Patent ID: 8556114

Claim:
A handle ( 1 ) for a cooking vessel, comprising: a handle body ( 3 ) having a substantially tubular wall ( 8 ) with at least one end and a cavity ( 2 ) at least adjacent the end; at least one sealing element ( 5 , 5 ′) formed from an elastically deformable plastic and having a sealing body inserted into a portion of the cavity ( 2 ) of the handle body ( 3 ) adjacent the end of the tubular wall ( 8 ), the sealing body having a first end cross-sectionally smaller than the cavity ( 2 ) and a second end dimensioned to fit in the cavity ( 2 ) under stress so that the sealing body closes off the cavity ( 2 ) tightly to prevent intrusion of water from the outside, a collar ( 7 ) unitary with the second end of the sealing body, the collar ( 7 ) being external of the cavity ( 2 ) and contacting the end of the tubular wall ( 8 ); an attachment flange ( 6 , 6 ′) projecting out from the tubular wall ( 8 ) and covering the collar ( 7 ) of the sealing element ( 5 , 5 ′).