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US 8,915,396 B2Granted
Detachable grip device
AssigneeSeb S.A.
InventorChristophe Lorthioir
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Abstract
A grip device has an element that can be moved in relation to fixed element between an open position and a closed position in which the two elements are adapted in such a way as to grip a wall, a displacement device which enables the displacement of the mobile element and the adjustment of the distance separating the two elements in a closed position to the thickness of the gripped wall, and a blocking device, which are adapted in such a way as to immobilize the mobile element in the adjusted closed position. The blocking device can be moved between a release position and a blocking position in which they immobilize the mobile element by friction in the adjusted closed position.
Claims14
A detachable grip device comprising:
- a grip body extending mainly in a longitudinal direction,
- a mobile element that forms a grip that can move in said longitudinal direction with respect to a fixed element that forms a second grip supported by the grip body, between an open position and a closed position in which the first and second grips are adapted to grip a lateral wall of a kitchen utensil,
- movement means that are adapted to be manually commanded between an opening position and a closed adjusted position for moving the mobile element that forms the first grip from its open position to its closed position when the grips change from their open position to their closed position, and which are conformed so that, when the grips are in their closed adjusted position, the distance separating the first and second grips in the closed position corresponds to a thickness of the lateral gripped wall, and
- blocking means for blocking the mobile element that forms the first grip in its closed adjusted position, the blocking means being mobile on the grip body according to the longitudinal direction and according to a direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, for applying a friction between the blocking means and the mobile element, between:
- a releasing position in which the blocking means do not obstruct the movement of the first grip, and
- a blocking position in which the blocking means immobilize the first grip in its closed adjusted position by friction, said blocking means comprising command means and clamping means, said clamping means comprising clamping elements which are mounted on either side of the first grip.
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A detachable grip device comprising:
- a grip body extending mainly in a longitudinal direction;
- a mobile element that forms a first grip that can move in said longitudinal direction with respect to a fixed element that forms a second grip supported by the grip body, between an open position and a closed position in which the first and second grips are adapted to grip a lateral wall of a kitchen utensil;
- movement means that are adapted to be manually commanded between an open position and a closed adjusted position for moving the mobile element that forms the first grip from the first grip's open position to the first grip's closed position when there is a change from their open position to their closed position and which are conformed so that when the first and second grips are in their closed adjusted position, the distance separating the first and second grips in the closed position corresponds to a thickness of the lateral gripped wall, and
- blocking means for blocking the mobile element that forms the first grip in its closed adjusted position, the blocking means being mobile on the grip body according to the longitudinal direction and according to a direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, for applying a friction between the blocking means and the first grip, between:
- a releasing position in which the blocking means do not obstruct movement of the first grip, said blocking means being away from the first grip;
- and
- a blocking position in which the blocking means immobilize said first grip in its closed adjusted position by clamping;
- and
- said blocking means comprising command means and clamping means, said clamping means comprising clamping elements which are mounted on either side of the first grip.
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A detachable grip device comprising:
- a grip body extending mainly in a longitudinal direction,
- a mobile element that forms a first grip that can move in said longitudinal direction with respect to a fixed element that forms a second grip supported by the grip body, between an open position and a closed position in which the first and second grips are adapted to grip a lateral wall of a kitchen utensil,
- movement means that are adapted to be manually commanded between an open position and a closed adjusted position for moving the mobile element that forms the first grip from its open position to its closed position when the change from their open position to their closed position, and which are conformed so that, when the grips are in their closed position, the distance separating the first and second grips in the closed position corresponds to a thickness of the lateral gripped wall, and
- blocking means for blocking the mobile element that forms the first grip in its closed adjusted position, the blocking means being mobile on the grip body according to a direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, for applying a friction between the blocking means and the mobile element, between:
- a releasing position in which the blocking means do not obstruct the movement of the first grip, and
- a blocking position in which the blocking means immobilize the first grip in its closed adjusted position by friction,
- said blocking means extending on each side of the first grip according to the direction of friction, said blocking means comprising a blade mounted to pivot on the grip body and which has an opening through which passes the first grip of which a straight section of the first grip is slightly smaller than that of the opening so that, when the blade is moved to its blocking position by the action of the movement means and a blocking spring, the first grip is immobilized by the clamping on the periphery of the opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.