Lip seals for cooking apparatus and cooking apparatus having lip seal

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9775460
APP PUB NO 20150196156A1
SERIAL NO

14420319

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A cooking apparatus comprises a cooking chamber configured to hold a cooking medium therein, a lid configured to cover the cooking chamber, and a sealing member disposed between the lid and the cooking chamber to create a seal between the cooking chamber and the lid. The lid comprises a lid liner and a retaining member disposed on an inner surface of the lid, the retaining member configured to retain the sealing member adjacent to an edge of the lid. The sealing member comprises a lip portion comprising an upper leg and a lower leg, each disposed at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the sealing member to substantially form a V shape at one longitudinal end of the sealing member, and a ridge portion comprising an upper ridge and a lower ridge, each disposed at an opposite longitudinal end of the sealing member.

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HENNY PENNY CORPORATION1219 US 35 WEST PO BOX 60 EASTON OH 45320

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Summons, Gary F Trotwood, US 3 13

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