US4204609A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Cooking, serving and warm-keeping arrangement
Assignee: HEINRICH KUHN METALLWARENFABRIK AG
•
Filing: 1978-01-16
•
Granted: 1980-05-27
•
Expires: 1998-01-16
Abstract
Abstract Handleless cooking vessel nestable inside a serving vessel. The former has a broad grasping rim resting upon a bulge in the rim of the latter. It is also adapted to be closed by a lid, preferbly with step-like junction to the vessel. A plurality of units of cooking and serving vessels, nestable within each other during non-use.
Inventors
- 👤 Jacques Kuhn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 14:58
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47J; A47J36/00; A47J36/36; A47G; A47G23/00; A47G23/04; A47J27/00; A47J27/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
Cooking, serving and warm-keeping arrangement which includes at least one unit consisting of a serving vessel and a cooking vessel adapted to be nested therein, the cooking vessel being adapted to be closed by a heat insulating lid, the serving vessel having a generally horizontally outward extending encircling rim provided with an upward extending encircling bulge at a substantial distance out along its width and substantially at the outward edge of said rim, the cooking vessel also having a generally horizontally outward extending encircling rim wide enough to extend beyond said bulge, the top of said upward extending encircling bulge forming substantially a line contact with and the only support for the cooking vessel which is so shaped and dimensioned as to otherwise be freely suspended within the serving vessel, whereby a heat insulating space is provided interiorly of said bulge between the nested cooking and serving vessels including between their generally horizontal rims.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
Cooking, serving and warm-keeping arrangement which includes at least one unit consisting of a serving vessel and a cooking vessel adapted to be nested therein, the cooking vessel being adapted to be closed by a heat insulating lid, the serving vessel having a generally horizontally outward extending encircling rim provided with an upward extending encircling bulge at a substantial distance out along its width and substantially at the outward edge of said rim, the cooking vessel also having a generally horizontally outward extending encircling rim wide enough to extend beyond said bulge, the top of said upward extending encircling bulge forming substantially a line contact with and the only support for the cooking vessel which is so shaped and dimensioned as to otherwise be freely suspended within the serving vessel, whereby a heat insulating space is provided interiorly of said bulge between the nested cooking and serving vessels including between their generally horizontal rims.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The arrangement of claim 1 having a plurality of units of different sizes and nestable within each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The arrangement of claim 1 wherein the cooking vessel is free of grips or handles and is provided with a broad grasping rim curved downwardly at the outer end.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The arrangement of claim 3 wherein the broad grasping rim extends away from the cooking vessel wall sufficiently to cause overflowing cooked food to drip down outside a cooking surface or gas flame.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The arrangement of claim 3 wherein the bottom of the serving vessel supports the entire cooking vessel/serving vessel unit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The arrangement of claim 1 further having a heat insulating lid and wherein the lid is provided with at least one non-insulating handle.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
The arrangement of claim 1 further having a heat insulating lid and a flat lid having an upper recess adapted to permit stacking of the units when the lid is in place upon the cooking vessel to be covered thereby.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The arrangement of claim 1 further having a heat insulating lid and wherein the lid rim and the corresponding portion of the cooking vessel rim are provided with a plurality of mating steps.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The arrangement of claim 1 further comprising a heat insulating lid and wherein means are provided for detachably fastening the lid to the cooking vessel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The arrangement of claim 1 wherein the space between vessels is filled only with air when the nested vessels are in use.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The arrangement of claim 1 wherein the rim of the cooking vessel extends outwardly beyond the outer edge of the rim of the serving vessel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The vessel of claim 1 wherein the cooking vessel has an encircling downward step inside its rim for receiving the lid.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US933136A
Cited
US1091903A
Cited
US1330868A
Cited
US1268017A
Cited
US1361364A
Cited
GB211063A
Cited
US2011752A
Cited
DE685567C
Cited
US2298814A
Cited
FR1050399A
Cited
US2963197A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1983-05-27 | 1983-11-26 | 1984-05-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-05-27 | 1987-11-26 | 1988-05-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-05-27 | 1991-11-26 | 1992-05-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |