Nesting Bowl

Abstract

A nesting bowl is described and which, when used in combination with other nesting bowls of a similar design, permits a user to remove a smaller nesting bowl from the internal cavity of a larger nesting bowl by exerting a downwardly directed force on the circumscribing flange of the innermost nesting bowl so as to cause the innermost nesting bowl to assume an elevated, and angulated orientation which allows the innermost nesting bowl to be easily removed, by hand, without contaminating the internal cavity of the smaller nesting bowl.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a nesting bowl utilized in a set of nesting bowls, and which provides novel advantages by permitting the removal of individual nesting bowls from a nested, stacked configuration in a manner not possible, heretofore.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Various designs of nesting bowls have been fabricated and sold through the years. Sets of nesting bowls provide many advantages for chefs, and every day cooks because these sets of nesting bowls, in their stacked and stored configuration, provide a range of bowl sizes which can facilitate the preparation of a meal, and which further minimizes the amount of space for storing such a range of bowl sizes in a kitchen or other cooking environment.[0003]Typically, when a set of nesting bowls are stored, it is often difficult to remove smaller-sized nesting bowls from the stored, and nested configuration without placing one's hand within the smaller-sized nesting bowl in order to facilitate it...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention is related to a nested bowl that can be easily detached from each other. The bowl has a flange on the top edge and an annular channel near the edge. The bowl can be nested together, with the flanges oriented in a coplanar manner. Applying force to the flange of the innermost bowl can elevate it relative to the outer bowl, making it easier to remove. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a convenient and easy-to-use nested bowl system.

Problems solved by technology

Typically, when a set of nesting bowls are stored, it is often difficult to remove smaller-sized nesting bowls from the stored, and nested configuration without placing one's hand within the smaller-sized nesting bowl in order to facilitate its removal.

One of the chief disadvantages of the aforementioned nesting bowl sets is what is illustrated in FIG. 2, and where, to remove a smaller-sized nesting bowl, an individual, by necessity, must place their finger or entire hand within the inside cavity of the smaller nesting bowl in order to remove same.

This is undesirable for a number of different reasons.

Chief among the problems associated with this action is that germs and other food particles may inadvertently be placed inside the internal cavity of the removed, smaller-sized nesting bowl thus requiring that the chef, or cook, wash the internal cavity of the nesting bowl, again, in order to remove any food debris or contamination that may have been inadvertently introduced into the internal cavity thereof.

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