Patent ID: 8944273
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A utensil ( 1 ) for cooking food under pressure, which utensil comprises firstly a vessel ( 2 ) and a lid ( 3 ) and secondly a control member ( 6 ) for controlling locking/unlocking of the lid ( 3 ) relative to the vessel ( 2 ), said utensil being characterized in that it comprises a plate ( 10 ) attached to the lid ( 3 ) and on which said control member ( 6 ) is mounted to pivot between firstly a deployed position corresponding to the lid ( 3 ) being unlocked and in which said control member ( 6 ) is designed to be taken hold of manually in order to enable the lid ( 3 ) to be handled, and secondly a retracted position corresponding to the lid ( 3 ) being locked and in which said control member ( 6 ) is designed to be more difficult to take hold of manually than it is in the deployed position, said utensil ( 1 ) also comprising a cap mounted on the plate ( 10 ) in order to mask the control mechanism, wherein the utensil further comprises an operating member ( 9 ) for controlling operation of said utensil, which operating member ( 9 ) is mounted to move in rotation on the lid ( 3 ) between a first position in which said operating member ( 9 ) allows the utensil ( 1 ) to be brought up to pressure, and a second position in which said operating member ( 9 ) substantially prevents said utensil from being brought up to pressure.