Kitchen utensil

Abstract

A kitchen utensil ( 10 ) is provided with a disk-shaped body ( 12 ) being configured as a tense elastic foil ( 14 ) in its central area ( 13 ) and reinforced at its rim ( 16 ). The kitchen utensil may be used as a keep-fresh lid for keep-fresh containers, as a microwave lid for microwave trays, as well as a mat for pots and the like (FIG. 2 ).

1 . A kitchen utensil having a disk-shaped body with a rim, said disk-shaped body being configured as a tense elastic foil in a central area thereof and being reinforced at said rim.  
   
   
       2 . The kitchen utensil of  claim 1 , wherein said body is configured circular disk shaped.  
   
   
       3 . The kitchen utensil of  claim 1 , wherein said body is configured oval.  
   
   
       4 . The kitchen utensil of  claim 1 , wherein said body is configured rectangular.  
   
   
       5 . The kitchen utensil of  claim 1 , wherein said rim is integral with said foil.  
   
   
       6 . The kitchen utensil of  claim 1 , wherein said foil is configured smooth on one surface thereof.  
   
   
       7 . The kitchen utensil of  claim 1 , wherein said foil consists of silicone.  
   
   
       8 . The kitchen utensil of  claim 1 , wherein said foil has a thickness of between 0.5 and 2 mm.  
   
   
       9 . The kitchen utensil of  claim 1 , wherein said foil has a thickness of between 1 and 1.5 mm.  
   
   
       10 . The kitchen utensil of  claim 1 , wherein said foil is provided with a reinforcement in a center of said central area.  
   
   
       11 . The kitchen utensil of  claim 10 , wherein said reinforcement is configured as a thickening of said foil.  
   
   
       12 . The kitchen utensil of  claim 1 , wherein said rim is reinforced by an embedded metallic reinforcing element.  
   
   
       13 . The kitchen utensil of  claim 12 , wherein said reinforcing element is configured as a ring.  
   
   
       14 . The kitchen utensil of  claim 9 , wherein said rim has a height being essentially two to six times as big as a thickness of said foil.  
   
   
       15 . The kitchen utensil of  claim 9 , wherein said rim has a height being essentially four to five times as big as a thickness of said foil.  
   
   
       16 . The kitchen utensil of  claim 10 , wherein said rim is as high as said reinforcement.  
   
   
       17 . The kitchen utensil of  claim 1 , wherein said foil is provided with a plurality of ribs on a surface thereof, said ribs extending from said rim in a direction towards a center of said kitchen utensil.  
   
   
       18 . The kitchen utensil of  claim 17 , wherein said ribs have a length being one half of said distance between said rim and said center.  
   
   
       19 . The kitchen utensil of  claim 17 , wherein said ribs have a height being smaller than a height of said rim.  
   
   
       20 . A keep-fresh lid for a keep-fresh container having a disk-shaped body with a rim, said disk-shaped body being configured as a tense elastic foil in a central area thereof and being reinforced at said rim.  
   
   
       21 . A keep-fresh container comprising a keep-fresh lid having a disk-shaped body with a rim, said disk-shaped body being configured as a tense elastic foil in a central area thereof and being reinforced at said rim.  
   
   
       22 . A lid for a microwave oven container having a disk-shaped body with a rim, said disk-shaped body being configured as a tense elastic foil in a central area thereof and being reinforced at said rim.  
   
   
       23 . The lid of  claim 19 , wherein said foil is provided with a plurality of ribs on a surface thereof, said ribs extending from said rim in a direction towards a center of said lid and having a height being smaller than a height of said rim.  
   
   
       24 . A mat for supporting a pot or the like, having a disk-shaped body with a rim, said disk-shaped body being configured as a tense elastic foil in a central area thereof and being reinforced at said rim.  
   
   
       25 . The mat of  claim 24 , wherein said rim has a height being essentially two to six times as big as a thickness of said foil.  
   
   
       26 . The mat of  claim 25 , wherein said foil is provided with a reinforcement in a center of said central area, said rim being as high as said reinforcement.