CLOSURE FOR FRYING PAN Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: kitchen utensils, in particular, utensils used for preparing of second course dish by frying.

SUBSTANCE: closure for frying pan has casing and handle. Openings provided in upper part of casing are extending from casing center to its peripheral parts. Closure is equipped with one or more blades, which are fixed at an angle to casing thereon by means of pivot joint so as to define an angle with frying pan bottom. Blade is provided with shank abutting against casing for ensuring predetermined angle of inclination. In order to change position of blades relative to casing and, correspondingly, position of frying pan, closure may be provided with control device adapted for wedging of blade relative to casing. One of versions of said control device is wedge which may be fixed on arm rotating relative to axis of handle, said wedge being driven by means of lever rigidly connected to wedge. Any device identical to wedge may be used provided that said device has cylindrical or spherical working surface.

EFFECT: improved operating characteristics of frying pan owing to construction of closure eliminating splashing of oil during frying process.

9 cl, 6 dwg