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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
May. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Lifetime Brands, Inc., Garden City, NY (US);
Inventor:
William Edwin Drinkwater, Greenlawn, NY (US);
Assignee:
LIFETIME BRANDS, INC., Garden City, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 41/00 (2006.01); F16D 41/07 (2006.01); F16D 41/08 (2006.01); F16D 41/069 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 41/076 (2013.01); F16D 41/073 (2013.01); F16D 41/084 (2013.01); F16D 41/069 (2013.01); Y10T 74/1526 (2015.01);
Abstract
A knob/handle for kitchen devices having a rotary motion is provided. The knob/handle includes a handle body and a modified sprag clutch mechanism integrated into the handle body to enable rotation of the handle in one pre-designated direction for application of torque to a connected shaft. A hub is secured to the handle body and has one end in communication with the modified sprag clutch mechanism and an opposing end configured for connection to a shaft of a kitchen device.