Patent ID: 9615690
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A47J

Claim:
1. A cooking appliance, comprising: a housing; a cooking vessel having a rim, the cooking vessel being configured to be removably nestable within the housing; a lid configured to removably cover the cooking vessel when seated on the rim; a heating element powered by a power source for heating a food product positioned within an interior of the cooking vessel; and at least one latch disposed on the lid and a complementary engagement member disposed on a sidewall of the housing configured to selectively retain the lid lid in sealing engagement with the rim and the housing to inhibit leakage of the food stuffs from the interior of the cooking vessel, the at least one latch including: a base attached to the lid; a rotating arm having a cammed head at one end that engages the base; a rod pivotally connected to the cammed head on one end and having a foot disposed at an opposite end, the rod passing through an aperture in the base; and the engagement member attached to the sidewall of the housing; wherein the cammed head engages the rotating arm as the rotating arm is rotated to cause an axial displacement of the rod, and in a latched configuration the rod is pulled in a first direction causing the foot of the rod to engage the engagement member, and in an unlatched configuration the rod is urged in a second direction causing the foot of the rod to be released from the engagement member.