Heated beverage container
AssigneeThunder Dungeon Inc.
InventorsRoy Andrew Reid, Philip Louis Moniz
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Abstract
An apparatus for heating beverages is disclosed. The apparatus includes a base and a container for holding liquids. The base has a heater plate that is heated by one or more heater elements attached to the heater plate. A power source in the base provides electricity to the heater elements. The base is removably attachable to the container. The container has an inner cup that sits inside a chassis. The inner cup is made of metal and has an open top for receiving liquid, a circumferential wall, and a closed bottom. The chassis has an open top for receiving a liquid, a circumferential wall, and an open bottom. When the container is attached to the base, the closed bottom of the inner cup is configured to contact the heater plate and receive heat from the heater plate.
Claims14
An apparatus for heating beverages comprising:
- a base having:
- a heater plate;
- at least one heater element attached to the heater plate and configured to heat at least a portion of the heater plate;
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- a power source electrically connected to the heater element and configured to provide current to the at least one heater element;
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- a container for holding a liquid, subject to temperature increase by said heater plate, the container removably attached to the base, the container having:
- a chassis having an open top for receiving the liquid, a circumferential wall, and an open bottom;
- an inner cup nested inside the chassis, the inner cup made of conductive material and having an open top for receiving the liquid, a circumferential wall spaced from the circumferential wall of the chassis to define an annular gap, and a closed bottom configured to contact the heater plate when the container is attached to the base;
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- a sealing mechanism for sealing the annular gap.
An apparatus for heating beverages comprising:
- a heater;
- a container for holding a liquid, subject to temperature increase by said heater, the container removably attached to the heater, the container having:
- a chassis having an open top for receiving the liquid, a circumferential wall, and an open bottom;
- an inner cup nested inside the chassis, the inner cup having an open top for receiving the liquid, a circumferential wall spaced from the circumferential wall of the chassis, and a closed bottom configured to contact the heater when the container is attached to the heater;
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- a sealing mechanism for sealing the chassis to the inner cup.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.