Kettle with tilt-open spout closure
US7225952B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J27/21191
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A vessel has a body defining a storage unit and a spout communicating with the storage unit, a spout closure coupled to the body at a first coupling location for movement between open and closed positions, a handle having a front end movably coupled to the spout closure at a second coupling location and a rear end spaced from the body, and support structure fixed to the body and movably supporting the rear end of the handle at a third coupling location, the coupling locations being arranged so that the spout closure is unresponsive to a vertical lifting force exerted on the handle, but opens in response to a tipping force exerted on the handle by a user's hand.
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