Patent ID: 8297272

Claim:
A device for securing at least one cooking vessel placed in at least one cooking zone of a stove, said device comprising: at least one support member proximate to the at least one cooking zone; at least one retaining member, for contacting the at least one cooking vessel when said at least one retaining member is in an active position, said at least one retaining member being slidably supported by said at least one support member; and at least one anchoring mechanism movably disposed on said at least one retaining member, said at least one anchoring mechanism being movable between a locked position in which it inhibits movement of the at least one retaining member relative to the at least one support member and an unlocked position in which said at least one retaining member is permitted to slide relative to said at least one support member; wherein said at least one support member includes at least one stow port adapted to support said at least one retaining member in a stowed position.