U.S. patent application number 10/746753 was filed with the patent office on 2005-07-07 for removable handle for pot.
Invention is credited to Lin, Cheng-Shun.
Application Number | 20050145637 10/746753 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 34710730 |
Filed Date | 2005-07-07 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050145637 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Lin, Cheng-Shun |
July 7, 2005 |
Removable handle for pot
Abstract
A pot includes a pot body having a rim formed with a protruding
pot ear, and a removable handle mounted on the pot body and
including a grip mounted on the pot body and rested on the pot ear
of the pot body, and a locking member pivotally mounted on the grip
and detachably engaged with the pot ear of the pot body. Thus, the
removable handle is combined with the pot ear of the pot body
rigidly and stably. In addition, the removable handle encompasses
the whole periphery of the pot ear, so that the removable handle is
combined with the pot ear closely.
Inventors: |
Lin, Cheng-Shun; (Taichung,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
NIKOLAI & MERSEREAU, P.A.
900 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH
SUITE 820
MINNEAPOLIS
MN
55402
US
|
Family ID: |
34710730 |
Appl. No.: |
10/746753 |
Filed: |
December 26, 2003 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
220/759 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47J 45/071
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
220/759 |
International
Class: |
B65D 025/10 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A pot, comprising: a pot body having a rim formed with a
protruding pot ear; and a removable handle mounted on the pot body
and including: a grip mounted on the pot body and rested on the pot
ear of the pot body; and a locking member pivotally mounted on the
grip and detachably engaged with the pot ear of the pot body.
2. The pot in accordance with claim 1, wherein the grip of the
removable handle has an end formed with a receiving chamber having
a first end formed with a protruding support portion rested on the
pot ear of the pot body and a second end formed with a receiving
space.
3. The pot in accordance with claim 2, wherein the pot ear of the
pot body is formed with a locking hole, and the locking member of
the removable handle is pivotally mounted in the receiving chamber
of the grip and has a first end formed with a protruding locking
flange detachably mounted in the locking hole of the pot ear and a
second end formed with a press portion movably mounted in the
receiving space of the grip.
4. The pot in accordance with claim 3, wherein the removable handle
further includes an elastic member urged between the grip and the
press portion of the locking member.
5. The pot in accordance with claim 4, wherein the receiving space
of the grip has a side formed with a mounting stud, the press
portion of the locking member has a side formed with a mounting
stud, and the elastic member has a first end secured on the
mounting stud of the grip and a second end secured on the mounting
stud of the press portion of the locking member.
6. The pot in accordance with claim 4, wherein the elastic member
is mounted in the receiving space of the grip.
7. The pot in accordance with claim 3, wherein the locking flange
of the locking member has a size substantially equal to the locking
hole of the pot ear.
8. The pot in accordance with claim 2, wherein the receiving
chamber of the grip has two sides each formed with a mounting hole,
the locking member of the removable handle has a mediate portion
formed with two spaced pivot ears each formed with a pivot hole,
and the removable handle further includes a pivot pin extended
through the pivot hole of each of the two spaced pivot ears and
having two ends each mounted in the respective mounting hole of the
grip.
9. The pot in accordance with claim 2, wherein the support portion
of the grip has a side rested on the rim of the pot body and the
pot ear of the pot body and a distal end rested on the pot
body.
10. The pot in accordance with claim 1, wherein the removable
handle encompasses the whole periphery of the pot ear of the pot
body completely.
11. The pot in accordance with claim 1, wherein the locking member
and the grip form a space therebetween for insertion of the pot ear
of the pot body.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a removable handle, and
more particularly to a removable handle for a pot, pan, kettle or
the like.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] A conventional pot in accordance with the prior art shown in
FIG. 5 comprises a pot body 2 having pot ear 20 formed with a hole
200, and a removable handle 1 mounted on the pot body 2. The
removable handle 1 includes a handle body 11 mounted on the pot
body 2, a tang 12 mounted on the handle body 11 and having a distal
end inserted into the hole 200 of the pot ear 20, an urging member
15 movably mounted on the handle body 11 and having an urging face
151 urged on a side face 21 of the pot ear 20, a slide 10 movably
mounted on the handle body 11 and combined with the urging member
15 for moving the urging member 15, and a spring 13 mounted in the
handle body 11 and urged on the slide 10.
[0005] In assembly, the slide 10 is moved backward to move the
urging member 15 backward. Then, the distal end of the tang 12 of
the removable handle 1 is inserted into the hole 200 of the pot ear
20. Then, after the force applied on the slide 10 is removed, the
slide 10 is moved forward by the restoring force of the spring 13
to move the urging member 15 forward, so that the urging face 151
of the urging member 15 is urged on the side face 21 of the pot ear
20, thereby combining the removable handle 1 with the pot ear 20 of
the pot body 2.
[0006] However, the removable handle 1 has a complicated structure,
thereby increasing costs of fabrication. In addition, the removable
handle cannot be assembled easily and conveniently. Further, the
removable handle 1 is not combined with the pot ear 20 of the pot
body 2 rigidly and stably due to a smaller contact surface.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
a removable handle for a pot, pan, kettle or the like.
[0008] Another objective of the present invention is to provide a
removable handle, wherein the removable handle is combined with the
pot ear of the pot body rigidly and stably.
[0009] A further objective of the present invention is to provide a
removable handle, wherein the removable handle encompasses the
whole periphery of the pot ear completely, so that the removable
handle is combined with the pot ear closely.
[0010] A further objective of the present invention is to provide a
removable handle, wherein the removable handle is combined by the
grip and the locking member, so that the removable handle has a
simplified structure, thereby decreasing costs of fabrication.
[0011] A further objective of the present invention is to provide a
removable handle, wherein the removable handle is assembled easily
and conveniently.
[0012] In accordance with the present invention, there is provided
a pot, comprising:
[0013] a pot body having a rim formed with a protruding pot ear;
and
[0014] a removable handle mounted on the pot body and
including:
[0015] a grip mounted on the pot body and rested on the pot ear of
the pot body; and
[0016] a locking member pivotally mounted on the grip and
detachably engaged with the pot ear of the pot body.
[0017] Further benefits and advantages of the present invention
will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed
description with appropriate reference to the accompanying
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] FIG. 1 is a partially perspective view of a pot in
accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present
invention;
[0019] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective assembly view of the pot
as shown in FIG. 1;
[0020] FIG. 3 is a side plan cross-sectional view of the pot as
shown in FIG. 1;
[0021] FIG. 4 is a schematic operational view of the pot as shown
in FIG. 3; and
[0022] FIG. 5 is a partially side plan cross-sectional view of a
conventional pot in accordance with the prior art.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0023] Referring to the drawings and initially to FIGS. 1-3, a pot
in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present
invention comprises a pot body 8, and a removable handle 3 mounted
on the pot body 8.
[0024] The pot body 8 has a rim 80 formed with a protruding pot ear
4 formed with a locking hole 40.
[0025] The removable handle 3 includes a grip 30 mounted on the pot
body 8 and rested on the pot ear 4 of the pot body 8, and a locking
member 31 pivotally mounted on the grip 30 and detachably engaged
with the pot ear 4 of the pot body 8.
[0026] The grip 30 of the removable handle 3 has an end formed with
a receiving chamber 301. The receiving chamber 301 of the grip 30
has two sides each formed with a mounting hole 302. The receiving
chamber 301 of the grip 30 has a first end formed with a protruding
support portion 304 and a second end formed with a receiving space
303. The receiving space 303 of the grip 30 has a side formed with
a mounting stud 305. The support portion 304 of the grip 30 has a
side 307 rested on the rim 80 of the pot body 8 and the pot ear 4
of the pot body 8 and a distal end 306 rested on the pot body
8.
[0027] The locking member 31 of the removable handle 3 is pivotally
mounted in the receiving chamber 301 of the grip 30 in a flush
manner and has a first end formed with a protruding locking flange
311 detachably mounted in the locking hole 40 of the pot ear 4 and
a second end formed with a press portion 313 movably mounted in the
receiving space 303 of the grip 30. Preferably, the locking member
31 and the grip 30 form a space 7 therebetween as shown in FIG. 3
for insertion of the pot ear 4 of the pot body 8. In addition, the
locking flange 311 of the locking member 31 has a size
substantially equal to the locking hole 40 of the pot ear 4.
[0028] The press portion 313 of the locking member 31 has a side
formed with a mounting stud 315. The removable handle 3 further
includes an elastic member 5 urged between the grip 30 and the
press portion 313 of the locking member 31. Preferably, the elastic
member 5 is mounted in the receiving space 303 of the grip 30 and
has a first end secured on the mounting stud 305 of the grip 30 and
a second end secured on the mounting stud 315 of the press portion
313 of the locking member 31.
[0029] The locking member 31 of the removable handle 3 has a
mediate portion formed with two spaced pivot ears 312 each formed
with a pivot hole 314. The removable handle 3 further includes a
pivot pin 6 extended through the pivot hole 314 of each of the two
spaced pivot ears 312 and having two ends each mounted in the
respective mounting hole 302 of the grip 30.
[0030] In assembly, referring to FIGS. 1-4, the press portion 313
of the locking member 31 is pressed toward the grip 30 as shown in
FIG. 4 so that the elastic member 5 is compressed and the locking
member 31 is pivoted about the pivot pin 6 to lift the locking
flange 311, thereby exposing the space 7 between the locking member
31 and the grip 30. Then, the pot ear 4 is inserted into the space
7 between the locking member 31 and the grip 30. After the force
applied on the press portion 313 of the locking member 31 is
removed, the press portion 313 of the locking member 31 is pushed
outward relative to the grip 30 by the restoring force of the
elastic member 5, so that the locking member 31 is pivoted about
the pivot pin 6 to move the locking flange 311 toward the pot ear
4, thereby locking the locking flange 311 of the locking member 31
in the locking hole 40 of the pot ear 4 as shown in FIG. 3, such
that the removable handle 3 is combined with the pot ear 4.
[0031] At this time, the locking flange 311 of the locking member
31 is locked in the locking hole 40 of the pot ear 4 and the
support portion 304 of the grip 30 has a side 307 rested on the rim
80 of the pot body 8 and the pot ear 4 of the pot body 8 and a
distal end 306 rested on the pot body 8 as shown in FIG. 3, such
that the removable handle 3 is combined with the pot ear 4 rigidly
and stably.
[0032] Accordingly, the removable handle 3 is combined by the grip
30 and the locking member 31, so that the removable handle 3 has a
simplified structure, thereby decreasing costs of fabrication. In
addition, the removable handle 3 is assembled easily and
conveniently. Further, the removable handle 3 encompasses the whole
periphery of the pot ear 4 completely, so that the removable handle
3 is combined with the pot ear 4 closely. Further, the locking
flange 311 of the locking member 31 is locked in the locking hole
40 of the pot ear 4 and the support portion 304 of the grip 30 has
a side 307 rested on the rim 80 of the pot body 8 and the pot ear 4
of the pot body 8 and a distal end 306 rested on the pot body 8,
such that the removable handle 3 is combined with the pot ear 4
rigidly and stably.
[0033] Although the invention has been explained in relation to its
preferred embodiment(s) as mentioned above, it is to be understood
that many other possible modifications and variations can be made
without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is,
therefore, contemplated that the appended claim or claims will
cover such modifications and variations that fall within the true
scope of the invention.
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