COOKING VESSEL HAVING DETACHABLE HANDLE

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cooking vessel having a detachable handle, and more specifically, to a cook set having a detachable handle in which the handle is attached to, and detached from, the cook set in an easy and simple manner and is firmly fixed to the cook set while being coupled thereto so that the cook set is securely coupled with the handle even though the cook set is moved or flipped while cooking.

Claims

1. A cooking vessel for cooking food comprising: a cooking vessel body comprising: a V-shaped insertion coupling part protruding from a side portion of the cooking vessel body; a circular fixing plate extending from the V-shaped insertion coupling part; and a recess concavely formed in a center portion of the circular fixing plate; a cooking vessel handle having a reverse L-shaped plate comprising: a grip part for a user to grip; a V-shaped hole defined in a bent portion extending from the grip part; and an open hole defined in a front portion of the grip part to expose a finger-press protrusion part; and a plate spring having a reverse L-shape provided on a lower portion of the cooking vessel handle comprising: a plate spring attachment part fixedly attached to a rear portion of the open hole of the cooking vessel handle; a plate spring contact part extending from the plate spring attachment part for making tight contact with the circular fixing plate; a plate spring protrusion stopper protruding from a front portion of the plate spring contact part and inserted into the recess to fix the cooking vessel handle; and a finger-press protrusion part extending from the plate spring attachment part and located inside the open hole.

2. The cooking vessel of claim 1, wherein a portion of the plate spring extending between the plate spring attachment part and the plate spring contact part has a curved shape.

3. The cooking vessel of claim 1, wherein the plate spring attachment part of the plate spring is fixedly attached to the rear portion of the open hole of the cooking vessel handle by welding.

4. A cooking vessel for cooking food comprising: a cooking vessel body comprising: a V-shaped insertion coupling part protruding from a side portion of the cooking vessel body; and a circular fixing plate extending from the V-shaped insertion coupling part; and a cooking vessel handle having a reverse L-shaped plate comprising: a grip part for a user to grip; and a V-shaped hole defined in a bent portion extending from the grip part.

5. The cooking vessel of claim 4, wherein the cooking vessel further comprising an open hole defined in a front portion of the grip part to expose a finger-press protrusion part.

6. The cooking vessel of claim 5 further comprising a plate spring having a reverse L-shape provided on a lower portion of the cooking vessel handle, the plate spring comprising: a plate spring attachment part fixedly attached to a rear portion of the open hole of the cooking vessel handle; a plate spring contact part extending from the plate spring attachment part for making tight contact with the circular fixing plate; and a finger-press protrusion part extending from the plate spring attachment part and located inside the open hole.

7. The cooking vessel of claim 6, wherein a portion of the plate spring extending between the plate spring attachment part and the plate spring contact part has a curved shape.

8. The cooking vessel of claim 6, wherein the plate spring attachment part of the plate spring is fixedly attached to the rear portion of the open hole of the cooking vessel handle by welding.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] FIG. 2 is a phantom view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a usage state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] FIG. 5 is a cut-way view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] FIG. 6 is a partial phantom view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] FIG. 7 is a partial phantom view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.

MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0024] Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, various changes in form and details may be made within the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below. The embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those of ordinary skill in the art. In the drawings, the shapes and dimensions of elements may be exaggerated for clarity, and like reference numerals denote like elements.

[0025] FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a phantom view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a side view illustrating a usage state in which a cooking vessel handle 20 is separated from a cooking vessel body 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a cut-way view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an enlarged phantom view of a portion of the cooking vessel body 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a partial phantom view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.

[0026] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 7, a detachable-handle-type cooking vessel of the present invention includes the cooking vessel body 10, the cooking vessel handle 20, and a plate spring 30.

[0027] The cooking vessel body 10 includes a container part 11, a V-shaped insertion coupling part 12 protruding from a side portion of the container part 11, a circular fixing plate 13 extending from the V-shaped insertion coupling part 12, and a recess 14 concavely formed in a center portion of the circular fixing plate 13. In an embodiment of the present invention, the cooking vessel has a general pot shape. However, the cooking vessel may have any other cooking utensil shape such as a frying pan shape.

[0028] The cooking vessel handle 20 is a reverse L-shaped plate including a grip part 21 for a user to grip, a V-shaped hole 22 defined in a bent portion extending from the grip part 21, and an open hole 23 defined in a front portion of the grip part 21 to expose a finger-press protrusion part 34. In an embodiment of the present invention, the grip part 21 has a long bar shape. However, the grip part 21 of the cooking vessel handle 20 may have a wide shape or an elliptical shape.

[0029] The plate spring 30 having a reverse L-shape is provided on a lower portion of the cooking vessel handle 20. The plate spring 30 includes a plate spring attachment part 31 fixedly attached to a rear portion of the open hole 23 of the cooking vessel handle 20, a plate spring contact part 32 extending from the plate spring attachment part 31 for making tight contact with the circular fixing plate 13, a plate spring protrusion stopper 33 protruding from a front portion of the plate spring contact part 32, and the finger-press protrusion part 34 extending from the plate spring attachment part 31 and located inside the open hole 23. In an embodiment of the present invention, the plate spring attachment part 31 is welded to the cooking vessel handle 20. However, the plate spring attachment part 31 may be fixed to the cooking vessel handle 20 by another method such as riveting or screwing.

[0030] According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the open hole 23 is smaller than the width of a finger of a user such that the finger-press protrusion part 34 may be pushed down only about 1 mm to about 3 mm. Owing to this structure, the plate spring 30 may not be excessively pushed down to the extent that the plate spring 30 losses its elasticity or the plate spring attachment part 31 separates from the cooking vessel handle 20.

[0031] In addition, a portion of the plate spring 30 extending between the plate spring attachment part 31 and the plate spring contact part 32 may have a curved shape such that when the cooking vessel handle 20 is attached, the circular fixing plate 13 may not physically interfere with the plate spring 30.

[0032] The cooking vessel may be used as follows according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0033] According to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3, the cooking vessel handle 20 and the cooking vessel body 10 are usually stored or carried separately.

[0034] When in use for cooking, the cooking vessel handle 20 is horizontally pushed inward while holding the grip part 21 of the cooking vessel handle 20 so as to insert the circular fixing plate 13 and the V-shaped insertion coupling part 12 into a widely opened upper side of the V-shaped hole 22, and then the cooking vessel handle 20 is vertically pushed upward so as to further insert the V-shaped insertion coupling part 12 along the V-shaped hole 22.

[0035] At this time, the cooking vessel handle 20 is pushed upward until the plate spring protrusion stopper 33 is inserted into the recess 14, and at the moment when the plate spring protrusion stopper 33 is inserted into the recess 14 with a clicking sound, the cooking vessel handle 20 is fixed to the cooking vessel body 10.

[0036] In the above-described fixed state, a user may cook food in the cooking vessel 1 while shaking the cooking vessel 1 using the grip part 21 of the cooking vessel handle 20, and may flip the cooking vessel 1 using the grip part 21 so as to take the food out of the cooking vessel 1.

[0037] When the cooking vessel 1 is stored after cooking, the cooking vessel handle 20 may be separated from the cooking vessel body 10 by pushing the cooking vessel handle 20 down in a vertical direction while pressing the finger-press protrusion part 34.

[0038] The scope of present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings but is defined by the appended claims. Those of ordinary skill in the art may make various replacements, modifications, or changes without departing from the scope of the present invention defined by the appended claims, and these replacements, modifications, or changes should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.