• a housing defined, at least partly, by a hollow zone of the handle;
• and
• at least one of a locking protrusion adapted to engage a reception zone of the other handle, and a reception zone adapted to engage the locking protrusion of the other handle,
• wherein at least one of:
• the housing of the first handle is adapted to engage with the stud of the second handle for holding the first and second containers superimposed in the stack, and
• the stud of the first handle is adapted to engage with the housing of the second handle for holding the first and second containers superimposed in the stack,
• each of the housings and studs extends in a direction upwards or downwards, and the at least one of the locking protrusion and the reception zone extends transversely to the directions of the housings and studs for stacking of the first and second handles,
• the first handle comprises the locking protrusion and the second handle comprises the reception zone,
• the reception zone of the second handle is formed at an orifice that is transverse to a direction in which the one of the stud and the housing rises, the housing communicating with the orifice, and
• the orifice receives a screw for fixing the second handle to the second container.

A method for stacking in a stationary stacked position a set of first and second cooking culinary articles, the first article comprising a first container for receiving food and a first handle for holding the first container, and the second article comprising a second container for receiving food and a second handle for holding the second container, each of the first and second handles including a stud, a housing defined at least partly by a hollow zone of the handle, and at least one of a locking protrusion and a reception zone, the method comprising:

• tilting one of the first and second articles with respect to the other of the articles that is disposed below;
• and
• engaging at least one of the locking protrusion and reception zone of the first handle with at least one of the locking protrusion and reception zone of the second handle so as to stack the first and second containers in the stationary stacked position,
• wherein the locking protrusion and reception zone that are engaged extend transversely to a direction along which the studs and housings of the first and second handles extend,
• in the stationary stacked position, the first container does not contact the second container, and
• the first and second cooking culinary articles are each adapted to be put on a heating zone of at least one of a cooker and a hotplate.

A set of first and second handles for gripping with the bare hand first and second cooking culinary articles to be used on at least one of a cooker and a hotplate, the first cooking culinary article comprising a first container for receiving food, the second cooking culinary article comprising a second container for receiving food, the first and second containers being adapted to be stacked with each other in a stationary stacked position, each of the first and second handles comprising:

• at least one of a stud, and a housing defined at least partly by a hollow zone of the handle;
• and
• at least one of a locking protrusion adapted to engage a reception zone of the other handle, and a reception zone adapted to engage the locking protrusion of the other handle,
• wherein the at least one of the housing and the stud of the first handle is adapted to engage with the at least one of the housing and the stud of the second handle for holding the first and second containers superimposed in the stationary stacked position,
• the first and second handles are identical,
• in the stationary stacked position, the first container does not contact the second container, and
• each of the housings and studs extends in a direction upwards or downwards.

A set of first and second handles for gripping with the bare hand first and second cooking culinary articles to be used on at least one of a cooker and a hotplate, the first cooking culinary article comprising a first container for receiving food, the second cooking culinary article comprising a second container for receiving food, the first and second containers being adapted to be stacked with each other in a stationary stacked position, each of the first and second handles comprising:

• at least one of a stud, and a housing defined at least partly by a hollow zone of the handle;
• and
• at least one of a locking protrusion adapted to engage a reception zone of the other handle, and a reception zone adapted to engage the locking protrusion of the other handle,
• wherein the at least one of the housing and the stud of the first handle is adapted to engage with the at least one of the housing and the stud of the second handle for holding the first and second containers superimposed in the stationary stacked position,
• in the stationary stacked position, the first container does not contact the second container, and
• the at least one of the locking protrusion and the reception zone of the first handle is adapted to engage with the at least one of the locking protrusion and the reception zone of the second handle, the locking protrusion being located along a vertical wall of the stud, and the reception zone being located along a vertical wall of the housing.