Patent ID: 7213851
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A canning system comprising: a canning pot having a pot base surrounded by pot walls, said pot walls defining an opening opposite said pot base, said pot walls and pot base defining a void; a rack including rack walls surrounding a rack base, said rack walls and rack base including openings and defining a mounting space adapted to hold at least one jar; and a rack lifter including a pair of tools, each tool including a pair of legs joined by a handle and including a longitudinal axis, said handle adapted to facilitate manipulation of the tool by a user, each of said legs terminating in a hook operable to grasp said rack, and a generally planar guard disposed between said hooks and said handle and extending substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said legs, said guard operable to prevent inadvertent exposure of water to the user's hand; and wherein said rack is selectively placed in said void of said canning pot through placement by said rack lifter, and said rack is selectively removable from said void of said canning pot by said rack lifter, whereby said at least one jar can be placed and removed from said canning pot.