Abstract: A handle for use with cookware that has a base and a lid defining a cooking chamber. The handle is pivotally mountable to cookware about a horizontal axis and moves between a lifting position and a stored position. The handle has a cam for raising an edge of the lid when the handle is pivoted towards the stored position. A catch can be provided for positioning and holding the handle relative to the cookware. The catch has an elastically resilient member having a detent for engaging a recess positioned with the handle and is released by force applied to the handle.

Abstract: Retractable cord assembly has a power cord for supplying power to an electrical appliance and a plug top with electrical pins connected to one end of the cord for connection with a wall outlet. The power cord is coiled on a spring-loaded spool within the plug top and is extendable from the plug top. The spring-loaded spool provides a retracting force to retract the power cord back within the plug top.

Abstract: A domestic appliance has a heated heat transfer member located in or on its housing and a temperature sensor for measuring the operating temperature of the transfer member. User inputs are provided for selecting an optimized temperature setting for the transfer member. A temperature controller controls the operating temperature of the heat transfer member in response to signals from the temperature sensor to maintain it at or near the selected temperature setting. The power cord of the appliance has a plug top with electrical pins for connection with a wall outlet. The power cord is coiled on a spring-loaded spool within the plug top and is extendable from the plug top. The spring-loaded spool provides a retracting force to retract the power cord back within the plug top.

Abstract: A handle for use with cookware that has a base and a lid defining a cooking chamber. The handle is pivotally mountable to cookware about a horizontal axis and moves between a lifting position and a stored position. The handle has a cam for raising an edge of the lid when the handle is pivoted towards the stored position. A catch can be provided for positioning and holding the handle relative to the cookware. The catch has an elastically resilient member having a detent for engaging a recess positioned with the handle and is released by force applied to the handle.