Cookware, handle for a cookware and container for a cookware

Abstract

Cookware (100) with a vessel (200) and a handle (300), wherein • the vessel (200) has a bottom (11) and a side wall (12) with a lateral surface (13) and • the handle (300) is detachably connected to the vessel (200), characterized in that • the vessel (200) has a base arrangement (16) on the outer surface (13) of the side wall (12), which has at least two spaced-apart threaded bores (18) on an end face (17) facing away from the outer surface (13), • the handle (300) has at least one mounting opening (19) which is aligned with the threaded holes (18) of the base assembly (16), and • Mounting screws (20) that pass through at least one mounting opening (19) and engage in the threaded holes (18) of the base assembly (16) so that the handle (300) is positively connected to the vessel (200).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a cooking vessel comprising a container and a handle, wherein the container has a base and a side wall with a lateral surface and the handle is detachably connected to the container.

[0002] The invention also relates to a handle and a container for such cooking utensils. Technological background

[0003] Cookware of the type discussed here is used for preparing and serving food. It is often made of materials such as stainless steel, aluminum, copper, cast iron, or coated metals to ensure even heat distribution and durability. The surfaces may also be coated with non-stick coatings, enamel, or other protective layers to facilitate cleaning and prevent food from sticking.

[0004] The attachment of handles to cookware is a key technical issue, as handles are intended to ensure safe handling and comfortable transport of the cookware. Handles are typically attached to the cookware using rivets, screws, welding, or special clamping and plug-in mechanisms. The attachment must withstand high thermal and mechanical stresses, especially when used on stovetops, in ovens, and during washing in dishwashers.

[0005] Current cookware with detachable handles has several disadvantages that affect handling, safety and product longevity.

[0006] Handles are often attached to the vessel using simple plug-in or clamping mechanisms, which can lead to insufficient stability. Such connections tend to loosen with frequent use or under stress, increasing the risk of the handle detaching during normal use of the cookware.

[0007] Another problem is that many known solutions do not guarantee precise and repeatable alignment of the handle on the vessel. This can lead to a wobbly fit or uneven force transmission, which impairs ergonomics and safe handling. Furthermore, the assembly and disassembly processes are often cumbersome and / or require a special tool or high dexterity, which limits user-friendliness.

[0008] Furthermore, the joints between the handle and the vessel in existing systems are often difficult to clean because they have hard-to-reach crevices or cavities where dirt, grease, or moisture can accumulate. This can lead to hygiene problems, corrosion, and / or material fatigue. In some designs, the joint is also not adequately protected against the ingress of water or detergent, which further reduces the lifespan of the cookware. Description of the invention: Problem, solution, advantages

[0009] Starting from this premise, a first object of the present invention is to propose a cookware consisting of a vessel and a handle that overcomes the aforementioned disadvantages. In particular, the cookware should be easy to handle, offer a high degree of safety during intended use, and be durable.

[0010] A second objective of the invention is to propose a handle for cookware that overcomes the aforementioned disadvantages. In particular, the handle should allow for easy handling of the cookware, ensure a high level of safety during intended use, and be durable.

[0011] Furthermore, a third object of the invention is to propose a container for cookware that overcomes the aforementioned disadvantages. In particular, the container should allow for easy handling of the cookware, offer a high level of safety during the intended use of the cookware, and be durable.

[0012] The first task is solved by a cooking utensil with a vessel and a handle, wherein the vessel has a bottom and a side wall with a surface and the handle is detachably connected to the vessel.

[0013] According to the invention, it is provided that • the vessel has a base arrangement on the outer surface of the side wall which has at least two spaced-apart threaded holes on one end face facing away from the outer surface, • the handle has at least one mounting hole that is aligned with the threaded holes of the base assembly, and • Mounting screws that penetrate at least one mounting opening and engage in the threaded holes of the base assembly, so that the handle is positively connected to the vessel.

[0014] The vessel preferably extends along a longitudinal axis that is oriented orthogonally to the base of the vessel. The side wall of the vessel preferably has a frustoconical or cylindrical geometry with an arbitrarily shaped base surface that is preferably congruent with the base of the vessel.

[0015] The second problem is solved by a handle for a cooking utensil. According to the invention, the cooking utensil is designed as described above.

[0016] The third problem is solved by a vessel for a cooking utensil. According to the invention, the cooking utensil is designed as described above.

[0017] The detachable connection between the handle and the vessel offers several advantages. Firstly, the handle can be easily removed when needed, for example, for space-saving storage or thorough cleaning of the cookware. Secondly, the design allows for easy replacement of the handle if it becomes damaged or worn. The use of at least two spaced-apart threaded holes in combination with two mounting screws ensures a stable and twist-proof attachment of the handle to the vessel. Furthermore, the placement of the base on the outer surface of the side wall achieves optimal force distribution when lifting or moving the cookware.

[0018] The inventive design of the cookware enables a simple, secure, and detachable connection between the handle and the vessel, without the need for special tools or complex assembly steps. This significantly improves the handling, safety, and durability of the cookware.

[0019] Advantageous embodiments of the present invention are specified below and in the dependent claims.

[0020] According to an advantageous further development, the handle is provided with a guide arrangement on the end face facing the vessel. Such a guide arrangement is designed to align the handle during assembly and to ensure its subsequent positional stability.

[0021] In particular, it is provided that the base assembly and the guide assembly each have at least two contact surfaces, whereby, in the assembled state of the cookware, the contact surfaces of the base assembly and the contact surfaces of the guide assembly abut each other in pairs. This means that the base assembly has at least two contact surfaces, each of which contacts at least two contact surfaces of the guide assembly, thus facilitating proper alignment and subsequent stability of the mounted handle.

[0022] In a further advantageous embodiment, the contact surfaces of the base and the guide are oriented essentially orthogonally to the outer surface of the side wall. This simplifies the alignment of the handle, particularly during assembly, as the handle remains orthogonally aligned with the outer surface of the vessel even in its intended orientation. Preferably, the contact surfaces of the base and the guide are oriented orthogonally to the circumferential direction of the outer surface of the vessel. The circumferential direction of the outer surface is radial to the longitudinal axis. This orientation of the contact surfaces results in a particularly stable mounting of the handle with respect to forces acting in the circumferential direction of the outer surface of the vessel.

[0023] Regardless of the above, the mounting surfaces of the base assembly and the mounting surfaces of the guide assembly, which are adjacent to each other in pairs, are designed to be aligned parallel to each other. This ensures that the mounting surfaces are as large as possible and therefore utilize the maximum of the available installation space.

[0024] Preferably, the base arrangement comprises at least two spaced-apart bases. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the base arrangement comprises exactly two spaced-apart bases. In particular, the spaced-apart bases can be arranged along a common line extending along the circumferential direction of the lateral surface. It is preferably provided that at least two of the threaded bores are provided in the end faces of at least two of the spaced-apart bases of the base arrangement. In an embodiment of the base arrangement with exactly two bases, each base therefore has a threaded bore designed to receive the mounting screws.

[0025] The guide arrangement preferably comprises at least one guide element. Such a guide element can also be designed in a base-like manner and projects beyond the end face of the handle, which, when the handle is properly mounted, faces the vessel of the cookware. In such an embodiment, it is particularly provided that the contact surfaces of the guide arrangement are formed on the side surfaces of the at least one guide element.

[0026] According to an advantageous further development, at least one guide element is provided which, with respect to a mounting direction of the handle, has a contact surface on both the right and left sides, each of which is in contact with contact surfaces of at least two spaced-apart bases. The mounting direction of the handle is essentially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the vessel, so that the contact surfaces in question are radially spaced apart from each other with respect to the longitudinal axis.

[0027] With respect to the mounting direction of the handle, the guide arrangement preferably has at least two outer guide elements, between which all the bases of the base arrangement are arranged when the cookware is assembled. The outer guide elements of the guide arrangement therefore clamp the base arrangement at least in the radial direction, resulting in a particularly stable fit of the handle, especially with regard to forces acting in the radial direction.

[0028] Preferably, the base assembly and the guide assembly are enclosed by a common sleeve when the cookware is assembled. The sleeve preferably has a first rim and a second rim, the first rim resting against the outer surface of the vessel's side wall and the second rim against the end face of the handle facing the vessel. Such a sleeve offers several advantages. First, the sleeve encases the guide assembly and the base assembly, thus protecting these components from penetrating dirt. Furthermore, the sleeve acts as a cover, providing a visually appealing and high-quality appearance to the connection between the handle and the vessel. Additionally, the geometry of the vessel-side rim allows the sleeve to be adapted to different vessels, particularly those with varying radii and angles relative to the vessel's longitudinal axis.This means the sleeve acts as a kind of adapter, allowing identical handles to be used for different containers.

[0029] Preferably, the handle is made of plastic. Such handles can be mass-produced in a particularly cost-effective yet high-quality manner using injection molding.

[0030] The cooking utensil is preferably a pot, a pan, a roasting pan, a wok or a casserole dish. List of characters

[0031] A preferred embodiment is explained below with reference to the figures. They show: Fig. 1. A side view of a cookware set, Fig. 2 a top view of the cookware onto the cross-sectional plane AA, Fig. 3 a cross-sectional view of the cookware along the cross-sectional plane BB, Fig. 4 an exploded view of the cross-sectional view of the cookware along the cross-sectional plane BB, Fig. 5 a cross-sectional view of a vessel of the cookware along the cross-sectional plane CC, Fig. 6 a cross-sectional view of a handle of the cookware along the cross-sectional plane DD, Fig. 7 a cross-sectional view of the handle along the cross-sectional plane EE, and Fig. 8 a perspective view of the vessel. Detailed description of the characters

[0032] Fig.Figure 1 shows a side view of a cooking vessel 100, which in the illustrated embodiment is designed as a frying pan 1001. The cooking vessel 100 has a container 200 and a handle 300. The container 200 has a base 11 and a side wall 12 with a lateral surface 13. The container 200 extends along a longitudinal axis L, which is oriented orthogonally to the base 11 of the container 200. The handle 300 is detachably connected to the container 200. At its end facing away from the container 200, the handle 300 has a roughened surface 14, which serves to improve the handling of the cooking vessel 100, and a recess 15, which is designed as a suspension point and / or as a receptacle for a cooking spoon (not shown). The vessel 200 has a base arrangement 16 on the outer surface 13 of the side wall 12, which has two spaced-apart threaded bores 18 on one end face 17 facing away from the outer surface 13.The handle 300 has two mounting openings 19, both of which align with one of the threaded bores 18 of the base assembly 16. In the assembled state, two mounting screws 20 extend through the mounting openings 19 and engage in the threaded bores 18 of the base assembly 16, so that the handle 300 is positively connected to the vessel 200.

[0033] The handle 300 has a guide arrangement 22 on its end face 21 facing the vessel 200. The base arrangement 16 and the guide arrangement 22 each have four contact surfaces 231, 232, wherein, in the assembled state of the cookware 100, the four contact surfaces 231 of the base arrangement 16 and the four contact surfaces 232 of the guide arrangement 22 abut each other in pairs. The contact surfaces 231 of the base arrangement 16 and the contact surfaces 232 of the guide arrangement 22 are oriented orthogonally to the outer surface 13 of the side wall 12. The contact surfaces 231 of the base arrangement 16 and the contact surfaces 232 of the guide arrangement 22 are oriented orthogonally to the circumferential direction of the outer surface 13 of the vessel 200. Furthermore, the mounting surfaces 231 of the base arrangement 16 and the mounting surfaces 232 of the guide arrangement 22, which are adjacent to each other in pairs, are aligned parallel to each other.

[0034] In the illustrated embodiment, the base arrangement 16 has two spaced-apart bases 24. Threaded bores 18 are provided in both end faces 17 of the bases 24 of the base arrangement 16.

[0035] The guide assembly 22 has three spaced-apart guide elements 25. The contact surfaces 232 of the guide assembly 22 are formed on the side surfaces 26 of the guide elements 25. The middle of the three guide elements 25 has a contact surface 232 on both the right and left sides with respect to a mounting direction of the handle 300, each of which is in contact with contact surfaces 231 of the two spaced-apart bases 24 of the base assembly 16. The guide assembly 22 has two outer guide elements 25 with respect to the mounting direction of the handle 300, between which, in the assembled state of the cookware 100, both bases 24 of the base assembly 16 are arranged.

[0036] The base assembly 16 and the guide assembly 22 are enclosed by a common sleeve 27 in the assembled state of the cookware 100. The sleeve 27 has a first sleeve rim 281 and a second sleeve rim 282, the first sleeve rim 281 bearing against the lateral surface 13 of the side wall 12 of the vessel 200 and the second sleeve rim 282 bearing against the end surface 26 of the handle 300 facing the vessel 200. Reference symbol list 100 cookware 200 vessels 300 handle 11 Floor 12 side wall 13 Surface area 14 roughened surface 15 Exclusion 16 Base arrangement 17 Front 18 threaded holes 19 Mounting opening 20 mounting screws 21 Front 22 Leadership order 231 Plant area 232 site area 24 sockets 25 guide element 26 side surface 27 Sleeve 281 first rim of the case 282 second rim of the case 1001 pans L Longitudinal axis

Claims

[1] Cooking utensil (100) with a vessel (200) and a handle (300), wherein • the vessel (200) has a bottom (11) and a side wall (12) with a lateral surface (13) and • the handle (300) is detachably connected to the vessel (200), characterized by , that • the vessel (200) has a base arrangement (16) on the outer surface (13) of the side wall (12), which has at least two spaced-apart threaded bores (18) on an end face (17) facing away from the outer surface (13), • the handle (300) has at least one mounting opening (19) which is aligned with the threaded holes (18) of the base assembly (16), and • Mounting screws (20) that pass through at least one mounting opening (19) and engage in the threaded holes (18) of the base assembly (16) so that the handle (300) is positively connected to the vessel (200). [2] Cooking utensil (100) according to claim 1, wherein the handle (300) has a guide arrangement (22) on the end face (21) facing the vessel (200). [3] Cookware (100) according to claim 2, wherein the base arrangement (16) and the guide arrangement (22) each have at least two contact surfaces (231, 232), wherein in the assembled state of the cookware (100) the contact surfaces (231) of the base arrangement (16) and the contact surfaces (232) of the guide arrangement (22) are in pairs against each other. [4] Cookware (100) according to claim 3, wherein the contact surfaces (231) of the base arrangement (16) and the contact surfaces (232) of the guide arrangement (22) are oriented substantially orthogonally to the outer surface (13) of the side wall (12), wherein the contact surfaces (231) of the base arrangement (16) and the contact surfaces (232) of the guide arrangement (22) are preferably oriented orthogonally to the circumferential direction of the outer surface (13) of the vessel (200). [5] Cookware (100) according to one of claims 3 or 4, wherein the contact surfaces (231) of the base arrangement (16) and the contact surfaces (232) of the guide arrangement (22), which are abutting each other in pairs, are aligned parallel to each other. [6] Cookware (100) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the base arrangement (16) has at least two bases (24) spaced apart from each other. [7] Cookware (100) according to claim 6, wherein at least two of the threaded bores (18) are provided in the end faces (17) of at least two of the spaced-apart bases (24) of the base arrangement (16). [8] Cookware (100) according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein the guide arrangement (22) has at least one guide element (25). [9] Cookware (100) according to any one of claims 2 to 8, wherein the contact surfaces (232) of the guide arrangement (22) are formed on the side surfaces (26) of the at least one guide element (25). [10] Cookware according to one of claims 6 to 9, wherein at least one guide element (25) is formed which, with respect to a mounting direction of the handle (300), has a contact surface (232) on the right and left sides, which are each in contact with contact surfaces (231) of at least two spaced-apart bases (24). [11] Cookware (100) according to any one of claims 2 to 10, wherein the guide arrangement (22) has at least two outer guide elements (25) with respect to the mounting direction of the handle (300), between which all bases (24) of the base arrangement (16) are arranged in the assembled state of the cookware (100). [12] Cooking utensil (100) according to any one of claims 2 to 11, wherein the base arrangement (16) and the guide arrangement (22) are enclosed by a common sleeve (27) in the assembled state of the cooking utensil (100). [13] Cooking utensil (100) according to claim 12, wherein the sleeve (27) has a first sleeve rim (281) and a second sleeve rim (282), wherein the first sleeve rim (281) abuts the lateral surface (13) of the side wall (12) of the vessel (200) and the second sleeve rim (282) abuts the end face (21) of the handle (300) which faces the vessel (200). [14] Cookware (100) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the handle (300) is made of plastic. [15] Cooking utensil (100) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the cooking utensil (100) is a pot, a pan (1001), a roaster, a wok or a casserole. [16] Handle (300) for a cooking utensil (100), characterized by, that the cookware (100) is designed according to one of claims 1 to 15. [17] Vessel (200) for a cooking vessel (100), characterized by , that the cookware (100) is designed according to one of claims 1 to 15.

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