Patent ID: 11963641
Assignee: ZWILLING BALLARINI ITALIA SRL
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A vessel for cooking food, comprising:
a metal body comprising a bottom wall and at least one side wall, wherein said side wall extends from said bottom wall to define an inner compartment of the cooking vessel (10) in which the food is arranged for being cooked;
at least one handle, constrained to a portion of the metal body by a metal fixing element;
at least one metal flame guard ring having a substantially annular shape, arranged around an end of the handle located at said metal fixing element, said metal flame guard ring being placed in contact with a portion of the metal body to allow thermal conduction between said metal body and said metal flame guard ring; and
at least one thermal signalling device comprising at least one bimetal sheet,
wherein the bimetal sheet is placed at least partially in contact with one or more components of the cooking vessel which have thermal conductivity properties,
wherein the thermal signalling device is arranged to signal the achievement of a preset heating value of the cooking vessel with a progressive mechanical movement of said bimetal sheet related to the heating of the cooking vessel, and
wherein the metal flame guard ring is provided with one or more through holes, slots or windows,
wherein said bimetal sheet consists of a first strip of a first metal material and a second strip of a second metal material welded together, said first metal material and said second metal material having different coefficients of thermal expansion, and
said bimetal sheet is shaped and dimensioned that at least one indicating portion of said bimetal sheet is at least partially visible through said through holes, slots or windows at a specific temperature value.