Patent · US Expired

Electric kettle with removable filter

US5672274A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 2, 1996
Grant dateSep 30, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 2, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47J27/21183
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An electric kettle having a housing, a heating element, and a filter system. The filter system has a connecting frame and a filter member. The connecting frame is stationarily connected to the housing and forms a vent conduit with the housing. The filter member is removably received in the connecting frame and has a top located at an exterior of the housing. A user can remove the filter member by moving the top of the filter member without having to move other components of the kettle.

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