Miscellaneous hardware (e.g. – bushing – carpet fastener – caster – Sash balances – Spring
Patent
1995-11-08
1996-09-24
Mah, Chuck Y.
Miscellaneous hardware (e.g., bushing, carpet fastener, caster,
Sash balances
Spring
16110A, 16114A, 220759, A47J 4508
Patent
active
055578268
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a handle of heat insulating material, comprising a handle strap or a handle plate and an integrally attached fastening body, for cooking pots, braising pots, frying pans and like pot or bath-shaped metallic kitchenware which, in the region of the handle to be fastened, on the external surface of their wall have a respective projection, which is provided with a threaded bore and on which the fastening body, which in the fastening region has an engagement surface shaped complementarily to the outer wall and is provided with a recess for receiving the projection, may be placed and may be secured by means of a fastening screw screwed through a bore in the fastening body into the fastening bore, whereby the bore in the fastening body of the handle has a recess for the head of the fastening screw in which the head of the fastening screw is recessed in the predetermined fastened position.
The fastening of heat insulating handles--preferably manufactured from plastic material--to metallic pots, friers, pans and the like is effected in many cases so that a fastening projection is rivetted, welded or soldered onto the outer surface of the pot in the fastening region of the handles, which projection is provided with a threaded bore into which the threaded shaft of a fastening screw passed through a fastening bore in the handle may be screwed as in French Patent Application No. 2,683,136. The fastening bore is provided with an external recess in which the head of the fastening screw is recessed in the predetermined fastened position. This prevents the head of the fastening screw, which has an increased temperature due to thermal conduction during the cooking process from the pot wall via the projection and the threaded shaft, being able to be inadvertently contacted by the user which could lead not only to a burn but--due to the shock--also to dropping the pot. This inherently simple and proven method of fastening is, however, not necessarily aesthetically pleasing--at least with metal pots of the higher price ranges, particularly as the head, which is generally metallic and glossy, of the fastening screw is also still visible in the recess. The recess for its part also constitutes a site for the accumulation of dirt or washing residues and may itself only be maintained clean with difficulty.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
Against this background, it is the object of the invention to provide a heat insulating handle for metallic cooking pots and the like which is simply and economically installable and removable in the same manner but does not have the described disadvantages of the known handles and furthermore also has an optically attractive appearance which may also be altered, if required.
Starting from a handle of the type referred to above, this object is solved in accordance with the invention if provided in the region of the recess of the bore in the fastening body there is a cover closing the mouth of the recess. In the simplest case, this cover can be constituted by a low stopper or a closure disc fitted into the recess which then prevents the penetration of dirt into the recess. As a result of the colour of the cover differing from the colour of the actual handle, an additional aesthetically attractive effect can also be achieved.
In a further preferred embodiment of the invention the construction is such that a horizontal groove of small depth is provided which extends over the mouth of the recess and extends over the breadth of the fastening body and into which the strip-shaped cover, whose breadth corresponds to the breadth of the groove, is inserted. Particularly if such a strip-shaped cover is painted with a signal paint contrasting with the colour of the handle, this divides the handle in a delightful manner and provides an attractive appearance. On the other hand, the cover can of course be matched to the colour and surface structure of the handle so that after insertion into the groove it completely disappears optically. The manner of the fastening of
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Heinrich Berndes Produktionsgesellschaft mbH
Mah Chuck Y.
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