Patent ID: 8567632

Claim:
An assembly of a culinary article having an inner diameter, and a cover, said cover comprising a lid having an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of said culinary article and designed to cover the culinary article, and a silicone gasket running around the lid, wherein, in the radial direction, the gasket extends at least 10 mm beyond a perimeter of the lid, the lid and the silicone gasket are two distinct parts of the cover and made of two different materials, the lid has a first face to be directed towards an interior of the culinary article and a second face opposite to the first face, both extending up to an edge of the lid, the silicone gasket is moulded on the lid, so that said silicone gasket extends over said edge and a portion of said first and second faces, and, at least one passage is provided through the silicone gasket, said at least one passage defining a through hole for allowing steam to be exhausted therethrough the culinary article.