Handling assembly

• US 20050217494A1
• Filed: 02/11/2005
• Published: 10/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Christopher Hrushowy
• Original Assignee: Christopher Hrushowy
• Inventors: Hrushowy, Christopher
• Application Number:
  US11/055,052
• Publication Number:
  US 20050217494A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 99/413
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 36/22 Wire inserts for deep fat fryers A47J37/12
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 45/07 of detachable type separate handles, devices for gripping hot cooking utensils A47J45/10

Abstract

A handling assembly for allowing an intended user having hands to handle an object within a cooking vessel. The cooking vessel has a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending substantially upwardly therefrom. The peripheral wall defines a rim. The handling assembly includes a plate for supporting the object, the plate being configured and sized so as to be receivable within the cooking vessel. The handling assembly further includes a handle removably attachable to the plate, the handle including an attachment section for removably attaching the handle to the plate.

Claims

1. A handling assembly for allowing an intended user having a hand to handle an object within a cooking vessel, the cooking vessel having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending substantially upwardly therefrom, the peripheral wall defining a rim, said handling assembly comprising:

a. a plate for supporting the object, said plate being configured and sized so as to be receivable within the cooking vessel;

b. a handle removably attachable to said plate, said handle including an attachment section for removably attaching said handle to said plate.

2. A handling assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein:

a. said handle includes a pair of handle components, at least one of which is removably attachable to said plate;

b. said at least one handle component includes

i. a grasping section graspable by the hand, said grasping section defining a pair of substantially opposed grasping section longitudinal ends; and

ii. a pair of spacing sections extending substantially perpendicularly from said grasping section substantially adjacent a respective one of said grasping section longitudinal ends, said spacing sections each defining a spacing section distal end; and

c. said attachment section includes a pair of attachment hooks provided substantially adjacent a respective one of said distal ends.

3. A handling assembly as defined in claim 2, wherein each of said attachment hooks includes a hook abutting segment for supporting said plate upon, a hook retaining segment for stabilizing said plate while it is supported by said hook abutting segment and a hook abutting-to-retaining segment connecting said hook retaining and abutting segments.

4. A handling assembly as defined in claim 3, wherein said hook abutting segment extends substantially downwardly in a generally inward radial direction.

5. A handling assembly as defined in claim 4, wherein a length of said retaining segment is substantially smaller than a length of said abutting segment.

6. A handling assembly as defined in claim 3, wherein said plate includes a plate base and a pair of plate hooks extending substantially upwardly from said plate base, said attachment hooks and said plate hooks being substantially complementarily configured and sized so that said plate hooks are each receivable between a corresponding hook retaining segment and a hook abutting segment.

7. A handling assembly as defined in claim 6, wherein said hook abutting segment and said hook retaining segment together define a hook opening therebetween leading into said recess, said hook abutting and retaining segments substantially converging towards each other at said hook opening.

8. A handling assembly as defined in claim 7, wherein said hook abutting segment is angled so as to extend substantially downwardly in a generally inward radial direction.

9. A handling assembly as defined in claim 7, wherein:

a. said hook opening is resiliently deformable between an open configuration and a retaining configuration;

b. in said open configuration said plate hook is insertable into said recess through said opening; and

c. in said retaining configuration, said plate hook is retained within said recess.

10. A handling assembly as defined in claim 2, wherein:

a. said pair of spacing sections defines a spacing section plane;

b. each of said attachment hooks defines a respective attachment hook plane;

c. said spacing and attachment hook planes are angled at an attachment-hook-plane-to-spacing-section-plane angle; and

d. attachment-hook-plane-to-spacing-section-plane angle is of from about 90 degrees to about 105 degrees.

12. A handling assembly as defined in claim 2, wherein said at least one handle component includes a hanging section for allowing to hang said at least one handle component to said rim so that said plate is spaced apart from the bottom wall.

13. A handling assembly as defined in claim 12, wherein said hanging section allows for variable positioning of said plate with respect to the bottom wall.

14. A handling assembly as defined in claim 13, wherein said hanging section is configured and sized so as to allow supporting said handle in an upper configuration wherein said plate is at a first distance from the bottom wall and in a lower configuration wherein said plate is at a second distance from the bottom wall, the second distance from the bottom wall being substantially larger than the first distance from the bottom wall.

15. A handling assembly as defined in claim 14, wherein said hanging section includes:

a. a proximal hanging section attachment extending between said first and second spacing sections;

b. a distal hanging section attachment extending between said first and second spacing sections; and

c. a hanging section detachable component removably attachable to each one of said proximal and distal hanging section attachments;

d. wherein in said upper configuration, said hanging section detachable component is attached to said distal hanging section attachment and in said lower configuration, said hanging section detachable component is attached to said proximal hanging section attachment.

16. A handling assembly as defined in claim 15, wherein said hanging section detachable component includes a clip for clipping said hanging section detachable component to said proximal and distal hanging section attachments.

17. A handling assembly as defined in claim 16, wherein each of said proximal and distal support section attachment includes a substantially rectilinear wire for clipping said clip thereto.

18. A handling assembly as defined in claim 6, wherein each of said attachment sections extends integrally from a respective one of said spacing sections.

19. A handling assembly as defined in claim 6, wherein said plate hooks are substantially triangular.

20. A handling assembly as defined in claim 19, wherein:

a. said plate hooks are angled substantially radially inwardly;

b. and said plate hooks are angled at from about 75 degrees to about 85 degrees with respect to said plate base.

21. A handling assembly as defined in claim 6, wherein said plate base includes a plurality of concentric circular wires interconnected through a plurality of substantially radially oriented connecting wires.

22. A handling assembly as defined in claim 21, wherein said plate hooks are provided substantially peripherally to said plate base.

23. A handling assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein said grasping section is of a width substantially similar to a width of the hand of the intended user.

24. A handling assembly as defined in claim 2, wherein said grasping section includes a mobile grasping section component rotatably mounted with respect to said spacing sections through a grasping section axle extending between said spacing sections.

11. A handling assembly as defined in claim 11, wherein said attachment-hook-plane-to-spacing-section-plane angle is of about 95 degrees.

25. A handling kit for allowing an intended user having a hand to handle an object within a first and a second cooking vessel, each of the first and second cooking vessel having a respective bottom wall and a respective peripheral wall extending substantially upwardly therefrom, each respective peripheral wall defining a respective rim, said handling kit comprising:

a. first and second plates each for supporting the object, said first plate being configured and sized so as to be receivable within the first cooking vessel, said second plate being configured and sized so as to be receivable within the second cooking vessel; and

b. a handle removably attachable to said first and said second plates, said handle including an attachment section for removably attaching said handle to said first and second plates;

c. wherein the first and second cooking vessels are of differing diameter, said first and second plates also being of differing diameters.