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Cooking apparatus and methods of forming

US6920820B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 18, 2003
Grant dateJul 26, 2005
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Expiry dateJan 28, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S16/24
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A cooking apparatus and methods of forming are provided. The cooking apparatus has a cooking surface, a sidewall depending from the cooking surface, and a handle is provided. The handle has a saddle portion and a gripping portion. The saddle portion includes a first opening defined therethrough and a first recess defined about the first opening. The saddle portion is adjacent the sidewall so that the first recess defines a first gap between the sidewall and the saddle portion. A first rivet secures the handle to the sidewall. The rivet has a first weldament in the first gap, a first shaft in the first opening, and a first head abutting the handle and covering the first opening.

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