Means For Detachably Securing A Handle To A Container Patents (Class 220/759)
  • Patent number: 8857657
    Abstract: An article of cookware has a hollow outward extending handle that is subdivided into a flange, a tubular or hollow grip portion and a terminal portion that seals the grip portion. The terminal portion is also hollow, but has a downward facing aperture to facilitate storage in a vertical position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Meyer Intellectual Properties Limited
    Inventor: Robert A. Rae
  • Patent number: 8857641
    Abstract: A molded plastic tank, optionally a septic tank, for containing liquid, comprises two injection molded plastic half tanks that have concave exterior walls and integral flanges, and that nest within each other for shipment or storage. Lengthwise ends of the half tanks have grips, for manual or machine lifting of the half tank from the top of a concave-down stack of half tanks, and for then assembling whole tanks. A sling is used to machine lift one or several half tanks by attachment to the grips or to lifting lugs at the top of the half tank. A corrugated septic tank having spaced apart access port regions has a grid of ribs in the exterior top valley corrugations and running across the access port region, to provide strength during testing and use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Infiltrator Systems Inc
    Inventors: Roy E. Moore, Jr., Paul R. Holbrook, Bryan A. Coppes, Nimish Gandhi
  • Patent number: 8827098
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a lid for a vessel has a generally planar body with top side and bottom side, a handle receptacle extending below the bottom side of the generally planar body, and a grasping portion of a handle adapted to fit within the handle receptacle which is rotatably movable between two configurations. In a fully extended configuration, the grasping portion of the handle rises above the top side of the generally planar body of the lid. In a fully retracted configuration, the grasping portion of the handle is fully beneath the generally planar body of the top side of the lid. A combined height of the lid and the vessel, when the lid is engaged with the vessel, may be at least 23.8% less when in the fully retracted configuration compared to the fully extended configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Inventor: Daniel Glanz
  • Patent number: 8827110
    Abstract: The handle end portions are attached to the tray by separate connectors. The tray has spaced openings to receive the connectors. Each connector has an anchor-shaped section which is received in a tray opening and a section which engages a handle end portion. The anchor-shaped section has arms which flex to permit the connector to be received in the tray opening and thereafter return to their extended position to cooperate with the tray to securely attach the connector to the tray and prevent free rotation of the connector. The handle engaging section includes a hook-shaped member which is received an opening in the handle end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Texpak, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Franzone, Jr., John Sperling
  • Publication number: 20140239005
    Abstract: The device comprises an internal support upper arm and an external support lower arm, designed to work together so that, by gripping, the upper arm and the lower arm push against an internal face and an external face, respectively, of the lateral vessel wall; a tightening arm which rotates around an axis between an unlocked and a locked position in which the tightening arm pushes against the lateral wall and works with one of the two lower and upper arms to pin the lateral wall against at least one of the arms; and movement means designed to manually shifted between an open and closed position and to rotate the tightening arm when moving from an open to a closed position. In addition, provision is made of anti-return means, separate from the movement means, for blocking the rotation of the tightening arm in the opposite direction from the tightening direction when said tightening arm is in the locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventor: Pascal Cuillery
  • Patent number: 8807387
    Abstract: Provided is a removable handle for a kitchen object, having a lateral wall extending upwardly by a part that is curved back towards the outside, the handle comprising an inner jaw and an outer jaw to be respectively brought against the inner and outer surfaces of the lateral wall, the two jaws being mobile in relation to each other between an open position and a closed position wherein they pinch the lateral wall. The outer jaw comprises a groove that can receive the free end of the curved part of the lateral wall in abutment when the jaws are in the closed position thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventor: Michel Montgelard
  • Publication number: 20140217110
    Abstract: A handle unit of a detachable grilling pan includes: a lock element, which is disposed in the body of the grill; and a handle module, which is disposed in the grilling pan of the grill; thereinto, the handle module having a housing, a lock catch element and a repositioning element, the lock catch element is movably forward and backward laterally disposed inside the housing, one end of the lock catch element is disposed with a catch portion, the catch portion extends out of the housing, the repositioning element abuts against the lock catch element and the housing therebetween, the catch portion is locked to the lock element. The catch portion is locked to the lock element. To disassemble the grilling pan, pressing the lock catch element laterally to detach the lock element and the lock catch element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: TSANN KUEN (ZHANGZHOU) ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiqiang DAI, Yu-Cheng CHEN
  • Publication number: 20140158701
    Abstract: Provided is a removable grip device (1) for a pot for cooking food, said removable grip device (1) comprising a grip body (7), attachment means that can be connected to the cooking pot and disconnected therefrom, and an electrical energy source (6). The removable grip device (1) comprises an electromechanical device fed by the energy source (6) and suitable for actuating a mechanical device, and control means for controlling the operation and the shut-off of the electromechanical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Jocelyn Bonnel, Michel Montgelard, Jose Luis Herrada
  • Patent number: 8714386
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bottle body and a handle member mounted on the bottle body. A mounting projecting portion forming a polygonal cross-sectional shape projects from the bottle body, and the handle member is provided with a mounting hole forming a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape into which the mounting projecting portion is inserted. The handle member is mounted on the bottle body such that four side portions of the mounting hole are brought into pressure contact with a pair of lateral pressure-contacting portions and a pair of axial pressure-contacting portions on the outer peripheral edge of the polygonal cross-sectional shape by inserting the mounting projecting portion into the mounting hole, and then relatively rotating the bottle body and the handle member. Accordingly, a bottle container with a handle having simple structure and capable of firmly fixing the bottle body and the handle member to each other can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Sasaki, Yoshiyuki Kakuta, Takao Iizuka
  • Patent number: 8714404
    Abstract: A refuse container has a bin defining a cavity and a lid selectively inhibiting access to the cavity. A pair of opposing brackets is located below the lid. The brackets are in laterally spaced relationship such that a space is located between portions of the brackets. Each bracket has opposing inner and outer face portions with an interior gap formed between therebetween. The interior gap is fluidly isolated from the cavity. A rib is located within the interior gaps such that each rib extends inwardly relative to the space between the brackets. A retention bar is coupled to each bracket and spans the space from one bracket to the other bracket wherein opposing ends of the retention bar extend into the interior gap of each bracket, and an exposed portion of the retention bar spans the space between the brackets. The end portions of the retention bar abut the ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Orbis Canada Limited
    Inventors: Narayan Raghunathan, Basil Thompson Martheenal
  • Publication number: 20140076911
    Abstract: A releasable connection between a pan and a handle comprises a bracket, which is provided with a hole (16) 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 (17) which is inserted into said hole (16) and a cam element (19) which is rotatable into a locked position for pushing with a first cam surface (23) against a corresponding edge (15) of the said hole (16) so as to clamp a part (21) of the bracket (11) between the first said cam surface (23) and a facing projecting part (20) of the engaging mechanism. A strip (23) allowing sliding of the cam and pressing against the edge of the hole is arranged between the said first cam surface (23) and the corresponding edge (15) of the hole. Advantageously the bracket may be made as one piece with an aluminium pan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventor: Giuseppe Bogani
  • Patent number: 8662328
    Abstract: An interconnecting container system is described. Each container has a rounded rectangular parallelepiped body with four symmetrical sidewalls, a rounded square base and a rounded square top. An elongated sidewall slot is provided on each sidewall, the slot has a surrounding lip thereby creating an internal edge recess. The sidewall slot has an open end and an adjoining closed end. The adjoining closed end is centrally disposed along a transversal axis of the rectangular sidewall. A similarly constructed elongated base slot is provided on the base. The adjoining closed end of the base slot is centrally disposed on the square base. A neck is centrally provided on the top and extends from the top, it has a surrounding rim and an opening thereon. The rim of the neck and the internal recess of the base slot and the sidewall slot are dimensioned and shaped for sliding and interconnecting engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: 9224-9838 Quebec Inc.
    Inventor: Raymond Boisvert
  • Publication number: 20140021213
    Abstract: A universal pot lid handling device is described. The device can include an elongated handle portion and a clamping portion slidably coupled to the handle portion. The handle portion can include a fixed jaw at a distal end thereof and the clamping portion can include a moveable jaw. The fixed jaw and the moveable jaw can have opposing, longitudinally extending gripping portions. The fixed jaw and the moveable jaw can include spacing portions and the gripping portions of the fixed jaw and the moveable jaw can extend from the respective spacing portions. The clamping portion can include a longitudinally extending guide and the handle portion can include a receiving portion adapted to receive the guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventor: MICHAEL CAPLAN
  • Patent number: 8622239
    Abstract: Improvement in a can of the type which comprises: a body portion; a neck portion of reduced contour and having an upper end edge provided with an outer peripheral projection and defining the contour of an upper opening; a transition portion joining the body portion and the neck portion; and a lid having a peripheral tubular portion to be fitted in the interior of the upper opening of the neck portion and having a free upper edge carrying an outer circumferential rib under which is applied an annular gasket to be seated onto the upper outer edge of the neck portion upon the fitting of the lid in the upper opening. The transition portion may externally incorporate, in a single piece, a plurality of spaced apart longitudinal ribs joining the transition portion to an adjacent lower region of the neck portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Brasilata S.A. Embalagens Metálicas
    Inventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares, Pedro Bruni Labate, Manoel Jose Guarda
  • Patent number: 8608020
    Abstract: A handle fixture device, comprising, a cooking vessel; a retaining element attached to the cooking vessel; and a contact is provided between the retaining element on one side and a handle-side retaining device on the other side, wherein the contact is at least one of point shaped and line shaped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: WMF Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG
    Inventors: Hans-Friedrich Fehse, Stephan Grabbe, Martin Geiger, Ragnar Jehle, Peter Kneer, Maria Mormone, Peter Ramminger, Dieter Reinhard, Heinz Schmidt, Peter Tatzelt, Friedhelm Uglorz
  • Patent number: 8608019
    Abstract: A reusable, foldable, detachable handle is disclosed that can grip a drinking vessel by pressing against both the upper and lower rims of the vessel, thereby providing stable and reliable attachment thereto. The detachable handle can be folded when not in use for easy carrying and storage, and when in use it can be fixed in an unfolded configuration by a sleeve or flap that spans a foldable portion. Preferred embodiments allow attachment to vessels of different heights by being adjustable in length and/or by including a plurality of base-gripping features at different locations along the handle. Some preferred embodiments include gripping spike that enhances gripping security by applying opposing pressure to the upper rim. The gripping spike can be fixed in location or slidable along the handle. Further preferred embodiments include a bottle opener, and some preferred embodiments are attachable to a key ring or include a key ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Inventor: David T. Wren
  • Patent number: 8573438
    Abstract: This application relates to the field of removable handles for cookware. The use of a single interchangeable and removable handle with different pieces of cookware has several advantages. One advantage is that the overall assembly is much smaller to store, as the handle may be removed and stored in a separate location, reducing the overall size of the assembly. In addition, a single handle may be utilized for multiple cooking vessels as it is common for only one handle to be utilized at a single time. Even though multiple cooking vessels may be used simultaneously, the handle is only utilized for repositioning or stabilizing the cooking vessel. In this way, when no cooking vessel is in use, only one handle need be stored, rather than separate (possibly attached) handles for each article of cookware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Magellan Group, Ltd.
    Inventor: Peter Cheng
  • Patent number: 8561835
    Abstract: A Dutch oven with an improved handle assembly is provided. The assembly may include a handle configured to removably engage a receiver on the lid of the Dutch oven. The handle may be used to transport a Dutch oven to a heating source and, once placed in the heating source, removed and stored so that the handle is not subject to heat while the Dutch oven is used for cooking. To remove the Dutch oven from the heating source, the handle may be reinserted into the receiver and used to lift the Dutch oven from the heating source. The Dutch oven may also include one or more retaining members to securely hold the Dutch oven's lid in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Utah Valley University
    Inventor: Sheldon Hansen
  • Patent number: 8544668
    Abstract: This bottle with a handle in which the body portion is formed with a concave portion, the bottle includes a support projection portion projected outward in the radial direction on a bottom surface of the concave portion, and protrusion portions which are provided at both side portions of the support projection portion with a gap between the bottom surface and the protrusion portions laterally projecting, the handle includes a pair of mounting beams, a handle plate, and an engagement projection piece, and the pair of mounting beams are integrally provided in a bridged beam configured to connect each of the mounting beams in a state of being separated inward from the handle plate in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadayori Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20130200080
    Abstract: A cookware assembly or set comprising or including at least one cookware vessel of a substantially square peripheral exterior and interior form when viewed in plan, wherein the vessel has an attachment location on at least one of the four sides, the attachment location being a relief in the vessel's rim suitable for handle engagement, and a handle selectively engageable at the or any one of the attachment locations, the handle with both proximal and distal end regions having a pair of jaw elements at the proximal region for facilitating engagement to an attachment location such that a first jaw of the jaw pair locates substantially inside the vessel and a second jaw of the jaw pair locates substantially outside of the vessel, and a lid able to fit on the cookware vessel and to close, or at least substantially close, the cookware vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: AGD Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Graham Robert Brett Dalton, David Moodie
  • Patent number: 8485388
    Abstract: A foldable water bottle has a base, a folding body and a handle device. The folding body is made of silica gel, is mounted on the base and has a connecting ring, a folding segment and a neck. The folding segment is formed on and protrudes from the connecting ring and has multiple folding rings. The neck is formed on the folding segment and has a spout and two inserting mounts. The handle device is detachably connected to the folding body and has an inserting handle and a lid. The inserting handle is connected securely to the neck and has a handle mount and a grip. The lid is connected to the inserting handle and is used to close an opening top of the neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Inventor: Ronald Tuan
  • Patent number: 8484805
    Abstract: The invention describes a system (10) for attaching and releasing the handle of a container (14) for cooking food, in particular for a frying pan, comprising a base portion (12) and a handle portion (26) respectively provided with mutual attachment and release means (18, 20, 22; 28, 30, 32). Both the base portion (12) and the handle portion (26) as a whole are respectively made in a single piece from heat-resistant plastic material. The handle portion (26) as a whole is rotatable and removable with respect to the base portion (12) to obtain the attachment and/or release of the handle portion (26) with respect to the base portion (12) and thus with respect to the container (14) following the actuation of a release button (36) foreseen on the aforementioned handle portion (26) and capable of activating at least part of the aforementioned attachment means (18, 20, 22; 28, 30, 32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: La Termoplastic F.B.M. S.R.L.
    Inventor: Marco Munari
  • Patent number: 8453872
    Abstract: An apparatus for facilitating manual movement of a trash container having an upwardly opening container component with a pair of handles, a set of wheels, and a lid, includes an elongated apparatus or “tool” for the user to attach to the handles. A mid section of the tool engages the handles, an upwardly extending upper section provides a lever arm for the user to grasp, and a downwardly extending lower section contacts the container component in opposition to pivotal movement of the object about the handle axis. Preferably, a lid-restraining section is included that restrains pivotal movement of the lid about its hinges when the trash container is tilted on the wheels and moved. One embodiment includes pivotable hooks that facilitate hook engagement of the trash container handles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Inventor: James Ivan Holmes
  • Patent number: 8453837
    Abstract: An electronic device enclosure includes a side plate, a fixing member, and a handle pivotally mounted on the fixing member. The side plate defines a depression portion therein. The fixing member is mounted in the depression portion. The fixing member includes two fixing portions and at least one elastically resisting portion. The two fixing portions are aligned in a line. The handle includes two mounting portions extending in the two fixing portions in a first direction. The at least one elastically resisting portion abuts the handle to prevent the handle from moving out of the two fixing portions in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fu-Ming Liu
  • Patent number: 8448807
    Abstract: A handle of a detachable grilling pan has: a main body with a downward opening and a window, both disposed on the top side of the main body, a shaft, a “L” shaped hook and a spring. The main body is connected to the grilling pan by a fixing plate. The “L” shaped hook is hinged to the shaft, and the long straight free end of it extends out the window of the handle, and the short straight free end of it extends out the opening of the handle body and toward the grilling pan. The spring presses against the long straight end to make the free end of the short straight end hook the opening of the shell of the grill. When the long straight part of the hook is pressed, the hook rotates around the shaft and the grilling pan can be removed from the grill shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Tsann Kuen (Zhangzhou) Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chunyu Wu, Jianyang Xu
  • Patent number: 8430267
    Abstract: A waste cart includes a container having first and second wall portions, and first and second openings defined by the wall portions to receive and support a grab bar. The container includes at least one positioning element to constrain the lateral movement of the grab bar. During assembly, the first end of the grab bar is inserted through the opening in the first sidewall, and the grab bar is pivoted to align the grab bar with the opening in the second sidewall. During the pivoting of the grab bar, the first positioning element is deformed. The second end of the grab bar is inserted into the opening in the second sidewall, allowing the first positioning element to snap back to its original, non-deformed orientation. When the grab bar is installed, the positioning elements are positioned at the outer ends of the grab bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Cascade Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Kilduff, Linda R. Umlor, Brian G. Parker, Jeffrey W. Miles, Joseph A. Bollo, Jr., Dean T. Miller, Michael A. Barrett
  • Patent number: 8397943
    Abstract: A container including a bottom support member, a vertical portion attached to the bottom support member and defining a containment space therein, and at least two handle receptacles positioned on an interior surface of the vertical portion. Each of the at least two handle receptacles includes an interior channel and an interlocking tab. The interior channel accepts an interlocking end of a selectively removable handle. The handle includes at least protrusion. The protrusion and the interlocking tab cooperate to selectively secure the handle to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Inventor: Kamran Farid
  • Publication number: 20130048655
    Abstract: The present invention is a can handle device that is removably attached to a beverage can that includes a c-shaped ergonomic handle and a thumb support that prevents a user's thumb from sliding off the can handle device and serves as a support to a user's thumb to enhance grasping the can handle device. The device also includes a top clip disposed on the top end of the c-shaped handle that includes a perpendicular protruding edge perpendicular to the top end that accommodates and removably secures a top edge of the beverage can being attached to the can handle device and a bottom clip disposed on the c-shaped handle that includes a depressed perpendicular edge that recedes below the bottom end that accommodates and removably secures a bottom edge of the beverage can.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventor: Michael Barth
  • Patent number: 8365948
    Abstract: A detachable grip device has a body, two jaw-forming elements which are mobile in relation to each other between an open position and a closed position, a system for displacing the jaw-forming elements which are designed in such a way as to be able to alternate between a stable closing state and a stable opening state, via an intermediate state of unstable equilibrium, and a system for opening the jaw-forming elements. The opening system is adapted in such a way as to drive the displacement system initially in their closed state past the intermediate state of unstable equilibrium. The opening system comprises at least one button which is arranged on a longitudinal side of the body and is mounted in a sliding manner according to a direction of displacement having a component in the transverse direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: SEB SA
    Inventor: Christophe Lorthioir
  • Publication number: 20130015194
    Abstract: An improved tag for application to plug-closable containers is suitable for operating as a handle and comprises a tag hole having an outer contour including a plurality of radially extending notches defining corresponding tag flaps operating as clamping tooth elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: SMI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Sergio Musitelli
  • Patent number: 8353423
    Abstract: A cookware system is provided having a container, particularly a cooking vessel, at least one downwardly directed receiver, and a non-coupling handle having a contact member at its end sized to the receiver, which combination provides increased safety and utility. By virtue of the downwardly directed receiver and the upwardly directed contact member, the handle of the cookware system contacts and drives the cooking vessel only during and for so long as the operator, the cook, provides upward force to the handle to temporarily engage the cooking vessel. Upon removal of the upward force from the operator, the handle disengages from the receiver, preventing the potential that a person, whether the operator, a child or another, could contact the handle and cause a spill or burn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Bedias Creek LLC
    Inventors: David Harrison McIntyre, Roy Harrison McIntyre
  • Patent number: 8322564
    Abstract: Cooking article (1) consists of a vessel (3) with a bottom surface (4) and a lateral surface (5), and at least one handle (10) and 11) attached to lateral surface (5) formed by assembly one (20) and assembly two (40), with each assembly (20 and 40) connected to vessel (3) to pivot between a storage position and a working position in which the two assemblies (20 and 40) form a single unit extending radially to lateral surface (5). Each assembly (20 and 40) is essentially aligned with the lateral surface (5) and assembly two (40) contains a gripping section (47) which extends above vessel (3) to allow a user to hold the cooking article (1) when inserting it into or removing it from a similar, slightly larger cooking article (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventor: Guy Magnouloux
  • Publication number: 20120298681
    Abstract: A water heater handle to be held by a user, where one end is configured to be held by the user and the other end is configured for connection to a water heater by existing fittings on the water heater. The handle and method of using the handle provide improved movement of the water heater by a user, through provision of a handle for gripping and/or stabilizing the water heater during movement, where such grip and stabilization is difficult in the absence of a handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: Nugent Plumbing and Pumps
    Inventor: HAROLD RICHARD NUGENT
  • Patent number: 8316509
    Abstract: A multi-function carrying handle and suspender either for engaging a cap and a shoulder of a bottle simultaneously in such a manner so as to better distribute carrying load so as to avoid puncturing the shoulder of the bottle when being carried or for facilitating turning the cap of the bottle or for suspending a suspendable article, which includes a body, an arm, and fingers. The body has a through bore engaging the cap of the bottle when used to carry the bottle or when used to facilitate turning the cap of the bottle. The arm extends arcuately outwardly from the body to a terminal end, and carries the bottle when used to carry the bottle or facilitate turning the cap of the bottle when used to facilitate turning the cap of the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Inventors: Donald W. Thomson, Randell N. Smith, Jorald W. Olp, Sr.
  • Patent number: 8302807
    Abstract: A fitting part includes a support part fastenable to the vessel wall of a boiling or frying vessel and comprises a grip part fastenable to the support part and fixed with a latching device, and a manual actuation element provided on the latching device for unlatching the latching device from a latched position, wherein a latching nib is provided on the support part and is gripped from behind by a complementarily formed latching projection of the grip part during downwardly direction tilting motion and fixes the grip part in position on the support part, wherein a motion guide element with a motion guide surface is provided on the actuation element, and the motion guide surface inclines at an acute angle obliquely against a linear travel path and glides on the contact area when the actuation element is displaced along the travel path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Heinrich Baumgarten KG Spezialfabrik für Beschlagteile
    Inventor: Rolf-Günter Baumgarten
  • Publication number: 20120273510
    Abstract: A detachable grip device has a body, two jaw-forming elements which are mobile in relation to each other between an open position and a closed position, a system for displacing the jaw-forming elements which are designed in such a way as to be able to alternate between a stable closing state and a stable opening state, via an intermediate state of unstable equilibrium, and a system for opening the jaw-forming elements. The opening system is adapted in such a way as to drive the displacement system initially in their closed state past the intermediate state of unstable equilibrium. The opening system comprises at least one button which is arranged on a longitudinal side of the body and is mounted in a sliding manner according to a direction of displacement having a component in the transverse direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: SEB SA
    Inventor: Christophe Lorthioir
  • Patent number: 8267305
    Abstract: A carrier handle for insertion into a plant tray or pot includes highly flexible locking tabs at opposite ends. Each of the opposed ends includes a generally triangular tab which deflects for ease of insertion into an aperture in a tray or pot. The handle includes a center section with inwardly projecting concave indentations for defining a handhold centered for balancing the item being carried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: The John Henry Company
    Inventor: Eric A. Rosendall
  • Patent number: 8251248
    Abstract: An apparatus for facilitating manual movement of a trash container having an upwardly opening container component with a pair of handles, a set of wheels, and a lid, includes an elongated apparatus or “tool” for the user to attach to the handles. A mid section of the tool engages the handles, an upwardly extending upper section provides a lever arm for the user to grasp, and a downwardly extending lower section contacts the container component in opposition to pivotal movement of the object about the handle axis. Preferably, a lid-restraining section is included that restrains pivotal movement of the lid about its hinges when the trash container is tilted on the wheels and moved. A first embodiment hooks onto the handles. A second embodiment includes a bifurcated mid section that engages the handles by extending downwardly through the spaces between the handles and the container component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Inventor: James Ivan Holmes
  • Patent number: 8235245
    Abstract: A detachable grip device has a body, two jaw-forming elements which are mobile in relation to each other between an open position and a closed position, a system for displacing the jaw-forming elements which are designed in such a way as to be able to alternate between a stable closing state and a stable opening state, via an intermediate state of unstable equilibrium, and a system for opening the jaw-forming elements. The opening system is adapted in such a way as to drive the displacement system initially in their closed state past the intermediate state of unstable equilibrium. The opening system comprises at least one button which is arranged on a longitudinal side of the body and is mounted in a sliding manner according to a direction of displacement having a component in the transverse direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: SEB SA
    Inventor: Christophe Lorthioir
  • Patent number: 8231021
    Abstract: A strip-shaped handle part is formed with divided handle halves attached to opposite ends of a strip separate from a drinking water bottle, and then wound around and secured to the drinking water bottle, thereby reducing the proportion of defective bottles and extending the useful life of the handled drinking water bottle. In addition, material separation at the time of disposal of the handled drinking water bottle for recycle is facilitated. Further, when a cushion material which doubles as a slip stopper is provided on the surface of the strip-shaped handle part which contacts the drinking water bottle, looseness between the attached handle and the drinking water bottle and displacement of the handle is prevented and the durability of the handled drinking water bottle is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Magata Fuji Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinichiro Magata
  • Publication number: 20120168455
    Abstract: The invention is a handle that is detachable from cookware, to allow cookware to be stored more efficiently. The handle includes a handle receiver that is affixed to cookware and a handle with a coupling end that is insertable into the handle receiver. A locking mechanism automatically locks the handle into the handle receiver. The handle is detachable from the handle receiver by pushing on a release mechanism, which then allows the handle to be pulled away from the handle receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventor: Michael Doyle
  • Publication number: 20120145733
    Abstract: A package comprising a package body. The package body comprises a polymeric shell defining at least one side and a package volume is disclosed. The polymeric shell comprises a polymeric film having a thickness between at least about 0.6 mils and about 4 mils. The package contains product, the product having a weight of between 2 and 20 pounds. The package body comprises a handle joined to the side, the handle comprising polymeric film and an elongated grip portion having an elongated grip portion width and an elongated grip portion length. The elongated grip terminates at and gradually widens into two end portions, each of the end portions having an end portion width which is greater than the elongated grip portion width. The end portions are each adhered to the polymeric shell on the side; and wherein the package has a Handle Ratio (Side Area to Handle Area) of at least about 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Laura Lynn Heilman, Leo Edward Takse, II, Sara Ann Buelow
  • Publication number: 20120132664
    Abstract: A packaging handle includes a grip extending in a horizontal direction, first and second descending parts bent downward and extending continuously from both ends of the grip, respectively, first and second string supports extending in a horizontal direction continuously from lower ends of the first and second descending parts, respectively, first and second hollow ascending parts upward rising continuously from the first and second string supports at positions apart from the first and second descending parts, respectively, first and second string stopping protrusions protruded in directions toward the first and second descending parts from surfaces of the first and second ascending parts, which are opposed to the first and second descending parts, respectively, first and second through holes formed vertically in the first and second string supports, respectively, and first and second insertion holes formed by opening bottoms of the first and second hollow ascending parts, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Aiki Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Isao Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20120118903
    Abstract: A finger grip for a flangeless container, the finger grip having a skirt removably attachable to an open end portion of the container and a lip that extends radially outwardly from the skirt. The flangeless container is fillable by capping the container using a cap element to attach the finger grip to the container; installing the container in a container support assembly including a tray having a plurality of wells; filling the container; inserting a piston into the container; and removing the finger grip. Each well has a depth less than a predetermined length of the container, a lower portion of each well having a first cross-sectional shape similar to but greater than the cross-sectional shape of the flangeless container, an upper portion of each well having a second cross-sectional shape similar to but greater than the first cross-sectional shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Paul H. Norton, Edward Vanderbush, Scott Young, Bernard Lahendro
  • Patent number: 8146774
    Abstract: A waste cart includes a container having a wall, with a pocket formed in an outer surface of the wall that creates a first sidewall facing a second sidewall, with an opening formed in both sidewalls. A grab bar has a free-sliding end and a retention end. The free-sliding end is inserted through the opening in the first sidewall, and the retention end is inserted through the opening in the second sidewall. The retention end includes a retainer for securing the grab bar with respect to the second sidewall. In the current embodiment, the grab bar includes a snap element near the retention end and a flange portion between the snap element and the free-sliding end. When the grab bar is installed, a portion of the second sidewall is positioned between the snap element and the flange portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Cascade Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian G. Parker, Michael A. Barrett, Larry Kooiker
  • Patent number: 8087554
    Abstract: An inventive pouring spout that is selectively attachable to a container and fitted to the opening of the container with which it is used. In a preferred embodiment, the pouring spout is fitted to the dimensions of a one-quart container and includes a wall, a sealing member, a mouth and a handle. The handle is connected to the wall with a hinge that enables the handle to pivot away from the container to allow the sealing member to be appropriately positioned while the container rests flat on a surface. After the sealing member is in place, the handle is then pivoted back in position to securely hold the container. The handle includes a plurality of upwardly extending projections adapted to securely engage the bottom rim of the container. Furthermore, thermoplastic material is applied at the handle area forming a handle cover that is comfortable and easy to grip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Allway Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Gringer, Yuan Fang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20110290803
    Abstract: A mud pan includes a container having a bottom wall, a mounting structure, a handle and a supporting structure. The mounting structure is connected to the bottom wall of the container and extends downward from the bottom wall of the container. The handle is connectable to the mounting structure to define a connected position and a disconnected position. The supporting structure is connected to the container. The supporting structure is operable to levelly support the container with respect to a surface when the handle is in the disconnected position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventor: Dustin Kehres
  • Publication number: 20110284047
    Abstract: People often need to recharge batteries for portable electronics in remote locations where there is no electrical grid. One way to recharge these batteries is to harvest energy from a source of heat such as a camping stove using a thermoelectric module. Prior art depicts using a thermoelectric module harvesting energy from a stove and using a pot of water to cool one side of the module. The current invention improves upon prior art by maximizing power output and efficiency, increasing energy and power density, reducing the risk of damaging the thermoelectric module, and providing communication to the electronic device being charged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Joshua Heath Johnson, Richard Rawdon Lebedda
  • Publication number: 20110284565
    Abstract: Removable gripping device (1) for a cooking vessel (40), said device comprising a fixed member and a member which is mobile between an open position and a closed position, said device comprising displacement means capable of being controlled manually between an opening position and a closing position, said displacement means, when moving from the opening position thereof to the closing position thereof, causing the movement of the mobile member from its open position to its closed position, the fixed member comprising a front wall designed to bear against the external face of the peripheral wall of a cooking vessel, the mobile member, in its closed position, being designed to bear against the internal face of the peripheral wall of said vessel, characterized in that the mobile member comprises two arms (11, 12), each of the two arms (11, 12) being provided with an end part (15a, 15b) extending substantially parallel to the front wall (16) of the fixed member (2, 3), the displacement means (7, 10), when moving
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: TELE-SHOPPING
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Corbin, Mathias D'estais
  • Publication number: 20110272424
    Abstract: A container including a bottom support member, a vertical portion attached to the bottom support member and defining a containment space therein, and at least two handle receptacles positioned on an interior surface of the vertical portion. Each of the at least two handle receptacles includes an interior channel and an interlocking tab. The interior channel accepts an interlocking end of a selectively removable handle. The handle includes at least protrusion. The protrusion and the interlocking tab cooperate to selectively secure the handle to the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS, LLC
    Inventor: Kamran Farid