Percolator with removable grip

Abstract

A percolator for brewing a heated beverage has a percolator main body and a handle having a handle body and a flexible removable grip. An inner wall of the removable grip defines a handle cavity to enclose a lengthwise extending portion of the handle body. A first edge and a second edge of the removable grip extend from a grip first end to a grip second end along the length of the removable grip. The first edge and the second edge are separable from each other to define a gap through which the handle body may be selectively inserted into the handle cavity and withdrawn from the handle cavity.

1 . A percolator comprising:
 a percolator main body;   a handle including an handle body having an elongated shape and a connector portion connecting the handle body to the percolator main body; and   a flexible removable grip enclosing a length of the handle body, the removable grip including opposing first and second side edges extending along the full length of the removable grip, the first and second side edges being adjacent along the length of the removable grip and being selectively separable for removal of the removable grip from the handle body.   
     
     
         2 . The percolator of  claim 1 , wherein the first side edge includes a first interlocking portion and the second edge includes a second interlocking portion, the first and second interlocking portions being sized and shaped to interlock. 
     
     
         3 . The percolator of  claim 1 , wherein the first side edge includes a first projecting portion and a first receiving portion, and the second side edge includes a second projecting portion and a second receiving portion. 
     
     
         4 . The percolator of  claim 3 , wherein the first receiving portion is sized and shaped to receive the second projecting portion and the second receiving portion is sized and shaped to receive the first projecting portion. 
     
     
         5 . The percolator of  claim 3 , wherein the first projecting portion and the first receiving portion are immediately adjacent to each other, and the second projecting portion and the second receiving portion are immediately adjacent to each other. 
     
     
         6 . The percolator of  claim 3 , wherein the first side edge includes a projecting portion and the second side edge includes a receiving portion sized to receive the projecting portion therein. 
     
     
         7 . The percolator of  claim 1 , wherein the grip portion is comprised of a material with a specific heat between 1050-1760 J/kg-K, inclusive, and a thermal conductivity between 0.09-2.5 W/m-K. 
     
     
         8 . The percolator of  claim 7 , wherein the material is an elastomer. 
     
     
         9 . The percolator of  claim 1 , wherein the grip portion has a cylindrical shape. 
     
     
         10 . A percolator comprising:
 a percolator main body;   a handle including an elongated handle body having an exterior surface portion extending in a lengthwise direction, and a connector portion connecting the handle body to the percolator main body; and   a flexible removable grip selectively positionable on the handle body, including a grip sidewall extending from a grip first end toward a grip second end, the grip further including a first seam portion and a second seam portion, each extending in the lengthwise direction fully from the grip first end to the grip second end, the first seam portion being immediately adjacent to the second seam portion when the grip is positioned on the handle body to cover an exterior surface portion thereof.   
     
     
         11 . The percolator of  claim 10 , wherein the first seam portion and the second seam portion are separable to allow for selective removal of the removable grip from the handle body. 
     
     
         12 . The percolator of  claim 10 , wherein the grip sidewall is resiliently deformable. 
     
     
         13 . The percolator of  claim 10 , wherein the first seam portion has a first edge portion with a first shape and the second seam portion has a second edge portion with a second shape, the second edge portion being complementary to the first shape. 
     
     
         14 . The percolator of  claim 13 , wherein the first edge portion has a first lateral portion extending transverse to the lengthwise direction, the second edge portion has a second lateral portion extending transverse to the lengthwise direction, the first lateral portion being parallel to the second lateral portion. 
     
     
         15 . The percolator of  claim 14 , wherein the first lateral portion abuts the second lateral portion when the exterior surface portion of the handle main body is enclosed within the removable grip. 
     
     
         16 . The percolator of  claim 10 , wherein the first seam portion has a projecting portion and the second seam portion has a recess portion, the recess portion being sized to snuggly receive the projecting portion therein. 
     
     
         17 . The percolator of  claim 16 , wherein the first seam portion has a recess portion and the second seam portion has a projecting portion, the recess portion of the first seam portion being sized to snuggly receive therein the projecting portion of the second seam portion. 
     
     
         18 . The percolator of  claim 10 , wherein the first seam portion has a first undulating shape, and the second seam portion has a second undulating shape complementary to the first undulating shape. 
     
     
         19 . A removable grip for a percolator handle, comprising:
 an elongated grip sidewall extending in a lengthwise direction from a grip first end to a grip second end, the grip sidewall having a cross-sectional shape enclosing a lengthwise extending handle cavity; and   a first edge portion and a second edge portion, each extending along the lengthwise direction fully from the grip first end to the grip second end, the first edge portion being immediately adjacent to the second edge portion along the lengthwise direction, the first edge portion and the second edge portion being selectively separable from each other to allow passage of the percolator handle therethrough to selectively insert the percolator handle into the handle cavity whereupon the first edge portion returns to immediately adjacent to the second edge portion the handle cavity and to allow withdrawal of the percolator handle from the handle cavity.   
     
     
         20 . The removable grip of  claim 19 , wherein the grip sidewall resiliently deformable.