Patent ID: 8857657

Claim:
An article of cookware comprising: a) a cookware vessel having a bottom and substantially upright surrounding sidewalls to provide a container capable of retaining fluid; b) a handle coupled to the upright surrounding sidewalls of said cookware vessel and extending outward therefrom, the handle comprising: i) a flange portion attached to the upright surrounding sidewalls of the cookware vessel, ii) a hollow tubular grip portion having a first terminal end attached to said flange portion, the hollow tubular grip portion then extending outward therefrom to a second terminal end opposite the first terminal end, iii) a hollow terminal portion that connects to said hollow tubular grip portion that extends outward in the same direction therefrom, being sealed at a proximal terminal end adjacent the connection to said hollow tubular grip portion, with a downward facing aperture defined by a rim for vertically hanging the article of cookware, and further comprising a sealed distal terminal end generally opposite said proximal terminal end wherein said flange portion and hollow terminal portion respectively seal the opposing first and second terminal ends of said hollow tubular grip portion.