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US 8,944,273 B2Granted
Pressure-cooking utensil having a dual-purpose locking/unlocking control member
AssigneeSeb S.A.
InventorsEric Chameroy, Philippe Roussard
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AssigneeSeb S.A.
InventorsEric Chameroy, Philippe Roussard
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The invention relates to a utensil for cooking food under pressure, which utensil comprises firstly a vessel and a lid and secondly a control member (6) for controlling locking/unlocking of the lid relative to the vessel, said utensil being characterized in that said control member (6) is mounted to move on the lid between firstly a deployed position corresponding to the lid being unlocked, and in which said control member (6) is designed to be taken hold of manually in order to enable the lid to be handled, and secondly a retracted position corresponding to the lid being locked and in which said control member is designed to be more difficult to take hold of manually than it is in the deployed position. Utensils for cooking food under pressure.
A utensil (1) for cooking food under pressure, which utensil comprises firstly a vessel (2) and a lid (3) and secondly a control member (6) for controlling locking/unlocking of the lid (3) relative to the vessel (2), said utensil being characterized in that it comprises a plate (10) attached to the lid (3) and on which said control member (6) is mounted to pivot between firstly a deployed position corresponding to the lid (3) being unlocked and in which said control member (6) is designed to be taken hold of manually in order to enable the lid (3) to be handled, and secondly a retracted position corresponding to the lid (3) being locked and in which said control member (6) is designed to be more difficult to take hold of manually than it is in the deployed position, said utensil (1) also comprising a cap mounted on the plate (10) in order to mask the control mechanism, wherein the utensil further comprises an operating member (9) for controlling operation of said utensil, which operating member (9) is mounted to move in rotation on the lid (3) between a first position in which said operating member (9) allows the utensil (1) to be brought up to pressure, and a second position in which said operating member (9) substantially prevents said utensil from being brought up to pressure.
A utensil (1) for cooking food under pressure, which utensil comprises firstly a vessel (2) and a lid (3) and secondly a control member (6) for controlling locking/unlocking of the lid (3) relative to the vessel (2), said utensil being characterized in that it comprises a plate (10) attached to the lid (3) and on which said control member (6) is mounted to pivot between firstly a deployed position corresponding to the lid (3) being unlocked and which said control member (6) is designed to be taken hold of manually in order to enable the lid (3) to be handled, and secondly a retracted position corresponding to the lid (3) being locked and in which said control member (6) is designed to be more difficult to take hold of manually than it is in the deployed position, said utensil (1) also comprising a cap mounted on the plate(10) in order to mask the control mechanism, and said utensil also including locking/unlocking means (4) for locking/unlocking the lid (3) relative to the vessel (2) , wherein said locking/unlocking means (4) comprise two jaws (4A, 4B) mounted to move in radial translation over and relative to the lid (3), via corresponding drive arms (4C, 4D) extending in diametrically opposite manner relative to the general axis of symmetry (X-X′) of the utensil (1).
A utensil (1) for cooking food under pressure, which utensil comprises firstly a vessel (2) and a lid (3) and secondly a control member (6) for controlling locking/unlocking of the lid (3) relative to the vessel (2), said utensil being characterized in that it comprises a plate (10) attached to the lid (3) and on which said control member (6) is mounted to pivot between firstly a deployed position corresponding to the lid (3) being unlocked and in which said control member (6) is designed to be taken hold of manually in order to enable the lid (3) to be handled, and secondly a retracted position corresponding to the lid (3) being locked and in which said control member (6) is designed to be more difficult to take hold of manually than it is in the deployed position, said utensil (1) also comprising a cap mounted on the plate (10) in order to mask the control mechanism, and said utensil also including a locking/unlocking means (4) for locking/unlocking the lid (3) relative to the vessel (2), said locking/unlocking means (4) having jaws or segments, wherein said locking/unlocking means (4) comprise two drive arms (4C, 4D) mounted to move in radial translation over and relative to the lid (3), between a locking position and an unlocking position, each drive arm (4C, 4D) extending between an inner end designed to co-operate with the locking/unlocking control member (6), and an outer end designed to penetrate into a corresponding slot provided in the vessel, in the manner of a bolt-and-keeper system.
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