Patent ID: 7896191
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: A47J,B25G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A removable, insulated hand grip device for a closed loop lid handle formed on a lid of a cookware, the closed loop lid handle having a hand grip portion being supported by two inwardly bent legs attached to the lid, the hand grip device comprising: a body formed of a flexible, compressible and low thermal conductivity material, the body having a first height adapted to fill a space between an inside surface of the hand grip portion of a lid handle and a top surface of the lid; a lid handle engaging portion formed on a top surface of the body and comprising a concave surface adapted to enclose at least partially the hand grip portion of the lid handle from below; a base portion formed on a bottom surface of the body and comprising a surface adapted to engage the top surface of the lid under the hand grip portion of the lid handle; a finger grip portion formed on both longitudinal sides of the body and extending from the lid handle engaging portion to the base portion, the finger grip portion comprising a concave surface formed on each longitudinal sides of the body adapted to receive fingers of a user's hand, wherein the body is removably located in the space between the inside surface of the hand grip portion of the lid handle and the top surface of the lid and is secured by the resiliency of the body compressed against the inside surface of the hand grip portion of the lid and the top surface of the lid.