US2002149A - Dish or pan lifter - Google Patents

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y 1935. H. DE L. KNEELAND 2,002,149

DISH OR PAN LIFTER Filed May 28, 1954 Patented May 21. 1935 I ,msn R PAN L FTE Herbert 'De L. Kneeland; Dundalk, Md.

A Application May 28,1934, Serial No. .728,0. 22

" 1 Claim. 2 (01. 294534) Y I V This inventionlrefers'to' general utensils and main shankbar 4. a This shank bar is provided I more particularly to lifters for lifting dishes, with a double series of V-notches 5, on its under plates or pans from an oven or hot stove. It surface, a middle strip 6 of the bar being nonhas among its objects to provide a lifter of this notched and serving as a slide to be described kind that will operate noiselessly and will not later. The shank bar is notchedfor about the 5 have springs. Another object is .to have the proportion of the distance indicated in the draw- Weight distributed on the handle in the most ing, and has at its other end portion a puller l. convenient manner to the holder. A furtherob- The bar is preferably of rectangular cross-sec- J'ect is to avoid the use of complicated and dusttion. A handle 8 with a liner l8 slides over the 10 collecting parts. Another object is to have the shank bar and is interiorly provided with a pas- 1o lifter automatically bind itself to the object lifted sage 9 to permit this to be readily done. 'A jaw and also relieve itself of the object easily when 12, is provided and attached to the handle and located at the point where it is to be left. Other is similar in construction and appearance to that objects will become apparent as the invention is of jaw 2, and also has the arms l3 and depends 5 more fully set forth. from the handle by the S-piece [0. This S-piece The usual type of dish lifter is complicated ispunched to provide two inverted points II that and requires the use of the fingers to operate serve to engage between the V-notches .5 when the catch or mechanism that locks the dish to the weight of the dish lifted pulls down on the it. In this invention this is avoided because jaw 2 and the main shank bar. At other times the lifter automatically locks itself to the dish the points do not catch in the notches. The cen- 20 when the weight of the same exerts its influence tral slide serves to carry the shank bar along the on it, and automatically releases when the weight handle and keep the points out of the notches is not exerted, as when the dish is laid on a platuntil the weight acts. This makes the movement form of some kind. The usual lifter has its hanof the handle along the shank bar noiseless indle at the end of the lifter which tends to .bend stead of clicking, as would be the case if the 25 7 over under the weight of the dish, as well as points caught in the notches continuously. The make the user exert a torsional reaction of the points are located outside of the handle proper Wrist muscles to overcome it. In this invention to positively provide for this feature.

7 the handle shifts closely to the weight center The operation of the device is simple. The jaw and enables the user to carry the weight con- 2, is caught over the edge of the dish or pan and 30 veniently without such stresses on the wrist musthe handle 8 is pushed towards it until the jaw cles. The invention consists of a main shank I2 engages on the opposite side. In this position which hooks to one side of a dish or plate and the handle is close to the dish and affords a good is then operated to lock on the opposite side byholding position for the user. At the same time pushing in the handle. The weight of the obthe weight on the jaw 2 brings down the shank 35 ject tilts the main shank slightly and causes the bar 4 and makes its V-notches engage on the handle to bind it in that position automatically. points H and lock the dish to the lifter. When In the drawing, which illustrates an embodithe dish is laid on a table, the weight is taken ment of this invention: off the shank bar and the points I l disengage Figure 1 indicates a side elevation of a lifter from the V-notches 5, and the handle is pulled 40 embodying this invention. back and the lifter can be removed from the dish.

Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1. This action is evident, as the weight pulls down Figure 3 is an end elevation of Figure 1. on the jaws 3 and [3 when the dish is supported Figure 4 is a sectional detail on line 44 of by them, the arm is stressed more because the Figure 1. leverage on its greater length is more substan- 45 Figure 5 is a sectional detail on line 55 of tial compared with that on the small jaw l3. Figure 1. This causes the arm 4 to bend down and with it Figure 6 is a detail of the-jaw and points of comes the notches on top of the points II and the handle lining. they lock together. When the dish is laid down Similar reference characters refer to similar on a table, the weight, is taken off the arm 4 and 50 parts throughout the drawing. the notches resiliently lift themselves off the In the construction indicated, I represents a points H, because the arm is bent and formed to plate that is caught under its edge with a jaw 2, provide for this feature. This is provided for which has a pair of arms 3 spread out in a very readily during manufacture as it requires a V-like form inwardly and depends down from a very slight bend in the material to do it. The 5 portion III is bent also to bring its points normally out of contact with the notches 5, by having its upper plane slightly tilted downwards. The puller I, serves to enable the user to pull on the shank while the handle is being held by the other hand of the user.

The construction of this device in its simplicity, can be appreciated more fully when it is stated that it can be made from two pieces of metal, a

feature that no conventional type of lifter can anticipate as effectively. The shank, its jaw and puller form one piece, while the sliding handle liner and its jaw and points form the other. It should also be noted that the points not only catch the notches but that the shank also binds in the handle when the weight is placed on the lifter. 7

While but one form of the invention is shown in the drawing, it is not desired to limit this application for patent to this particular form or in any other way otherwise than limited by the prior art, as it is appreciated that other forms might be used that would employ the same principles and come within the scope of the appended claim.

I claim:-

A dish lifter comprising a main flat shank bar having an end portion bent downwardly and inwardly and bifurcated to form a dish engaging jaw and having a plurality of rows of notches on its under side, a hollow handle mounted and slidable along said shank bar, a liner in the handle having a dish-engaging jaw depending therefrom to align opposite the first mentioned jaw, said liner being resiliently spaced from the shank bar adjacent the portion depending therefrom and having a plurality of points adapted to engage in the rows of notches and lock therein when the shank bar is weighted or depressed substantially as described.

HERBERT DE L. KNEELAND.

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