U.S. patent application number 15/680570 was filed with the patent office on 2017-11-30 for combination hand towel and pot holder assembly.
The applicant listed for this patent is Joseph Campanelli. Invention is credited to Joseph Campanelli.
Application Number | 20170340030 15/680570 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 60420539 |
Filed Date | 2017-11-30 |
United States Patent
Application |
20170340030 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Campanelli; Joseph |
November 30, 2017 |
COMBINATION HAND TOWEL AND POT HOLDER ASSEMBLY
Abstract
A combination hand towel and pot holder assembly for use by an
amateur cook or professional chef, the assembly having an elongate,
cloth web formed of an absorbent material, the ends of the elongate
web formed with pockets of the same absorbent material, the pockets
formed on the same side of the web, the opposing side of the web,
proximate the formed pockets would be overlaid with a heat
resistant material layer, such as neoprene. The elongate web of the
assembly would be of sufficient length to allow the assembly to be
worn over the shoulder of the amateur cook or professional chef,
the absorbent web material serving as a hand towel, and the
terminus pockets in combination with the heat resistant material,
such as neoprene, or a silicon compound, serve as potholders for
the movement or transport of hot pots, pans or dishes.
Inventors: |
Campanelli; Joseph; (Toms
River, NJ) |
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Applicant: |
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Campanelli; Joseph |
Toms River |
NJ |
US |
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Family ID: |
60420539 |
Appl. No.: |
15/680570 |
Filed: |
August 18, 2017 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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13999852 |
Mar 28, 2014 |
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15680570 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41D 13/082 20130101;
A41D 19/01529 20130101; A41D 27/20 20130101; A47K 10/02
20130101 |
International
Class: |
A41D 13/08 20060101
A41D013/08; A47K 10/02 20060101 A47K010/02; A41D 27/20 20060101
A41D027/20 |
Claims
1. A chef's accessory for use in a kitchen, the accessory being a
combination hand towel and pot holder comprising: an elongate
fibrous, one ply, absorbent cloth web defined by two longitudinal
edges and opposing terminal edges defining a first side and a
second side of said accessory; a pair of pockets formed on said
first side of said accessory, said pockets formed at said opposing
terminal edges of said fibrous one ply cloth web, said pockets
secured about said terminal edges and said portion of said
longitudinal edges to form said pocket capable of receiving a hand
of the user; a pair of heat resistant pads secured to said second
side of said fibrous one ply cloth web, proximate said terminal
edges and in opposing alignment with said pockets formed on said
first side of said fibrous one ply cloth web, said elongate fibrous
one ply web of a length sufficient to permit said accessory to be
worn over a shoulder of a user and of sufficient length to permit
gripping contact and transport of a hot cooking container by said
heat resistance pads.
2. The chef's accessory in accordance with claim 1 wherein said
elongate, fibrous, one ply cloth web is formed of absorbent terry
cloth in a length to be worn over the shoulder of said user for
ease of access during the preparation of food, and as worn over the
shoulder by said user presents a pocket in the front of the user
for the temporary storage of cooking accessories.
3. The chef's accessory in accordance with claim 1 wherein said
fibrous, one ply, absorbent cloth web is formed with a friction
patch at a midpoint on said second side of said fibrous, one ply,
absorbent cloth web removably securing said accessory to a user's
shoulder.
4. The chef's accessory in accordance with claim 1 wherein said
heat resistant pads formed on said second side of said fibrous one
ply cloth web are formed from a heat resistant, flexible material,
which is heat resistant and provides said gripping surface.
5. The chef's accessory in accordance with claim 4 wherein said
heat resistant pads formed on said second side of said fibrous one
ply cloth web are formed from a heat resistant, flexible material,
which is heat resistant and acts as a gripping surface.
6. The chef's accessory in accordance with claim 4 wherein said
heat resistant pads formed on said second side of said fibrous one
ply cloth web are formed from a heat resistant, flexible reinforced
polymer, which is heat resistant and acts as a gripping
surface.
7. The chef's accessory in accordance with claim 1 wherein said
accessory may be utilized with one hand pocket for positioning
skillets having a single handle.
8. The chef's accessory in accordance with claim 1 wherein said
accessory pockets may be used simultaneously for both hands for
gripping and transporting larger pots or casseroles.
9. The chef's accessory in accordance with claim 1 wherein said
accessory can be folded in a manner such that said hot pads are
positioned upwardly on a surface and act as a trivet for the
support of a hot casserole or pan and protection to the underlying
surface.
Description
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of Applicant's
application Ser. No. 13/999,852, filed Mar. 28, 2014, which
application claimed the benefit of provisional application Ser. No.
61/956,419, filed Jun. 10, 2013.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates a cooking aid for cooks and
chefs, and in particular, to a combination hand towel which
incorporates a pair of pot holders, the combination of which is
designed to be worn over the shoulder of the cook or chef so that
it is easily accessible and not misplaced, the combination hand
towel and pot holders also being foldable for use as a trivet for
small or large casserole dishes.
2. Description of the Prior Art
[0003] When preparing a meal, amateur cooks and even professional
chefs must perform many different tasks, sometimes simultaneously,
or sometimes in a specified sequence in order to bring the required
utensils in the form of pots and pans to the right location and
temperature, while simultaneously preparing the food stuffs in
accordance with recipes by using a plurality of different hand held
instruments to prepare the food stuffs. The amateur cook or
professional chef often finds it necessary to wipe his hands on a
hand towel while performing these myriad tasks and the amateur cook
or professional chef also requires the use of hot pads in order to
move frying pans, pots, pans, and casserole dishes from place to
place, be it on top of the stove or from within the oven to the
serving table or to the counter top. These kitchen aids in the form
of the hand towel and the pot holders are available to the amateur
cook and the professional chef, but they are normally located in
the counter top where all of the food preparation is taking place,
and where all of the utensils and the pots and pans are stationed
prior to their actual use. Therefore, the hand towel and pot
holders required by the amateur cook or professional chef are not
always easily accessible or identified because of the many other
items occupying the same counter or preparation space.
[0004] Applicant has solved this problem by combining a hand towel
with a pair of pot holders, and forming such combination from a
fabric which allows the combination to be worn over the shoulder of
the amateur cook or professional chef such that there is a
frictional adherence to the shoulder maintaining the combination
hand towel and pot holders in shape, and providing immediate and
easy access to the items by the amateur cook or professional chef
when required. When not in use by the cook or chef, the combination
hand towel and pot holders can be folded to serve as a trivet for a
small pot or even a large casserole dish.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide for a
combination hand towel with incorporated pot holders, which can be
easily positioned on the shoulder of an amateur cook or
professional chef, providing ease of accessibility to the
combination either as a hand towel or as a pot holder for
transferring hot pans, dishes or the like.
[0006] A still further object of the present invention is to
provide for a novel hand towel and pot holder combination which
allows the user to use the item as a hand towel for cleaning one's
hands, or as a single pot holder for engaging a hot pan or dish; or
as a double pot holder for lifting large casserole dishes and the
like.
[0007] A still further object of the present invention is to
provide for a novel combination hand towel with pot holders which
when not in use by the amateur cook or professional chef, may be
folded in such a fashion so as to serve as a trivet for either
single dishes or large casserole dishes.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] A combination hand towel and pot holder assembly for use by
an amateur cook or professional chef, the assembly having an
elongate, cloth web formed of an absorbent material, the ends of
the elongate web formed with pockets of the same absorbent
material, the pockets formed on the same side of the web, the
opposing side of the web, proximate the formed pockets would be
overlaid with a heat resistant material layer, such as neoprene.
The elongate web of the assembly would be of sufficient length to
allow the assembly to be worn over the shoulder of the amateur cook
or professional chef, the absorbent web material serving as a hand
towel, and the terminus pockets in combination with the heat
resistant material, such as neoprene, serve as potholders for the
movement or transport of hot pots, pans or dishes. The assembly
when not in use by the chef can be folded such that the heat
resistant materials in the form of neoprene can serve as a trivet
for hot plates, casseroles, or pots or pans.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] These and other objects of the present invention will become
apparent, particularly when taken in light of the following
illustrations wherein:
[0010] FIG. 1 is a top view of the towel and pot holder assembly of
the present invention;
[0011] FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the towel and pot holder assembly
of the present invention;
[0012] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view along Plane 3-3 of FIG. 1
of the towel and pot holder combination of the present invention;
and
[0013] FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 are illustrative of the manner in which the
towel and pot holder assembly is worn and utilized by the cook or
chef.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0014] FIG. 1 is a top view of the combination towel and pot holder
assembly 10 of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a bottom view; and
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view along Plane 3-3 of FIG. 1.
[0015] The towel and pot holder assembly combination 10 is formed
of a one ply cloth web 12 formed of a flexible, absorbent material,
preferably terry cloth. Cloth web 12 is elongate in design having
two longitudinal edges 14 and 16 and two terminus edges 18 and 20.
On the first side, or top side 22, cloth web 12 is formed with two
pockets 24 and 26 at its terminal edges 18 and 20. These pockets
can be formed of separate absorbent cloth materials secured to the
cloth web 12, but preferably would be extensions of the one ply
cloth web 12 which had merely been folded back upon the cloth web
12 and secured to form the pockets.
[0016] The hand pockets 24 and 26 easily allow the cook or chef to
slip a hand into the pocket between the cloth web 12 and the top of
the pocket 24A or 26A. The cook or chef can insert one hand into
one of the pockets in order to lift a single frying pan, or if
necessary, the chef can slip one hand into each pocket 24 and 26 in
order to grasp a larger hot serving dish or the like. All of the
peripheral edges 14, 16, 18, and 20, as well as pocket edges 28 and
30 of the combination towel and pot holder assembly would be
secured by seam binding, either being sewn in position or adhesed
into position.
[0017] FIG. 2 illustrates the second or underside 32 of the cloth
web 12. Proximate terminal edges 18 and 20 there is secured to the
underside 32 of one ply cloth web 12, a pair of heat resistant pads
34 and 36 for contact with the hot handles of either a pot, a pan,
a saute dish, or a casserole dish. These heat resistant pads 34 and
36 are positioned on the second or underside 32 of one ply cloth
web 12 in substantial alignment with the pockets 24 and 26 formed
on the top or first side 22 of one ply cloth web 12. The heat
resistant pads 34 and 36 can be of any suitable heat resistant
material, but should have a flexible quality so as to allow the
cook or chef to grip firmly whatever type of pot, pan, or dish he
may be lifting or transferring. Neoprene would be one example of a
suitable material, as would fiber reinforced polymer, heat
resistant cloth or silicon compound. The heat resistant pads 34 and
36 would be secured to the second side or underside of the cloth
web, by any suitable means such as being sewn, seam bound, or
adhesed.
[0018] FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view of FIG. 1 along Plane 3-3
so as to give to the reader an understanding of the manner in which
the hands of the user can be slipped into either one of the pockets
or both of the pockets simultaneously depending upon the size of
the pot, pan, dish or casserole being transferred. The hands would
be inserted such that the palm of the hand faces the cloth web 12
so that when grasping the hot pan or hot handle, the hand is
protected from the heat by the combination of one ply cloth web 12
and heat resistance paid 34 and 36 which would be in actual contact
with the hot handle (see FIGS. 5 and 6).
[0019] The length of the one ply cloth web is of importance. The
absorbent material, such as terry cloth, from which it is
constructed has a certain frictional quality to it which positions
it on the users shoulder and allows it to hang loosely from the
shoulder of the cook or chef with one of the pockets and one of the
hot pads positioned proximate the rear torso of cook or chef, while
the other pocket and hot pad hangs proximate the front torso of the
cook or chef. In this configuration (See FIG. 4), the cook or chef
has access to the absorbent terry cloth towel portion in order to
readily and easily access same for wiping his or her hands. The
cook or chef also has easy access to one of the pockets and one of
the hot pads hanging on the front torso for manipulating and/or
transferring a single transferring a single saute dish or pot or
pan having a single handle and easily manipulated with one hand. If
both hands are required to transfer the pot or casserole dish, the
cook or chef merely removes the combination towel and hot pad from
his shoulder and engages both pockets with one hand each to
transfer such a pot or dish.
[0020] In this configuration, not only is an absorbent towel
readily accessible to the cook or chef, but also one or more hot
pads are readily accessible to the cook or chef such that the cook
or chef is not distracted from the cooking tasks which he is
performing.
[0021] Additionally, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the combination
towel and hot pad assembly when worn over the shoulder with the
pocket 28 facing outwardly, provides a receptacle in the form of
pocket 24 in which the cook or chef can place a recipe or small
cooking utensils, such as a thermometer, spoon or the like, while
preparing the meal.
[0022] Additionally, the combination towel and hot pad assembly may
include a friction patch 42 positioned at a midpoint on the second
side of the one ply cloth web 12, the friction patch 42 aiding in
maintaining the combination towel and hot pad assembly to the
shoulder of a user when worn over the shoulder by the user when not
engaging any hot pots or pans.
[0023] FIG. 5 illustrates the combination towel and hot pad
assembly being utilized by the cook or chef in order to transfer
hot pots or pans from one location to the other within the kitchen
by slidably inserting his hands into the pockets formed at the ends
of the towel and hot pad assembly allowing the hot pad portion of
the assembly to contact the hot pan or plate.
[0024] Another design characteristic unique to the combination
towel and hot pad assembly allows for its utility transformation
into a trivet if not required as a towel and hot pad transfer
assembly. FIG. 6 would be illustrative of the hand towel and hot
pad assembly in which various folds could be made to arrive at a
folded cloth assembly in which the hot pads 34 and 36 face upwardly
on a counter or table top such that they could support a hot pot or
hot casserole.
[0025] While the present invention has been described with respect
to the exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be recognized by
those of ordinary skill in the art that many modifications or
changes can be achieved without departing from the spirit and scope
of the invention. Therefore it is manifestly intended that the
invention be limited only by the scope of the claims and the
equivalence thereof.
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