Kettle

An appliance to heat a liquid, the appliance including:

• a vessel to receive the liquid to be heated, the vessel including a hollow body having a generally central upright longitudinal axis, the hollow body including a bottom housing, and a side wall extending upwardly from the bottom housing, with a portion of the bottom housing and side wall at least partly enclosing a chamber within which the liquid is heated, wherein the side wall includes a lower portion located within the bottom housing, with the lower portion being inclined towards the longitudinal axis;
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• a heating element in thermal communication with the chamber so that heat generated by the heating element can be delivered to the liquid via convection;
• a first deformable sealing member sealingly associated with the side wall to sealingly connect the side wall and bottom housing, with the first deformable sealing member inhibiting transmission of sound from the chamber, wherein the first deformable sealing member includes a first sealing face in sealing engagement with an outer surface of the lower portion, the first sealing face being generally co-inclined with the lower portion;
• a second deformable sealing member sealingly associated with the heating element to sealingly connect the heating element and bottom housing, with the second deformable sealing member inhibiting transmission of sound from the chamber;
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• a compression member adapted to apply pressure locally to one or both of the first and second deformable sealing members so as to cause compression between the first and second deformable sealing members and the lower portion of the side wall to at least minimize liquid egress from the chamber, wherein the compression member is a compression ring.