Patent ID: 6669047
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: A47J,Y10S

Abstract:
A pressure release handle assembly for a pressure cooker having a pot, a lid securable to the pot, and a pressure release valve having an activation pin or plunger, said pressure release handle assembly comprising:a handle body securable to the lid, said handle body having a lock guide slidably mounted in a cavity formed in said handle body; a button movably connected to said handle body, said button having a flexible leg extending therefrom, said leg having a first latch extending therefrom, and said button further having a tab extending therefrom, said tab being located adjacent to the activation pin of the pressure release valve; a second latch formed on said lock guide, said second latch positioned on said lock guide such that said first latch may pass by said second latch when said button is moved, but may not return past said second latch in the opposite direction; whereby, when said button is moved to a first inward position, said tab contacts the pin or plunger of the pressure release valve and activates the pressure release valve continuously, said button being prevented by the second latch from moving back in the opposite direction to deactivate the pressure release valve.