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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
James D King, Dayton, OH (US);
Stephen D Werts, Eaton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Henny Penny Corporation, Eaton, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
99407 ; 99337 ; 99408 ; 99416 ;
Abstract
A large capacity pressure cooker in which an open-topped vat having an upper cooking zone and a lower cool zone for collecting contaminants is provided with a counterbalanced vertically moveable lid, operator-actuatable locking means having a single operating handle being provided to lock the lid in a closed and sealed position, including latching mechanism for maintaining the lid locking mechanism in the closed position when the vat is pressurized, the latching mechanism additionally serving to depressurize the vat if the latching mechanism is accidentally released.