Patent ID: 8353243

Claim:
A frying pan comprising: a bottom; a side wall extending upwardly from a circumference of the bottom; a flange projecting outwardly from a periphery of the side wall and having an upper surface, wherein said flange has an oval or circular outer circumference; and a spill opening formed on at least one side of the side wall and the flange having oval or circular outer circumference, wherein said spill opening comprises an arc segment having a non-flat surface provided at an end of the upper surface of the flange, and wherein a width of the upper surface of the flange gradually narrows from the periphery of the side wall toward the end of the upper surface of the flange at said spill opening, and wherein an arc segment ( 119 ) of a convex slope is provided on a boundary portion between the side wall and the flange, wherein side wall portions extending upwardly from said bottom at said spill opening have convex slope and said flange surface at said spill opening has a concave slope, and wherein the upper surface of the flange at the periphery of the side wall slants toward the bottom.