Patent ID: 6848592
Filing Date: 2005-02-01
Classification: A47J,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A cookware device comprising: a cooking vessel with a top rim; a cover for the cooking vessel; wherein the cover includes a transparent concave portion positioned centrally on the cover, the concave portion having exterior and interior surfaces curved downwardly toward the cooking vessel, and an outer rim with a lip configured to rest on the top rim of the cooking vessel so that when the cover is positioned on the cooking vessel, the portion of the cover surrounding the center portion extends downwardly toward the rim below the top rim of the cooking vessel and curves upward to the lip; wherein the portion of the cover surrounding the concave portion is metallic and concentrically aligned with the concave portion; and wherein the cover is configured so that when the cover is installed on a cooking apparatus condensed moisture will run along an interior surface of the cover to a base of the concave portion and drop from the base into the cooking vessel to thereby clear the transparent concave portion and provide improved viewing of food contained in the vessel.