Holder for cookware and cooking utensils

Abstract

A holder for cookware and cooking utensils has a unitary, framework body having an upper section with a lid support bar and lid abutment member, and a lower section having dual S-shaped leg members. Each leg member has an open channel tapered up toward a first bend to form a notch and an open channel tapered down towards a second bend to form a second notch. The sidewall of cookware is simply and easily positioned within the upper notches of the leg members to secure the holder onto the cookware. Cookware lids and utensils are then conveniently stored, temporarily, within the lower notches of the leg members, while the holder is secured to the sidewall. The holder is manually positioned on the cookware sidewall and removed from the cookware manually by the user, without the use of any tools.

1 . A holder for cookware with an upstanding sidewall, said holder comprising:
 a unitary body comprising leg means at the lower end of the body for placement over the sidewall of cookware and for cradling a cookware lid and cooking utensil utilized with the cookware, and pot lid abutment means extending above the leg means for supporting a cookware lid on the holder, the unitary body being an independent device configured to be manually placed on and manually removed from the sidewall of the cookware without the use of tools.   
     
     
         2 . The holder as in  claim 1  wherein the pot lid abutment means comprises the upper section of the body for maintaining the cookware lid in the holder in an angled position in relation to the leg means. 
     
     
         3 . The holder as in  claim 2  wherein the leg means comprises dual leg members extending down from the pot lid abutment means. 
     
     
         4 . The holder as in  claim 3  wherein each leg member has a first bend forming a first notch configured to be placed over the side wall of the cookware, and a second bend forming a second notch configured to cradle the cookware lid and the cooking utensil. 
     
     
         5 . The holder as in  claim 4  wherein the first notch is located above the second notch. 
     
     
         6 . The holder as in  claim 1  wherein the leg means comprises dual leg members extending down from the pot lid abutment means. 
     
     
         7 . The holder as in  claim 6  wherein each leg member has a first bend forming a first notch configured to be placed over the sidewall of the cookware, and a second bend forming a second notch configured to cradle the cookware and the cooking utensil. 
     
     
         8 . The holder as in  claim 3  wherein each leg member is substantially S-shaped in configuration. 
     
     
         9 . The holder as in  claim 6  wherein each leg member is substantially S-shaped in configuration. 
     
     
         10 . The holder as in  claim 1  wherein the unitary body is formed entirely as a wire framework. 
     
     
         11 . A holder for a cookware with an upstanding sidewall, said holder comprising:
 a unitary body comprising dual leg members, each leg member being substantially S-shaped in configuration and having a first bend forming a first notch and a second bend forming a second notch, and an upper section extending above the leg members, whereby the holder is maintained on the cookware by the placement of the first notch over the sidewall and whereby a cookware lid and a cooking utensil are cradled in the holder by placing the lid and utensil within the second notch.   
     
     
         12 . The holder as in  claim 11  wherein the upper section maintains the cookware lid in the holder in an angled position in relation to the leg members. 
     
     
         13 . The holder as in  claim 11  wherein the first notch is located above the second notch. 
     
     
         14 . The holder as in  claim 11  wherein the body is formed entirely as a wire framework.