WO2006064306A1 - Couvercle bi-fonctionnel - Google Patents

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WO2006064306A1
WO2006064306A1 PCT/IB2004/004169 IB2004004169W WO2006064306A1 WO 2006064306 A1 WO2006064306 A1 WO 2006064306A1 IB 2004004169 W IB2004004169 W IB 2004004169W WO 2006064306 A1 WO2006064306 A1 WO 2006064306A1
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Piero Melloni
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J36/00—Parts, details or accessories of cooking-vessels
    • A47J36/06—Lids or covers for cooking-vessels

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  • the present invention relates to a bi-functional compound lid, usable for any kind of cooking vessel such as saucepans, frying pans and the like, that beyond serving as a conventional lid, which completely closes the vessel, thus working as an anti-evaporation, energy-saving tool, can be advantageously used for concentrating the vessel contents, or frying something, operations which require, if the lid is a conventional one, the uncovering of the vessel.
  • the compound lid of this invention permits the evaporation- concentration-frying of the vessel contents to be carried out without the known, annoying inconvenience of the kitchen stove top soiling, because of material spurting/squirting out of the vessel, while at the same time giving the possibility of moving and/or stirring the vessel contents.
  • the compound lid of the present invention can be made with any of the materials commonly used for manufacturing lids for saucepans, frying pans and the like, such as aluminium, stainless steel, cast-iron, glass, copper or any other suitable material.
  • Prior Art Lid structures are known avoiding the spurting/squirting on the kitchen stove top, during the evaporation-concentration-frying of the vessel contents.
  • U.S. patent 4,000,830 discloses a lid provided with a centrally located plate containing a plurality of venting holes passing therethrough.
  • This lid structure has, however, the drawback of not allowing any access to the vessel contents, for moving and stirring it, unless the lid itself is lifted, thus making the goal of keeping the kitchen stove top clean, unattained, it being well known that the maximum of the spurting/squirting takes place when the vessel boiling content is moved/stirred.
  • lids are also known, which are incorrectly named lids, as they have a truncated-cone shape and are open at the top. Beyond being an added-on device to the normal kitchen lid equipment, their placing both in the dishwasher and in the cupboard is difficult, owing to their very bulky shape/size. Furthermore, they cannot have the anti-evaporation, energy-saving function of the conventional lids, when the cooking food does not require the concentration and/or the stirring of the vessel contents.
  • Other well known devices apt to avoid the kitchen stove top soiling, mainly when frying foods, are plastic or metal close-meshed nets, with a handle that makes them look like, by and large, a tennis racket, to be laid on the mouth of vessels. These devices however suffer from the drawback of intercepting only partially the spurts/squirts and to let oil drops trickle, when they are lifted up from the vessel. Description of the Invention
  • the bi-functional compound lid usable for any kind of vessel, object of the present invention, comprises: a) a first component shaped as a conventional lid, whose external rim is fit for adapting to any vessel mouth, such first component having a central opening permitting both the introduction of an utensil for moving/stirring the vessel contents and to let the steam venting off, said opening departing either at the external surface level or a bit lower, at a level of a hollow; b) a rigid or flexible wall, solidly connected, or clipped, to the first component, all along the rim of the central opening and projecting inside the vessel, when the first component is positioned on the vessel; c) a second component, provided with a handle of heat insulating material, shaped in such a way as to close the central opening of the first component, and to give to the whole the appearance, the function and the handiness of a conventional lid; and d) means for movably blocking the second component to the first one.
  • the opening is centrally located and is
  • the wall is preferably cylindrical or slightly tapered, its height being comprised between 1.5 cm and 1/2 the diameter of the aforesaid hole.
  • the wall is made of any rigid or flexible heat-resistant material (a metal, such as aluminium or a plastic material, such as Teflon), generally used for the manufacture of cooking utensils.
  • the wall structure can be impervious or present a plurality of small passing through holes as it occurs e.g. in a wire gauze, a mail or a plastic or metal net. It is surprising how effective said wall is as a splash guard, and how it totally prevents grease, oil or gravy splattering on the area surrounding the cooking vessel, thus completely avoiding untidy situations.
  • a further advantage worth mentioning accomplished via the lid of the present invention is that it avoids the initial, vigorous, and occasionally hazardous sputtering-out which occurs when watery foods, typically sliced potatoes or fishes, have to be dropped in already very hot oil: avoiding the sputtering-out of hot oil is also a way to prevent an accidental fire.
  • Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective vie of a vesssel with a lid according to the present invention:
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the vessel with the container;
  • Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the lid according to the present invention arranged over the vessel;
  • Fig. 4 is an exploded sectional view of the lid according to the present invention
  • Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the vessel with the lid according to the present invention, in an operating condition:
  • Fig. 6 is a partial, perspective sectional view of the lid of the present invention.
  • the bi-functional compound lid comprises a first component 1 shaped as a conventional lid, whose external rim 1 ' is fit for adapting to the mouth of any vessel (not shown).
  • the first component has a central hollow formed by a gradient 2 which leads to a ledge 3, and a circular opening 5 which permits both the introduction of a utensil for moving/stirring the vessel contents and the steam venting off.
  • a peripherally extending, cylindrically-shaped wall 4 projects inside the vessel when the component 1 is positioned on the vessel.
  • This cylindrically-shaped wall 4, solidly joined to the first component 1, is essential for intercepting all the spurts/squirts coming out from the boiling contents of the vessel and directed towards the stove top; therefore it is essential to keep the stove top perfectly clean.
  • the second component 7 is provided with a central handle 8 of heat insulating material and is shaped in such a way as to perfectly close the central opening of the first component, thus forming with its upper surface the natural, smooth extension of the first component upper surface. The whole of the two assembled components will consequently take-on the appearance, the function and the handiness of a conventional lid and it will work as a conventional one.
  • the embodiment shown in the attached drawings refers to a case wherein the second component is made of a material that is attracted by a magnet, and the first component is not: for example a first component made of aluminium and the second made of stainless steel.
  • the first component is not: for example a first component made of aluminium and the second made of stainless steel.
  • a magnetic washer 6 in any suitable way, to the ledge of the first component.
  • the magnetic washer is not necessary if both components are made of stainless steel and one of them, suitably the second component, is magnetized.
  • two magnetic washers or one magnetic washer and a complementary magnetically attractable metallic strip), one on the first component and the other on the second component are necessary, in the case both components are made of a material not attracted by a magnet, for example aluminium.
  • the temporary sealing of the two components can also take place when the second component is provided with a slightly tapered cylinder, complementary to the tapered one on the first component, and these two cones are joined together, either with magnetic or mechanical means.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un couvercle bi-fonctionnel, constitué de deux composants, utilisable pour tout type de récipients de cuisson, pouvant servir à la fois de couvercle classique, fermant complètement le récipient, et faisant ainsi office d'outil anti-évaporation et économiseur d'énergie, pour concentrer le contenu du récipient ou faire frire quelque chose sans salir le sommet de l'étuve, tout en donnant la possibilité de déplacer et/ou de remuer le contenu du récipient.
PCT/IB2004/004169 2004-12-14 2004-12-14 Couvercle bi-fonctionnel WO2006064306A1 (fr)

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Cited By (5)

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EP1922960A1 (fr) * 2006-11-17 2008-05-21 Seb Sa Couvercle à dégagement de vapeur contrôlé, et dispositif de cuisson, notamment appareil électroménager de préparation culinaire chauffant
CN102764084A (zh) * 2012-08-02 2012-11-07 浙江苏泊尔股份有限公司 一种锅盖的提扣
ITMI20131645A1 (it) * 2013-10-04 2015-04-05 Francesco Canazzo Dispositivo antispruzzo flessibile e sue applicazioni in qualsiasi tipo di copertura
US9635975B2 (en) 2015-03-03 2017-05-02 Tonoga, Inc. Stir-through lid for cookware
ITUB20160239A1 (it) * 2016-02-03 2017-08-03 Giorinox Italy S R L Coperchio perfezionato per contenitori per la cottura di cibi, e relativo kit

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US4000830A (en) 1975-12-15 1977-01-04 Grace Allson French Lid for a cooking utensil
DE3311247A1 (de) * 1983-03-28 1984-10-04 Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG, 7340 Geislingen Spritzschutzeinrichtung fuer kochgeschirre
DE9201599U1 (fr) * 1992-02-05 1992-04-23 Hp Haushaltprodukte Gmbh, 5430 Montabaur, De
US5943947A (en) * 1997-01-22 1999-08-31 21St Century Cookware Inc. Cooking apparatus having special ports

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US4000830A (en) 1975-12-15 1977-01-04 Grace Allson French Lid for a cooking utensil
DE3311247A1 (de) * 1983-03-28 1984-10-04 Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG, 7340 Geislingen Spritzschutzeinrichtung fuer kochgeschirre
DE9201599U1 (fr) * 1992-02-05 1992-04-23 Hp Haushaltprodukte Gmbh, 5430 Montabaur, De
US5943947A (en) * 1997-01-22 1999-08-31 21St Century Cookware Inc. Cooking apparatus having special ports

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1922960A1 (fr) * 2006-11-17 2008-05-21 Seb Sa Couvercle à dégagement de vapeur contrôlé, et dispositif de cuisson, notamment appareil électroménager de préparation culinaire chauffant
FR2908618A1 (fr) * 2006-11-17 2008-05-23 Seb Sa Couvercle a degagement de vapeur controle, et dispositif de cuisson, notamment appareil electromenager de preparation culinaire chauffant
CN102764084A (zh) * 2012-08-02 2012-11-07 浙江苏泊尔股份有限公司 一种锅盖的提扣
ITMI20131645A1 (it) * 2013-10-04 2015-04-05 Francesco Canazzo Dispositivo antispruzzo flessibile e sue applicazioni in qualsiasi tipo di copertura
WO2015049625A1 (fr) 2013-10-04 2015-04-09 Piero Melloni Couvercle concave pour un récipient de cuisson équipé d'un dispositif anti-éclaboussure souple
US9635975B2 (en) 2015-03-03 2017-05-02 Tonoga, Inc. Stir-through lid for cookware
ITUB20160239A1 (it) * 2016-02-03 2017-08-03 Giorinox Italy S R L Coperchio perfezionato per contenitori per la cottura di cibi, e relativo kit

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