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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2012
Jeanne Sventek, Woodbury, MN (US);
Bruce Sventek, Woodbury, MN (US);
Tanner Sventek, Woodbury, MN (US);
Jeanne Sventek, Woodbury, MN (US);
Bruce Sventek, Woodbury, MN (US);
Tanner Sventek, Woodbury, MN (US);
Other;
Abstract
An aftermarket kitchen utensil and a method of using the utensil to support a cover of a cooking vessel such that the cover does not obstruct the service of food from the cooking vessel while drippings from the inner surface of the supported cover are guided into the cooking vessel. The utensil includes a body, a first support assembly operable and effective for supporting the body in a vertically upright position during use, and a second support assembly operable and effective for supporting the cover of a cooking vessel in a desired orientation relative to the cooking vessel.