# US 8,740,159 B2 · Lid holder for a slow cooker

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- Number: US 8,740,159 B2
- Document ID: US8740159B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 12/843,007
- Filed: 2010-07-24
- Published: 2011-10-27
- Granted: 2014-06-03
- Earliest claimed: 2009-07-24
- Applicants: Vicky S. Braun
- Inventors: Vicky S. Braun
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8740159B2

## CPC

- A47J 36/12: Devices for holding lids in open position on the container
- A47J 43/287: {Holders for spoons or the like attached to cooking pots (plates with integral holders for spoons A47G19/06)}
- A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES

## Abstract

A lid holder for use with a slow cooker. The lid holder has a tray supported on a strap from the rim of the slow cooker. The tray has inner and outer walls between which a lid from the cooker may be interposed. The lid is supported in the tray above a well for drips on fins between the inner and outer walls.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A lid holder for a slow cooker having a container with a domed lid, the container has a hollow interior and a rim with an inner ledge for accessing the interior of the container and the lid is sized and shaped to fit within the rim and when seated on the inner ledge cover the container with a gap between the lid and the rim, said lid holder comprising:
a tray suspended on a strap;
said tray having an inner and an outer wall between which at least a portion of the lid is capable of being interposed, said inner and outer walls joined along a lower edge by a curved base;
a first and second pair of fins extending between the inner and outer walls for supporting the lid on the fins, said fins angled downwardly from the inner wall for obliquely and freely supporting the lid on the fins and tipping it towards the rim of the container for convenient reinstallation on the container, said fins approaching the outer wall below a top edge of the outer wall; and,
a well formed in the base as a catch reservoir for liquids, said well positioned below the fins; said first pair of fins flanking the well and said second pair of fins forming end walls on the curved base;
said strap having an upper and a lower end, said lower end attached to the inner wall and said upper end extending upwards, bending at a first angle to form a leg and bending at a second angle to form a straight flange, said flange adapted to be received in the gap between the lid and the rim and said leg adapted to span the rim between the ledge and an outer periphery of the rim, said strap having a length such that the tray is supported above a surface upon which the slow cooker is placed with the lid tipped against the rim of the container.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The lid holder of claim 1 wherein the inner and outer walls are arcuate in shape along the curved base.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The lid holder of claim 1 further comprising a cup for a utensil, said cup having a U-shaped handle and said outer wall having an aperture into which the handle of the cup is latched.

### Claim 4

A lid holder for a slow cooker having a ceramic or stoneware container with a domed lid received in a metal housing, the ceramic or stoneware container has a hollow interior and a rim with an inner ledge for accessing the interior of the container and the lid is sized and shaped to fit within the rim and when seated on the inner ledge cover the container with a gap between the lid and the rim, said lid holder comprising:
a tray suspended on a strap;
said tray having an inner and an outer wall between which at least a portion of the lid is capable of being interposed, said walls being generally parallel, arcuate in shape and joined along a lower edge by a curved base, said outer wall extending along the inner wall about half way the distance between the base and an upper edge of the inner wall so that a handle of the lid is easily accessible, said outer wall having a curvature to conform to the dome of the lid;
a first and second pair of fins extending between the inner and outer walls and attached to the inner wall, said fins angled downwardly from the inner wall for obliquely and freely supporting the lid on the fins and tipping it towards the rim of the container for convenient reinstallation on the container; said fins approaching the outer wall below a top edge of the outer wall; and,
a well formed in the base as a catch reservoir for liquids, said well positioned below the fins; said first pair of fins flanking the well and said second pair of fins forming end walls on the curved base;
said strap having an upper and a lower end, said lower end attached to the upper edge of the inner wall and said upper end extending upwards, bending at a first right angle to form a leg and bending at a second right angle to form a straight flange, said flange bifurcated into fingers adapted to be received in the gap between the lid and the rim and said leg adapted to span the rim between the ledge and an outer periphery of the rim, said strap having a length such that the tray is supported above a surface upon which the slow cooker is placed with the lid tipped against the rim of the container.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The lid holder of claim 4 wherein the strap is attached to the inner wall on centerline of the tray and wherein the outer wall has a lobe along its upper edge on centerline of the tray.