Cooking container lid

Abstract

To provide a lid for a cooking vessel which can be covered with a cooking implement such as a ladle placed in the cooking vessel body and can secure heat retention effect equivalent to that of a lid having no notch formed in the outer edge. [Solution] The lid includes a lid body (10) that can freely close the top opening of the pot body, and a knob (20) attached to the top surface of the lid body (10). The lid body (10) comprises a main body (11) made of flat tempered glass whose outer edge has an arcuate portion and a straight portion, and an outer periphery (12) formed by a flexible member attached to the outer periphery of the main body (11), with the portion of the outer periphery (12) corresponding to the straight portion of the main body (11) being wider than the portion corresponding to the arcuate portion. The outer periphery (12) has a flexible tongue (13) that can be raised upward on the outer edge side by a pair of full-cut slits (12a) extending inward from the outer edge and a half-cut slit formed on the underside connecting the base ends of both full-cut slits (12a).

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This invention relates to a lid for a cooking vessel such as a pot. [Background technology]

[0002] For example, in cooking containers such as pots, cooking utensils such as a ladle and chopsticks are used to cook ingredients, and a lid is generally used to prevent the cooked food from cooling down, and the lid and cooking utensils are often used as a set.

[0003] For example, a commonly used lid for a pot is one as shown in Figures 12(a) and (b). As shown in the figure, this lid 50 is composed of a lid body 51, which is made of a transparent glass, flat, circular body 52 with a slightly elevated center, a metal frame 53 made of a metal such as stainless steel that surrounds the outer periphery of the body 52, and a flat, circular knob 54 attached to the center of the top surface of the lid body 51. Once cooking is finished, the metal frame 53 of the lid 50 is placed on the top end of the pot to close the top opening of the pot with the lid 50, and cooking utensils such as a ladle and chopsticks are placed directly on a worktop or on a plate. When serving food, the lid 50 is removed from the pot and the food is served on a plate using cooking utensils such as a ladle and chopsticks.

[0004] However, although it is more convenient to leave cooking utensils such as ladles and chopsticks in the pot rather than placing them directly on the worktop or on a plate, if cooking utensils are left in the pot, even if the pot is covered with lid 50, the cooking utensils will be sandwiched between the pot and lid 50 and the pot will not be completely closed, so heat will escape through the gap between the pot and lid 50, causing the cooked food to cool down easily.

[0005] Furthermore, in pots in which the handle is not fixed to the pot body but is removably attached to the pot body, as shown in Figure 13, the gripping portion C of the handle H grasps the upper end of the pot body PB from above. Therefore, in this type of pot, when the handle H is attached to the pot body PB, even if the pot is covered with the lid 50, the gripping portion C of the handle H will be pinched between the pot body PB and the lid 50, and the pot will not be completely closed. Not only that, when attaching or detaching the handle H to or from the pot body PB, the lid 50 must be removed from the pot body PB before the attachment or detachment process can be performed, which creates the problem of complicated attachment and detachment of the handle H.

[0006] For this reason, as shown in Figures 14(a) and (b), a cooking vessel lid 60 has been devised in which a cutout 61 is formed on the outer edge to surround a cooking utensil L such as a ladle placed in the pot body PB (see Patent Document 1), and a cooking vessel lid in which a cutout is formed on the outer edge to surround the grip of a detachable handle attached to the pot body. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0007] [Patent Document 1] Registered Utility Model No. 3002711 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0008] As described above, a lid for a cooking container with a notch formed on the outer edge has the advantage that it can be placed on the pot without forming a gap between the lid and the upper end of the pot, even when cooking utensils such as a ladle are still inside the pot or when a detachable handle is attached to the pot body, and the handle can be attached and removed without removing the lid from the pot body.However, if the lid is placed on a pot without cooking utensils such as a ladle inside the pot or when a detachable handle is removed from the pot body, or if the lid is placed on a pot with a handle fixed to the pot body, heat will escape through the notch, and cooked food will cool down more easily than with the above-mentioned lid 50 which does not have a notch formed on the outer edge.

[0009] Therefore, the object of this invention is to provide a lid for a cooking container that can be placed on a pot body without forming a gap between the top end of the pot body, even when cooking utensils are placed in the pot or a detachable handle is attached to the pot body, and that keeps cooked food from cooling down to the same extent as a general lid that does not have a notch formed on the outer edge, even when the lid is placed on a pot with no cooking utensils such as a ladle in the pot body or with the detachable handle removed from the pot body, or when the lid is placed on a pot with a handle fixed to the pot body. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] In order to solve the above problem, the invention of claim 1 provides a cooking vessel lid that can be freely opened and closed to close the top opening of the cooking vessel body, characterized in that the outer periphery that abuts against the upper end of the cooking vessel body is formed from a flexible material, and the outer periphery has a flexible tongue of a predetermined width formed on it by a pair of slits extending inward from the outer edge, which allows the outer edge side to be raised upward. [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] As described above, the lid of the cooking container of the invention according to claim 1 has a flexible tongue of a predetermined width formed on the outer periphery, which is formed by a flexible member, and which allows the outer edge to be raised upward. Therefore, when closing the lid with a cooking utensil such as a ladle inside the pot body or with a detachable handle attached to the pot body, if the lid is closed with the handle of the cooking utensil or handle in a position corresponding to the tongue, the tongue will bend when pressed by the handle of the cooking utensil or handle, and its outer edge will be raised upward, allowing the lid to be closed on the pot body without forming a gap between the outer periphery and the top end of the pot body.

[0012] Furthermore, when the force pushing the flexible tongue upward is no longer acting, the tongue returns to its flat initial state, so that when the pot is covered with no cooking utensils such as a ladle inside, or with the detachable handle removed from the pot, or when the lid is covered with a pot with a fixed handle, the outer periphery formed by the flexible member abuts against the top end of the cooking vessel body along its entire circumference, including the tongue, and closes the top opening of the pot body in the same way as a regular lid without a notch on the outer edge. Therefore, cooked food does not cool down as easily as with a lid with a notch on the outer edge, and the heat retention effect is the same as that of a regular lid without a notch on the outer edge. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a cooking vessel lid according to the present invention; [Figure 2] FIG. [Figure 3] FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. [Figure 5] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 2. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a side view of the lid as viewed from the tongue side. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a side view of the lid as viewed from the opposite side of the tongue. [Figure 8]FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the state in which the top opening of the pot body is closed by the lid. [Figure 9] 10 is a perspective view showing the state in which the top opening of the pot body containing the ladle is closed by the lid. FIG. [Figure 10] This is an oblique view showing the state in which the top opening of the pot body with chopsticks inside is closed by the same lid. [Figure 11] 10(a) and 10(b) are perspective views showing the operation of attaching a detachable handle to the pot closed by the lid. [Figure 12] FIG. 1(a) is a side view showing a lid of a general cooking vessel, and FIG. 1(b) is a plan view showing the same lid. [Figure 13] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the state in which the detachable handle is attached to the pot body. [Figure 14] 1(a) is a perspective view showing another conventional example of a cooking vessel lid, and FIG. 1(b) is a partial cross-sectional view showing the state in which the top opening of the pot body containing a ladle is closed by the same lid. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] Hereinafter, an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Figures 1 to 7 show a pot lid 1. As shown in the figures, this lid 1 comprises a lid body 10 that can be freely opened and closed to close the top opening of the pot body, and a knob 20 attached to the top surface of the lid body 10. The lid 1 is designed to be placed over the pot as needed during or after cooking ingredients using the pot.

[0015] The lid body 10 is composed of a flat main body portion 11 made of transparent tempered glass and having an outer edge with an arc portion and a straight portion, and an outer peripheral portion 12 made of a flexible material such as silicone rubber attached to the outer peripheral edge of the main body portion 11 and having a circular outer edge.A screw insertion hole 11a is formed in the center of the main body portion 11 to insert a screw 21 for fixing the knob 20, and the portion of the outer peripheral portion 12 corresponding to the straight portion of the main body portion 11 is wider than the portion corresponding to the arc portion.

[0016] The outer peripheral portion 12 has a flexible tongue 13 of a predetermined width formed in the portion corresponding to the wide portion, which can raise the outer edge side (tip side) upward by a pair of full-cut slits 12a, 12a extending inward from the outer edge and a half-cut slit 12b formed on the underside connecting the base ends of both full-cut slits 12a, 12a, and the tip of the tongue 13 protrudes slightly outward and is slightly raised upward.

[0017] In addition, a long, arc-shaped steam hole 14 is formed on the outer periphery 12 near the peripheral edge on the opposite side of the diameter connecting the tongue 13 and the center of the main body 11, and four equally angled protrusions 15 are formed on the underside of the outer periphery 12, which fit into the upper opening of the pot body to position the lid 1.

[0018] The knob 20 has a screw hole 20a formed therein for screwing in a screw 21, and is fixed to the main body 11 by screwing the screw 21 into the screw hole 20a from the underside of the main body 11 via a sleeve.

[0019] As shown in Figures 9 and 10, when the lid 1 configured as described above is closed with a ladle L or chopsticks CS placed inside the pot body PB, if the ladle L or chopsticks CS is placed in a position corresponding to the tongue 13, the tongue 13 will bend when pressed by the handle of the ladle L or the chopsticks CS, and its outer edge will be raised upward, and no gap will be formed between the outer periphery of the lid 1 and the upper end of the pot body PB, except for the tongue 13 portion, allowing the pot body PB to be closed.

[0020] Furthermore, when attaching the detachable handle H while the pot body PB is covered with the lid 1, as shown in Figure 11(a), the tongue 13 is pushed up by the gripping portion C of the handle H, and the open gripping portion C is clamped against the upper end of the pot body PB to close the gripping portion C, and the detachable handle H is attached to the pot body PB with the bent tongue 13 covering the closed gripping portion C, as shown in the same figure (b).

[0021] Furthermore, when the force pushing the flexible tongue 13 upward is no longer acting, the tongue 13 returns to its flat initial state, so that when the pot is covered with the lid without any cooking utensils such as a ladle L or chopsticks CS inside the pot body PB or with the detachable handle H removed from the pot body PB, the outer periphery 12 abuts against the top end of the pot body PB around the entire periphery, including the tongue 13, as shown in Figure 8, and the top opening of the pot body is closed in the same way as a regular lid without a notch formed on the outer edge. Therefore, cooked food does not cool down as easily as with a lid with a notch formed on the outer edge, and the heat retention effect is the same as that of a regular lid without a notch formed on the outer edge.

[0022] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, a lid for use with a pot was described, but this is not limited to this, and it goes without saying that the present invention can also be applied to lids for use with various cooking containers such as frying pans. [Industrial Applicability]

[0023] This invention can be used for lids of cooking vessels such as frying pans and pots. [Explanation of symbols]

[0024] 1 lid 10 Lid body 11 Main body 11a Screw insertion hole 12 Outer periphery 12a All cuts 12b Half cut 13 Tongue piece 14 Steam vent 15 Convex strip 20 knob 20a screw hole 21 Screw PB pot body CS chopsticks L ladle H Handle C Grip

Claims

[Claim 1] A lid for a cooking container that can be freely opened and closed to close an upper opening of a cooking container body, The outer periphery that contacts the upper end of the cooking vessel body is formed of a flexible material, A lid for a cooking container characterized in that the outer periphery is formed with a flexible tongue of a predetermined width, which can be raised upward by a pair of slits extending inward from the outer edge.

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