Patent ID: 8746497

Claim:
A cooking vessel to be used with a utensil having a cooking implement and a stem extending from the cooking implement, the stem having a lower portion comprising a recessed portion, the recessed portion comprising a locking edge, the locking edge having a curved profile, the cooking vessel comprising: a container having a bottom surface; and an elongated handle extending outwardly from the container, the handle having a free end provided with an opening for hooking the cooking vessel, the opening being sized and shaped for receiving the stem of the utensil, the opening having a predetermined shape for cooperating with the stem to temporarily hold the stem so that the cooking implement hangs above the bottom surface of the container, the predetermined shape of the opening being characterized by an upper peripheral portion and a lower peripheral portion located between the upper peripheral portion and the container, the upper and lower peripheral portions of the opening cooperating with the stem to temporarily hold said stem between said upper and lower peripheral portions, the upper peripheral portion having an upper peripheral edge for resting the stem thereagainst, the lower peripheral portion comprising a stopper edge that is shaped to match with the locking edge of the recessed portion of the utensil in order to hook the stem of the utensil against the lower peripheral portion of the opening of the handle, so as to hold the stem between the upper peripheral edge and the stopper edge only, the stopper edge of the opening having a curved profile which is complementary to the curved profile of the locking edge of the utensil, in order to position the utensil with respect to the handle of the cooking vessel.