Combined cookware handle with a vacuum release valve

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the cookware handle with a vacuum release valve in which the valve is in the closed position;

FIG. 2 is another top perspective view of the cookware handle with a vacuum release valve in which the valve is in open position;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional elevation view thereof corresponding to section line 5-5 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a partial top plan view thereof isolating the release valve that forms a portion of the cookware handle;

FIG. 7 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional elevation view thereof corresponding to section line 8-8 in FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional elevation view thereof corresponding to section line 9-9 in FIG. 6.

The broken lines shown in the figures are included for the purposes of illustrating elements of the combined cookware handle with vacuum release valve and form no part of the claimed design.

The cross-sectional elevations of FIGS. 5, 8 and 9 illustrate the external shape of the claimed portions of the design shown in the external elevation and plan views.

The cookware handle and vacuum release valve shown separated in FIGS. 6, 7, 8 and 9 are for convenience of illustration.

Claims

The ornamental design for a combined cookware handle with a vacuum release valve, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D725746
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 11, 2013
Date of Patent: Mar 31, 2015
Assignee: Meyer Intellectual Properties Limited
Inventor: Stanley Kin Sui Cheng (Hillsborough, CA)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia Ramirez
Assistant Examiner: Gino Colan
Application Number: 29/469,580
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Valve Or Body Therefor (D23/233)