Handle for kitchen devices
AssigneeLifetime Brands, Inc.
InventorWilliam Edwin Drinkwater
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Abstract
A knob/handle for kitchen devices having a rotary motion is provided. The knob/handle includes a handle body and a modified sprag clutch mechanism integrated into the handle body to enable rotation of the handle in one pre-designated direction for application of torque to a connected shaft. A hub is secured to the handle body and has one end in communication with the modified sprag clutch mechanism and an opposing end configured for connection to a shaft of a kitchen device.
Claims17
A knob/handle for a kitchen device having a shaft capable of rotating in a predetermined rotation direction, the knob/handle comprising:
- a handle body;
- a sprag clutch mechanism disposed in the handle body;
- and
- a hub disposed in the handle body and having one end in communication with the sprag clutch mechanism and an opposing end configured for connection to the shaft of the kitchen device;
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- a locking mechanism configured to lock the handle body and enable rotation of the connected shaft in a direction opposite that of the predetermined rotation direction.
A device for a assisting in the rotation of a kitchen device having a rotary motion, the device comprising:
- a body;
- a sprag clutch mechanism disposed within the body;
- and
- a means for disposing the sprag clutch mechanism into communication with rotary parts of the kitchen device, such that said sprag clutch mechanism enables one way rotation of the rotary parts of the kitchen device in a pre-determined rotation direction;
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- a locking mechanism configured to lock the body and enable rotation of the connected rotary parts of the kitchen device in an opposite direction than that of the predetermined rotation direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.