Electric kettle
AssigneeLa San Marco Di Francesco Bugatti & C. -S.A.P.A.
InventorClemente Bugatti
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Abstract
An electric kettle comprising a container body comprising electric heating elements adapted to heat water contained in the container body, and comprising a base, configured to support the container body and to supply electric power at least to such electric heating elements when the container body is supported by the base; the container body comprises a longitudinal extension axis and is able to rotate, about the longitudinal extension axis, with respect to the base; the electric kettle further comprises means for detecting the angular movement of the container body with respect to the base, where the extent of the angular movement detected by the means for detecting angular movement determines the degree of activation of the electric heating elements necessary in order to bring the water to a desired temperature.
Claims11
A electric kettle comprising a container body comprising electric heating means adapted to heat water contained in said container body, and comprising a base, configured to support said container body and to supply electric power at least to said electric heating means when said container body is supported by said base, said container body comprising a longitudinal extension axis and being able to rotate about said longitudinal extension axis, with respect to said base, further comprising means for detecting the angular movement of said container body with respect to said base, the extent to said angular movement detected by said means for detecting angular movement determining the degree of activation of said electric heating means necessary in order to bring said water to a desired temperature.
A method for heating water, comprising the steps of:
- providing an electric kettle according to one or more of the preceding claim,
- extracting said container body from said base,
- introducing water into said container body,
- placing said container body on said base,
- rotating said container body about its own longitudinal extension axis with respect to said base in order to select the desired temperature of said water,
- activating said electric heating means by way of said proximity sensor in order to heat said water to said desired temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.