Receptacles – Closures – Vent in closure
Patent
1999-07-29
2000-08-22
Cronin, Stephen K.
Receptacles
Closures
Vent in closure
2203671, 220912, 220287, B65D 5116
Patent
active
061058114
ABSTRACT:
An ergonomic cooking pan cover designed for fitting on and covering the top of various sizes of pots, pans and skillets for venting steam and preventing boil-over. The cooking pan cover includes a concave shaped cooking lid with an ergonomic handle. The ergonomic handle includes an upwardly extending knob mounted on top of an annular shaped knob base. The knob is used for gripping and lifting the pan cover. Around an outer circumference of the knob base are a plurality of downwardly extending base posts. The base posts are attached to a portion of the cooking lid. The concave shaped cooking lid includes a series of downwardly extending step-down rings. The rings are designed to center the cooking lid on the sides of the top of standard size cooking utensils from 6 to 12 inches in diameter. A center of the cooking lid is characterized by a raised central member with a closed top portion and an annular steam vent ring therearound. The steam vent ring is angled from the horizontal and includes a plurality of vent holes therein for venting steams and boil-over. The annular steam vent ring with vent holes direct the steam and boil-over outwardly between the bottom of the knob base and the top of the cooking lid thereby reducing the heating of the handle when lifting the cooking pan cover during a cooking operation. The annular shaped knob base is sized to cover the raised central member and the annular steam vent ring with the knob base acting as a splash guard during a boil-over.
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Crabtree Edwin H.
Cronin Stephen K.
Hylton Robin A.
Margolis Donald W.
Pizarro Ramon L.
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