IP Library Granted Patent US 11,974,700
Granted Patent B2
US 11,974,700 · App. 16/996,223 · Granted May 7, 2024

Handle for a kitchen object

Inventor: Giuseppe Alberto Bertozzini (Pesaro, IT)
Assignee: TVS S.P.A.
A47J45/071A47J45/072B29C45/14336B29C45/26B29K2101/12B29K2309/08B29L2031/463
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Patent No.
US 11,974,700
App. No.
16/996,223
Granted
May 7, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A handle for a kitchen object is provided, including a part for attachment or connection to an object made of phenol resin, an intermediate part which winds around and partially incorporates the part for attachment or connection, and an external part or skin for covering or coating the intermediate part.

Claims (23)

1. A handle for an object for cooking, said handle comprising:

an attachment part made of phenol resin for attachment of the handle to an object, the attachment part comprising a first section partially embedded within the intermediate part and a second section projecting from the intermediate part, wherein said attachment part is provided only at a proximal end of the handle;

an intermediate part which winds around and partially incorporates said attachment part, said intermediate part being made of at least one material selected from the group constituted by PA (polyamide), PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PP (polypropylene), PE (polyethylene), ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene), polystyrene (PS) and other thermoplastic materials or thermoplastic polymers or mixtures thereof, with addition of reinforcement fibers,

an external part for covering or coating said intermediate part, said external part being made of at least one material selected from the group constituted by PBT (polybutylene terephthalate), PA (polyamide) and other thermoplastic materials or thermoplastic polymers or mixtures thereof.

2. The handle according to claim 1 , wherein said reinforcement fibers comprise or are constituted by glass fibers.

3. The handle according to claim 1 , wherein said attachment part constitutes between 20% and 25% by weight of the total weight of the handle.

4. The handle according to claim 1 , wherein said intermediate part constitutes between 65% and 75% by weight of the total weight of the handle.

5. The handle according to claim 1 , wherein said external part constitutes between 5% and 10% by weight of the total weight of the handle.

6. The handle according to claim 1 , wherein said attachment or connection part is made of Bakelite.

7. The handle according to claim 1 , wherein said intermediate part is made of Nylon (PA66) loaded with glass fibers.

8. The handle according to claim 1 , wherein the melting temperature of the material for making said external part is lower than the melting temperature of the material for making said intermediate part.

9. The handle according to claim 1 , wherein said attachment part is constituted by recycled organic material in a quantity by weight greater than 30% or 40% of the respective total.

10. The handle according to claim 1 , wherein said intermediate part is made of material that is substantially completely recycled.

11. The handle according to claim 1 , wherein said attachment part comprises a first section partially embedded within said intermediate part and a second section projecting from the latter and defining a portion for constraining to a respective part of a kitchen object.

12. The handle according to claim 1 , wherein said attachment part and said external part wind around or enclose said intermediate part for the entire extension thereof.

13. A kitchen object having a main part for containing or covering foods and a handle according to claim 1 constrained at said attachment part to said main part of the object.

14. The handle of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate part extends to a distal end of the handle.

15. The handle of claim 1 , wherein the first section comprises, starting from the second section, a first segment with a cross section defining a respective section of an external face of a bottom of the handle, and a second segment entirely embedded within the intermediate part.

16. The handle of claim 15 , wherein the second segment has a cross section smaller than the cross section of the first segment.

17. The handle of claim 1 , wherein the second section comprises a constraint portion for constraining to a respective part of the object for cooking.

18. The handle of claim 17 , wherein the constraint portion comprises a C-shaped section.

19. The handle of claim 1 , wherein the first section comprises a block configured in a curved shape along an extension of the proximal end of the handle.

20. The handle of claim 1 , wherein the external part is shaped as a sock, having an open terminal end and a substantially closed opposite end.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 17, 2021
From: BERTOZZINI, GIUSEPPE ALBERTO
To: TVS S.P.A.
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Continuity (1)
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