Patent ID: 6250493
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A detachable handle assembly for a utensil comprising:a) a mount attached to a utensil, said mount having a slot and a distal end;b) a handle having an attached latching assembly, said latching assembly having an engagement tip and a latch with a front cam surface, said latch being linearly moveable along a latch slide axis and biased forward; andc) a lever moveably disposed in said latching assembly, and attached to said latch by a post oriented generally transversely to said latch slide axis; whereind) when said engagement tip is placed in said slot and said front cam surface of said latch is brought downward into contact with said distal end of said mount, said latch moves around said distal end and beneath said mount, engaging said handle to said utensil; and when said lever is moved rearward, said latch moves around said distal end of said mount, and is lifted to disengage said handle assembly from said mount.