Patent · US Active

Kettle

US12193593B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Breville Pty Limited · AU

Inventors

Scott FRYER · Sydney, AU
Tee Smith · Sydney, AU
Nicholas Edmonds · Sydney, AU
Xiang Ren · Shanghai, CN
Con Psarologos · Sydney, AU
Ali TOFAILI · Sydney, AU
Sam Walker · Sydney, AU
Tae-Kyung Kong · Sydney, AU
Barnaby Ward · Sydney, AU
Gerard Andrew White · Sydney, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 30, 2020
Grant date	Jan 14, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 19, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG10K11/162
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An appliance (210) to heat a liquid, the appliance (21) including: a vessel (212) to receive the liquid to be heated, the vessel (212) having a generally central upright longitudinal axis (218), a bottom housing (220), and a side wall (222) extending upwardly from the bottom housing (220), with a portion of the bottom housing (220) and side wall (222) at least partly enclosing a chamber (234) within which the liquid is heated; and a heating element (238) in thermal communication with the chamber (234) so that heat generated by the element (238) can be delivered to the liquid via convection, wherein the housing (210) includes a deformable sealing member (268) sealingly associated with the element (238) to sealingly connect the element (238) and bottom housing (220), with the member (268) inhibiting transmission of sound from the chamber (234).

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