Patent ID: 8931402
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A sealing gasket for a cooking utensil for cooking food under pressure, said utensil comprising: a vessel and a lid that is designed to be mounted on said vessel to define a cooking enclosure; and locking means for holding the lid on the vessel, said locking means comprising at least one first locking member that is secured to or integral with the lid and at least one second locking member that is secured to or integral with the vessel, the first locking member configured to be engaged under the second locking member, after the lid has been placed on the vessel, in order to hold said lid on said vessel, the sealing gasket being designed to be interposed between the lid and the vessel in order to seal the cooking enclosure, wherein said sealing gasket is arranged to fit over and engage the top rim of the vessel and configured so that, while the lid is docking with the vessel, said sealing gasket comes firstly into simultaneous contact with said lid and with said vessel while the first locking member is situated at a first height (h wherein the sealing gasket has at least one flexible first lip being engaged to said top rim of said vessel, that projects from a heel and that, by deforming, makes it possible for said sealing gasket to be pressed down under the weight of the lid, and wherein the sealing gasket has a second lip projecting from the same heel as the first lip and has vertical deformation stiffness that is greater than a vertical deformation stiffness of said first lip.