IP Library Granted Patent US 9,565,973
Granted Patent B2
US 9,565,973 · App. 14/712,946 · Granted Feb 14, 2017

Cooking pan assembly

Inventor: Tashee Paul (Oak Park, MI)
A47J45/071A47J45/10
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,565,973
App. No.
14/712,946
Granted
Feb 14, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cooking pan assembly includes a container for receiving food to be cooked. The container includes a bottom wall and a perimeter wall. The perimeter wall has an upper edge defining an opening into the container. A handle has a first end and a second end. A coupler releasably couples the first end to the perimeter wall adjacent to the upper edge. The coupler includes first mating member non-removably attached to the perimeter wall and a second mating member non-removably attached to the first end of the handle. The second mating member is releasably engaged to the first mating member.

Claims (19)

1. A cooking pan assembly comprising:

a container configured for receiving food to be cooked, said container including a bottom wall and a perimeter wall, said perimeter wall having an upper edge defining an opening into said container;

a handle having a first end and a second end;

a coupler releasably coupling said first end to said perimeter wall adjacent to said upper edge, said coupler including:

a first mating member being non-removably attached to said perimeter wall, said first mating member including a bracket including a base plate, said first mating member including a pair of receivers being attached to said base plate and being laterally spaced from each other; and

a second mating member being non-removably attached to said first end of said handle, said second mating member being releasably engaged to said first mating member, said second mating member including a pair of prongs, each of said prongs being removably engaged with one of said receivers;

wherein each of said receivers includes a pair of loops vertically spaced from each other, each of said prongs including a first portion and a second portion oriented perpendicular to each other, each of said first portions being attached to said first end, each of said second portions extending downwardly from an associated one of said first portions, each of said second portions being extendable through said loops of one of said receivers; and

wherein said base plate has a pair of indents, each of said indents being positioned between an associated pair of said loops, each of said prongs including an outwardly biased detent, each of said detents being removably extended into one of said indents.

2. A cooking pan assembly comprising:

a container configured for receiving food to be cooked, said container including a bottom wall and a perimeter wall, said perimeter wall having an upper edge defining an opening into said container;

a handle having a first end and a second end;

a coupler releasably coupling said first end to said perimeter wall adjacent to said upper edge, said coupler including:

a first mating member being non-removably attached to said perimeter wall, said first mating member including:

a bracket including a base plate;

a pair of receivers being attached to base plate and being laterally spaced from each other, each of said receivers including a pair of loops vertically spaced from each other, said base plate having a pair of indents, each of said indents being positioned between an associated pair of said loops;

a first panel being attached to said base plate, said first panel being positioned between said receivers;

a second mating member being non-removably attached to said first end of said handle, said second mating member being releasably engaged to said first mating member, said second mating member including:

a pair of prongs, each of said prongs being removably engaged with one of said receivers, each of said prongs including a first portion and a second portion oriented perpendicular to each other, each of said first portions being attached to said first end, each of said second portions extending downwardly from an associated one of said first portions, each of said second portions being extendable through said loops of one of said receivers, each of said prongs including an outwardly biased detent, each of said detents being removably extended into one of said indents; and

a second panel being attached to said first end, said second panel being magnetically attracted to said first panel.

Continuity (1)
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