Means For Detachably Securing A Handle To A Container Patents (Class 220/759)
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Patent number: 12089779Abstract: A griller for use on a barbecue which has a food retainer that has a top section hinged to a bottom section, the top section being releasably unlatchable to the bottom section to keep the food retainer selectively closed. A frame with a handle is pivotally attached to the food retainer, The latching mechanism, includes a rod that passes through the handle and frame to activate a latch that keeps the food retainer closed, and when the latching mechanism is activated, the two portions of the griller are separated and the contents become accessible. The rod is spring loaded to return it to a position within the confines of the food retainer when needed. The griller is designed to be carried from location to location with the food retainer vertical when latched, as well as with the food retainer a horizontal disposition also with the retainer latched.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Inventor: Bruce Loesch
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Patent number: 12070142Abstract: A drinking vessel, and a lid for a drinking vessel are provided, The lid has a rim from which a user can drink with a valve formed at the rim. A fluid coupling extends from the valve to the base of the drinking vessel. Drinking is by sucking from the rim of the lid. The fluid coupling ensures that the cup does not have to be tipped (to bring the liquid in contact with the rim) as is the case for a conventional cup with a so-called 360 degree drinking valve.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2021Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Christoph Dobrusskin, Amir Masoud Akbari Pazooki, Alfredo Cerullo
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Patent number: 11974701Abstract: According to one example, a cookware vessel includes a bracket coupled to an exterior of a vessel, and a detachable handle. The handle includes a grip portion, a coupling fixedly attached to the grip portion, an actuator rotatingly coupled to the handle, and a spring. The coupling has a channel that is configured to surround at least a portion of an upper horizontally extending rod of the bracket. The actuator has a top portion configured to engage and disengage an upper edge of the bracket when the actuator is rotated forward and backward. The actuator also has hooks configured to engage and disengage a lower horizontally extending rod of the bracket when the actuator is rotated forward and backward. The spring is configured to apply a force to the actuator so as to rotate the actuator forward, when the actuator is released by a user.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Meyer Intellectual Properties LimitedInventors: Hing Fai Chan, Stanley Kin Sui Cheng
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Patent number: 11968792Abstract: A chassis with built-in handles which do not add to dimensional clearance required for the chassis to be placed in a cavity includes a side plate, a mounting unit, and a handle. A mounting groove is defined on the side plate. The mounting unit is coupled to the side plate. The handle is partially clamped by the side plate and the mounting unit, and rotatably coupled with the side plate. By rotating the handle, the handle can be stored at least flush in the mounting groove.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Fulian Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co., LTD.Inventors: Wen-Hu Lu, Li-Yi Yin, Shu-Tong Wang
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Patent number: 11963631Abstract: A French press includes a flask, a pressing rod movable with respect to the flask, a filter system attached to an end of the pressing rod, a handle releasably attached to the flask, and a stopper assembly located in the handle. The stopper assembly includes a stopper movable relative to the handle and a biasing member contacting the stopper to press the stopper towards the flask.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: BRADSHAW HOMEInventor: Tom Barber
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Patent number: 11930821Abstract: An antimicrobial cover system for tubular structures includes a pair of identical cover portions. Each cover portion's outer surface is defined by an antimicrobial material and its inner surface is longitudinally corrugated. Each cover portion has a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge. The first longitudinal edge includes a first tab and a first socket, and the second longitudinal edge includes a second tab and a second socket. When the cover portions are adapted to encase a tubular structure, the first tab of a first of the cover portions is engaged in the second socket of a second of the cover portions, and the second tab of the second of the cover portions is engaged in the first socket of the first of the cover portions.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: EDS SURFACES, LLCInventor: Kenneth G. Trinder, II
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Patent number: 11932837Abstract: Tissue-processing containers are disclosed for facilitating multistep processing of tissue. Also disclosed are systems incorporating the tissue-processing containers that include shakers, incubators, controllers, and pumps. Multistep methods are disclosed for processing tissues using the tissue-processing containers. The tissue-processing containers are specially designed to achieve efficiencies in automated tissue processing, exposure of tissues to processing media, and multistep tissue processing protocols. The described tissue-processing containers comprise a cup-like cavity comprising a middle hole covered by a mesh screen, troughs for separate processing steps, and are stackable in a substantially airtight and substantially watertight manner. Tissues for processing using the described tissue-processing containers include nerve tissue.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Axogen CorporationInventors: Daniel Barousse, Gerhard Andrew Foelsche
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Patent number: 11919130Abstract: The present invention is directed to a tool for handling pitot tube covers, which are configured in a general cylindrical shape. This tool includes a threaded post configured to receive an external extension. The bottom of the tool is constituted by two parallel support arms with a slot therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: DeGroff Aviation TechnologiesInventors: Steven A. DeGroff, Phillip R. Russel, David J. Hockemeyer
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Patent number: 11896165Abstract: A rack holder configured to securely hold a rack or tray used to hold food items during cooking is described. The rack holder may include bracket with a lower lip and a top lip. The bracket may be affixed to a support bar with an offset portion extending downward. The support bar may also include a handle support portion where one or more handles are affixed to the rack holder. The rack holder may provide a fitting engagement with a rack to remove the rack from a cooking environment and to transport the rack to another preparation station.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2019Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: PITCO FRIALATOR, INC.Inventors: Steven Savage, Karl M. Searl, Steven J. Cyr, Steven Gallerani
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Patent number: 11871876Abstract: A removable handle for a cooking container having a side wall extending upward by an outwardly curved portion including a free end, the removable handle extending in a longitudinal direction and including an internal support member and an external support member designed to rest against, respectively, an inner surface and an outer surface of the side wall, an upper support member designed to rest against the free end, a lock movable in translation between an open position and a closed position, with the lock including a blocking wall designed to be separated from the internal support member when the lock is in the open position and designed to generate a force on the free end when the lock is in the closed position, a gripping body that extends along the longitudinal direction and a structural part that includes the internal support member and the upper support member.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Inventors: Michel Bouvet, Denis Gruaz, Michel Montgelard
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Patent number: 11857116Abstract: A detachable handle for a cooking vessel includes a body 10; a lever 20 hinged to a lower portion of the body 10; a pressing member 30 installed to be movable forwardly and backwardly in the body 10; a spring 40 elastically supporting the pressing member 30; a cover 50 installed at an upper portion of the body 10; and a button 60 installed to be elastically movable in the cover 50. Accordingly, functionality and usability of the detachable handle for a cooking vessel may be further improved.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Inventor: Won Jun Yang
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Patent number: 11849824Abstract: A protective wrap system protects the handles of a purse or other bag and provides a gripping surface to resist tendency of the purse to slip when supported by the handles. The system includes a wrap configured to wrap around a purse handle and a grip that couples to the wrap and is positioned outside the wrap on the underside of the handle. The system provides protection to the handles from contact with a user's hand or other surface. The system further provides a gripping surface configured to grip a contoured surface without damaging or leaving residue on the surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2023Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: NO SACRIFICE BAGS INC.Inventor: Donna Lee Elizabeth Lehtonen
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Patent number: 11787606Abstract: A flip straw cup assembly haying a container body, a lid that may be detachable and a straw assembly. The lid includes a flip straw that is biased towards an extended position and retractable into a recess and securable by a flip lock. The straw assembly includes a straw body, a cap and a resealable seam extending the longitudinal length of the straw body that is adapted to open the straw body for cleaning.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2023Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: MUNCHKIN, INC.Inventors: Agnes Yena Lee, Sung Yun Chan, Kevin Douglas Johnson, Dewey Yu
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Patent number: 11744408Abstract: The present invention relates to a removable cookware handle having an elongated handle section. The elongated handle section has first and second ends, wherein at the first end of the handle section there is the means for removable attachment to the attachment point on a cookware container and a means for locking the removable handle to the attachment point. The attachment point in on the cookware container comprises a bracket that has a depending section attached to a side wall of the cookware container and a flange at the top edge of the depending section and extending outwardly from the side wall of the cookware container. A non-circular elongated opening is centrally located through the flange and generally orientated with its longitudinal axis generally parallel to the side wall of the cookware container. The opening is sized and shaped to engage with the means for removable attachment on the handle.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2019Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Ensembl Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Servaites, Christopher Harsacky, Elizabeth K. Swanson
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Patent number: 11717099Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide a user with a commonly used item such as a drinking vessel, with the fun characteristics of a firearm. The present invention is a drinking vessel with an interchangeable handle. More specifically, the handle comprises an exterior as that of a handle grip for a firearm. The present invention allows a user to interchange the handle of the drinking vessel with that of a handle grip for a firearm, providing endless combinations and options. The drinking vessel may comprise a variety of materials, including but not limited to, plastic, ceramic, and glass.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Inventor: Justinn Acosta
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Patent number: 11703265Abstract: A disposable cooler can include: (1) a body having a base and a plurality of support walls coupled to the base, the plurality of support walls and the base defining an interior cavity of the body, and the plurality of support walls extending upwardly from the base to form an opening at an upper terminus of the body in fluid communication with the interior cavity; (2) a lid configured to reversibly couple with the body, the lid shaped to cover the opening of the body; and (3) a handle for carrying the cooler which is extends along a first support wall, the base, an opposite support wall, and above and beyond the lid so that a user can carry and/or transport the cooler with one hand while keeping the other hand free. The body, lid, and handle can be made entirely of a compostable, recyclable, and/or biodegradable.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2020Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Igloo Products Corp.Inventors: Vasanthi Iyer, John Maldonado, Roque Barros
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Patent number: 11690483Abstract: A cookware system, including a cookware member, with an internal region for heating food and an outer edge disposed about a perimeter of the cookware member. The outer edge including a first pair of adjacent slots extending through a thickness of the outer edge and inwardly from the perimeter; the first pair of slots defining a first notch having a top surface and a bottom surface. There is a first removable handle, including a grip member at a first end, an engagement member at a second end, and an extension member interconnecting the grip member to the engagement member. The engagement member includes a first leg, a second leg, a first crossbar, and a second crossbar; and the first crossbar is interconnected between the first leg and the second leg and the second crossbar is spaced from the first crossbar and interconnected between the first leg and the second leg.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: FAMATEL USA LLCInventor: Carlos Jose Latre Navarro
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Patent number: 11667438Abstract: An improved gripping member for a weight bearing container. The gripping member is specifically designed to either replace an existing gripping member, or improve a two part handle for a weight bearing container by providing a larger diameter gripping surface. The improved gripping member is formed of two identical mating halves that can be releasably attached to form a cylindrical gripping surface with a relatively large diameter. When attached about an existing gripping member or wire handle portion of a two part handle the inventive gripping member provides a large diameter gripping surface to distribute the weight of the container about a larger portion of the user's palm.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Inventor: John Joseph
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Patent number: 11659920Abstract: Improvements in a carrying handle cushion for a wire to provide a handle or grip for a wire handle of a bucket to increase the tactile surface area. The grip uses two gates on opposite sides of the handle where the wire handle (from the bucket) passes through the grip. The wire passes through a one-way lock that retains the handle to prevent the grip from being accidentally dislodged from the bucket wire. Lifting the handle on the wire will engage the handle using only the weight of a filled bucket. While a low amount of force can be applied to engage the grip onto the wire, the handle is not removed with an inverse force. Upon engagement of the grip there is an audible and tactile indication that the grip has been completely engaged on to the bucket wire.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Inventor: Jack Werdowatz
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Patent number: 11612274Abstract: A removable handle is designed to cooperate with a cooking container having a side wall extended upwards by an outwardly-curved portion including a free end and includes a latch that can be moved between an open and a closed positions. The latch includes a locking panel designed to generate a force on the free end in the closed position, under the action of a means of pressurization, the force having a vertical component F for locking the free end against an upper supporting body. The latch has a protruding body and the handle includes a hollow body or reciprocally. In the closed position, the protruding body and the hollow body are fitted into each other to prevent the latch from recoiling when the free end generates, on the locking panel, a force having a component F1 opposite to the vertical component F with an intensity greater than a predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Inventor: Michel Montgelard
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Patent number: 11607081Abstract: A removable handle, particularly for cooking containers for food, includes a base portion adapted to be fixed immovably to a wall of a cooking vessel and having a coupling body; and a handle portion adapted to be detachably fixed to the base portion and including a coupling cavity to receive the coupling body of the base portion. The coupling body is insertable in the coupling cavity along a main coupling direction. A locking and unlocking lever which can be activated to lock and unlock the coupling body inside said coupling cavity is also part of the removable handle. The lever is hinged to the handle portion about an axis of rotation substantially parallel to the main coupling direction. The lever includes at least a first relief, the coupling body has at least a second relief to engage with the first relief.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: LA TERMOPLASTIC F.B.M. S.R.L.Inventor: Marco Munari
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Patent number: 11576530Abstract: A detachable coupling arrangement (1) for connecting a handle (2) to a utensil comprises a male portion (5), a female portion (4) adapted to receive the male portion (5), and a stop element (6) for preventing movement of the male portion (5) relative to the female portion (4) in an upward direction (A) A first retention element and a resiliently deformable second retention element (8) are configured to cooperate to prevent movement in a downward direction (B) when the female portion (4) is coupled to the male portion (5). The first retention element includes a retention surface and a lower surface (23). The second retention element (8) engages the lower surface (23), as the male portion (5) is received in the female portion (4) in the upward direction, and resiliently deforms so that the second retention element (8) locates over the first retention element and abuts against the retention surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2016Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventor: Davide Bonaccorso
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Patent number: 11565851Abstract: A universal handle attachment tool comprises a body having a plurality of tool sides each having a container interface surface operable to engage a face of a particular container, and having a container handle interface slot operable to receive a handle of the container. The slot can comprise a keyed profile operable to interface and lock the handle attachment tool to the container. The container interface surface extends in opposing directions beyond the slot to facilitate distribution of one or more loads acting between the face of the container and the handle attachment tool to facilitate manipulation of the container. A container for storage of at least one object comprises a container body defined by a plurality of sidewalls, and a recessed portion formed a sidewall defining a recessed cavity. The container has a handle spanning the recessed cavity, whereby the recessed cavity facilitates clearance of at least one finger of a user upon grasping the handle.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventor: Joseph E. Grella
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Patent number: 11512814Abstract: A gas cylinder mobility aid is provided. A gas cylinder mobility aid for attachment to a collar of a gas cylinder, comprising a base plate having an upper surface and a lower surface. One or more coupling members affixed to the lower surface of the base plate wherein the one or more coupling members are positioned to form a frictional fit with the collar of the gas cylinder. A vertical member affixed at the center of said base plate and a handle rotatably attached to the vertical member such that the handle is present above the upper surface of the base plate and the handle rotates about the vertical member.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Inventor: Richard Bradley Taves
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Patent number: 10849463Abstract: A mobile apparatus for cooking food includes a lid (34) and a main body (13) that defines a cooking compartment (32) in which a container (11) is adapted to be inserted. The container (11) is provided with a bottom wall (12) and at least one lateral wall (14). The container is also provided with at least two gripping elements laterally associated in an opposite position with respective perimeter portions of the container (11).Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2016Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: DE' LONGHI APPLIANCES S.R.L. CON UNICO SOCIOInventors: Giuseppe De' Longhi, Gianpaolo Trevisan, Renzo Mazzon
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Patent number: 10633145Abstract: A plastic container used for holding fluid material with an attachable handle is provided. The container includes a body, a plurality of walls, a spout, an attachable handle and a sliding structure. The spout is a hollow, cylindrical portion that extends from an opening in one of the walls. The cylindrical portion is configured to insert or remove the fluid material from the container. The attachable handle includes a rail structure that further includes a pair of non-parallel offset rails and a latch. The latch has a latching surface that is located at the ends of the offset rails farthest from each other. The slide structure includes a generally rectangular projection. The projection further includes a pair of non-parallel offset grooves and a latching surface. The latching surface is located where the grooves are farthest from each other. The offset grooves are adapted to mate with the offset rails and are fully engaged by the offset rails when the latch is engaged with the latching surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Silgan Plastics LLCInventors: Laura Flanagan-Kent, Stephen J. Kocis, David A. Hayward, Frederick P. Minkemeyer, Gary L. Mengeu, Edmund L. White
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Patent number: 10016096Abstract: The kitchen utensil includes a container and a handle. The outer upper perimeter of the container bears an extending retaining bracket provided with at least one opening for the engagement and reception of a hook-shaped end of a latching tab of the handle. The handle also bears a latch mounted slidingly and able to occupy at least an unlocked position and a locked position in which it is pushed back under the action of a return, to extend, on the opposite side relative to the latching tab, under the retaining bracket of the container. The latch is mounted sliding on the handle in a direction forming an acute angle relative to the plane of the retaining bracket so as to tighten toward the retaining bracket under the action of the return to the locked position.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2017Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: CRISTELInventors: Paul Dodane, Emmanuel Brugger, Pascal Drouville
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Patent number: 9888813Abstract: A dismountable hand grip include a connection block, a hand grip, two locking pieces, an elastic component and two pins; wherein: there is a connection chamber at a front end of the hand grip; the two locking pieces are both provided inside the connection chamber and symmetrically connected to the front end of the hand grip through a pin respectively, in order to enable themselves to rotate around the pin inside of the connection chamber; there is a clip unit at the front end of the locking piece, and a compression unit is at a back and connected with the hand grip through the elastic component; and wherein a back part of the connection block is provided with a connection unit which is inserted into the connection chamber, wherein the connection unit is provided with a clip slot, which matches with the clip unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2015Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: ZHEJIANG NOVIA INDUSTRY & TRADE CO., LTDInventors: Huacheng Hu, Guoxiang Pan
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Patent number: 9815319Abstract: Holder devices for bulk paint cans comprising planar ergonomic handles having a C-shaped “jaw” that engages only the conventional upper, lip rim of a paint can so that the can may be held at a conveniently inclined angle in one hand during brush painting to permit unobstructed access to the paint. The jaw is common for all sizes of paint cans, as the ring-type can lip is common in its radial dimension and thickness. A slot with optional keeper is provided to retain bails. Three embodiments are shown: a Universal type and two dedicated types, for Quart and Gallon cans, respectively. A magnet provided on the holder retains a paint brush oriented over the paint contents to catch drips. The transition section of the holder is flat to provide a surface on which the holder can be stood upright, and as a hammer to reseal the paint can lid.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Inventor: Mark A. Cooper
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Patent number: 9784301Abstract: An apparatus includes a body, a collar, a fastener and a retainer. The body extends between first and second sides. The collar sealingly engages the first side and extends into an aperture in the body. The fastener engages the second side and extends through the collar to a distal end. The retainer is mated with the fastener at the distal end. The collar and the fastener cooperate to limit rotation therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventor: David E. Gambardella
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Patent number: 9332882Abstract: Shape memory insulators comprising a first layer of core material, such as polymeric insulative material, and a second, shape memory layer of elastomeric material, for attachment to objects. The shape memory layer may comprise silicone rubber, silicone gum, silicon crepe, and/or silicone gel, for example. The shape memory insulator may be part of a handle for an object, such as a pot or pan, for example, or other objects and devices requiring continuous and/or repetitive manual operation. The shape memory polymeric material may conform to the shape of the user's hand when the handle is gripped by a user's hand. When the grip is released, the shape memory material returns to its original shape. The shape memory insulators provide insulation as well as improving comfort and/or control over the engagement and use of objects, while decreasing arm and hand wear and/or strain of those using the objects.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2014Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Hudson Home Group LLCInventor: Rick Lapine
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Patent number: 9278782Abstract: A handle assembly for a container includes a baseplate and a handle portion. A post extends from an arm of the handle portion and is configured to allow the baseplate to be snapped onto the post. In turn, the baseplate may be fastened or otherwise attached to the container. When lifting the container, the handle is rotated from a stored position and mechanically halted in a lifting position with interlocking complementary stops coupled to the handle portion and baseplate, respectively. In one embodiment, the stops include complementarily angled surfaces that are placed in interlocking bearing contact when the handle portion is in the lifting position. A biasing member coupled to the handle portion and engaged with the baseplate biases the handle portion toward the stored position.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2010Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Becklin Holdings, Inc.Inventor: Douglas J. Fjelland
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Patent number: 9220374Abstract: A removable holding device for manipulating a cooking utensils has a shell having an internal cavity that opens laterally on a front face thereof via an oblong orifice. The internal cavity is adapted to receive a lug of the cooking utensil when the lug is inserted through the oblong orifice. A locking mechanism is received within a clearance chamber in the shell that is at least partially closed. The locking mechanism cooperates with an opening in the lug when the lug is received in the internal cavity. The shell is a single piece.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2012Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: CRISTEL (A FRENCH COMPANY)Inventors: Paul Dodane, Pascal Drouville
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Patent number: 9211039Abstract: A cooking utensil has a food container, such as a cooking basket, and a lift bracket attached the sidewall of the food container. The lift bracket includes a riser portion having a catch opening and an outwardly extending upper ledge portion having an insertion opening in vertical plane alignment with the catch opening of the riser portion. A lift handle engages the lift bracket on the food container through the insertion opening in the lift bracket. An inwardly projecting catch tip on the engagement end of the lift handle can be made to catch the catch opening in the riser portion of the lift bracket when the lift bracket engagement end of the lift handle is fully inserted in the lift bracket. When the food container is lifted by the handle, the weight of the food container will maintain the engagement of the lift handle and lift bracket.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Charcoal Companion IncorporatedInventors: Cory Thomas Borovicka, Kwame Phillips-Solomon
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Patent number: 9138105Abstract: What is described is a support to be fixed to flying pans and the like, comprising a thin curved element (3) configured so as to irremovably embrace a connecting protuberance (13) of a handle (14). On the outer surface (50) of said element (3) two pairs of lateral incisions (10) are provided which define lateral portions (11) of the curved element (3) to be force fit into lateral grooves (12) of the connecting protuberance (13).Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2009Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: SANMIRO S.R.L.Inventor: Ercole Valsecchi
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Patent number: 9125523Abstract: A releasable connection between a pan and a handle comprises a bracket, which is provided with a hole and intended to project laterally from the body of the pan, and an engaging mechanism, which is intended to be arranged on the handle and which comprises an engaging tooth which is inserted into said hole and a cam element which is rotatable into a locked position for pushing with a first cam surface against a corresponding edge of the said hole so as to clamp a part of the bracket between the first said cam surface and a facing projecting part of the engaging mechanism. A strip allowing sliding of the cam and pressing against the edge of the hole is arranged between the said first cam surface and the corresponding edge of the hole. Advantageously the bracket may be made as one piece with an aluminum pan.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2011Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: GBB SRLInventor: Giuseppe Bogani
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Patent number: 9072408Abstract: The invention relates to a fitting part (01) for manually handling a useful object, in particular a cooking or roasting vessel, having a carrying part (02) which can be fixedly connected to the wall of the object or of the vessel or is a constituent part of the wall, having a handle part (07) which can be pushed onto the carrying part (02) in a joining direction and can be detachably attached thereto, having a latching device, in which the latching element can be moved from an unlocked position and into a locked position by means of a spring force, wherein the latching element in the locked position bears with a latching surface against an abutment in order to prevent the handle part (07) from being removed from the carrying part (02), wherein an operating element for unlocking the latching device is provided, the operating element and the abutment being arranged on the handle part (07) and the latching element being arranged on the carrying part (02).Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Baumgarten Handle Systems KGInventors: Ralf Christian Baumgarten, Michael Besche, Stefan Klaus
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Patent number: 9016494Abstract: An expandable item carrying device facilitates carrying items such as groceries and the like. The device includes a container having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending upwardly from a perimeter edge of the bottom wall defining an interior space. A top edge of the perimeter wall defines an opening into the interior space. The perimeter wall has a pair of opposed ends sides and a pair of longitudinal sides extending between the opposed end sides. The longitudinal sides and the bottom wall are compactable along a longitudinal axis of the bottom wall. A primary handle comprises opposed ends coupled to a first one of the longitudinal sides of the perimeter wall.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Inventor: Alba Hernandez
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Patent number: 9016515Abstract: A removable handle assembly for a cooking vessel a gripping body, a front end of which forms a flared jaw. The flared jaw has projections adapted to clamp the wall of a vessel. The projections are substantially linear in shape in directions that intersect in front of the gripping body. A flared mobile jaw is mounted on the gripping body to rotate about a first axis between a release position and a clamping position. The flared jaw has two projections (504) of substantially linear shape in directions that intersect in front of the gripping body. An actuating lever mounted on the gripping body rotates about a second axis between a deployed position and a retracted position. A mechanism actuated by the actuating lever locks the mobile jaw in the clamping position.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2012Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Amefa France SAInventors: Bernard LaFleur, Luc Josancy
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Patent number: 9010558Abstract: The invention relates to a bottle container with a handle. A mounting projecting portion is provided on the bottle body, and a handle member is provided with a mounting hole which allows the mounting projecting portion to be inserted thereinto, and a handle portion which extends from the mounting portion, and is mounted on the bottle body by inserting the mounting projecting portion into the mounting hole, and then rotating the mounting projecting portion relative to the bottle body. The bottle body is provided with a rotation preventing member which accommodates the handle portion to prevent the relative rotation of the bottle body and the handle member in a state where the handle member has been mounted.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaaki Sasaki, Yoshiyuki Kakuta, Takao Ilzuka
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Patent number: 8997930Abstract: Various embodiments of ladders, ladder components, accessories for ladders, ladder systems and related methods are provided. In one embodiment a ladder and platform system is provided having at least two ladders and a platform or plank. The platform or plank has coupling mechanisms that provide adjustable but secure coupling of the platform to the ladders, either with the top cap or with the rungs. Other embodiments include storage devices and paint trays for use with ladders and ladder systems incorporating such devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2010Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Wing Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: N. Ryan Moss, Ryan Crawford, Ben K. Jackson, Stephen E. Boynton, Heidi Phillips, Keith Emmel
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Patent number: 8978924Abstract: A tool box is equipped with a dual-colored handle. The dual-colored handle includes a frame of a color and a pad of another color. The frame is formed with two axles. The pad is formed with two rings each. Each of the rings is placed around and on a corresponding one of the axles as the frame and the pad are joined together.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2013Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Inventor: Yung-Yuan Liu
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Publication number: 20150069076Abstract: A tool box is equipped with a dual-colored handle. The dual-colored handle includes a frame of a color and a pad of another color. The frame is formed with two axles. The pad is formed with two rings each. Each of the rings is placed around and on a corresponding one of the axles as the frame and the pad are joined together.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2013Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventor: Yung-Yuan LIU
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Publication number: 20150053706Abstract: A grab bar comprising a body with open opposite ends and diametrically opposed apertures close to the open ends; and a cap supporting a central leg supporting flexible side legs, each side leg comprising a protrusion at a free extremity thereof and being adapted to flex inwards toward the central leg as the central leg is inserted within the body from the open end thereof until the protrusions engage a respective the apertures in the body and emerge out of the outer surface of the body, and the cap is generally flush with an edge of the open end of the body; and the side legs being adapted to flex inwards toward the central leg as the protrusions are pushed toward the central leg thereby disengaging the protrusions from the apertures in the body and allowing the cap to be pulled out from the open end of the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventors: ROCH NOLET, LUC PETITPAS, FRANCIS CÔTÉ, YVAN MARCOUX
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Publication number: 20150053707Abstract: A cooking utensil has a food container, such as a cooking basket, and a lift bracket attached the sidewall of the food container. The lift bracket includes a riser portion having a catch opening and an outwardly extending upper ledge portion having an insertion opening in vertical plane alignment with the catch opening of the riser portion. A lift handle engages the lift bracket on the food container through the insertion opening in the lift bracket. An inwardly projecting catch tip on the engagement end of the lift handle can be made to catch the catch opening in the riser portion of the lift bracket when the lift bracket engagement end of the lift handle is fully inserted in the lift bracket. When the food container is lifted by the handle, the weight of the food container will maintain the engagement of the lift handle and lift bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventors: Cory Thomas Borovicka, Kwame Phillips-Solomon
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Patent number: 8919604Abstract: A hand-held vessel has a bottom wall, a sidewall and a supportive strap attached to the bottom wall and the sidewall. The bottom wall and sidewall have an inner and outer surface. The sidewall extends from the bottom wall, whereby the inner surfaces of the bottom wall and sidewall define a cavity for holding fluids or loose materials therein. The strap has a first end and a second end, whereby the first end is fixedly attached to the sidewall and the second end is selectively secured to the bottom wall. The strap is adaptable to accept a user's hand disposed between the strap and the outer surface of the sidewall. The strap urges the hand against the outer surface of the sidewall to secure the vessel to the hand and stabilize the vessel with respect to movement relative to the hand.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2013Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Bercom International, LLCInventors: Mark W. Bergman, Matthew V. Leyden, Jeffrey B. Waffensmith
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Patent number: 8915396Abstract: A grip device has an element that can be moved in relation to fixed element between an open position and a closed position in which the two elements are adapted in such a way as to grip a wall, a displacement device which enables the displacement of the mobile element and the adjustment of the distance separating the two elements in a closed position to the thickness of the gripped wall, and a blocking device, which are adapted in such a way as to immobilize the mobile element in the adjusted closed position. The blocking device can be moved between a release position and a blocking position in which they immobilize the mobile element by friction in the adjusted closed position.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2007Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: SEB SAInventor: Christophe Lorthioir
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Patent number: 8887943Abstract: A decorative serving container system that includes a serving dish, a ring element, and a cover element. At least two ring element handle portions extend outwardly from a ring element lip, wherein each ring element handle portion has a shape that substantially corresponds to the shape of a serving dish handle, wherein each ring element handle portion includes a handle skirt portion that extends downwardly from the handle portion and is formed to be positionable around at least a portion of a serving dish handle and provide frictional engagement of the handle skirt portion with at least a portion of the serving dish handle. The cover element has one or more handles formed to be at least partially received within a recess of the ring element.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2013Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Inventor: Sabine S. Miller
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Publication number: 20140319159Abstract: Lids, e.g., for cookware such as pots and pans are disclosed. The lids have removable handles and are stackable when the handles are removed. The handles are removable from and attachable to the lids without the use of tools.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2013Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventor: Wieslaw J. Bochenek
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Patent number: 8863981Abstract: A support device for use with paint containers with wire bail handles. The support device allows a user to safely and easily hang a paint container from the step of a ladder. The support device includes a ladder rung hook member attached to the upper portion of the device handle. The handle is attached to a body portion. The lower portion of the body contains a wire bail catch feature, and support wall that contacts the side of the paint container. The device supports a paint container in a downward angle to better facilitate user access to the contents of the paint container. The device quickly attaches to a paint container.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2010Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Inventor: Norston Lin Fontaine