Musical Tea Kettle with Improved Safety Features
OwnerChristian Gibbs Kendallinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides an improved safety tea kettle apparatus with multiple components that enhance safety. The present invention to provide a kettle with an improved steam diverting mechanisms that offers the user increased protection from steam and hot liquids by deflecting them. Another feature of the new improved kettle includes sealing means comprised within the kettle opening ushering dangerous away from the pouring mechanism. Material considerations also provide a safer handling to prevent burns while grasping the kettle for pouring. Additionally, the disclosed kettle comprises improved whistling mechanisms that provide musicality along with enhanced safety measures.
Claims16
A musical tea kettle assembly, having
- a unitary kettle body comprised of melded components including:
- a kettle housing having
- a conically shaped pour spout,
- said pour spout extending from a coupling ring joining said spout to said kettle body,
- said kettle housing having an irregular geometric shape
- whose proximal portion forms an opening and distal portion forms a symmetric geometric base, and
- a stabilizing baseplate;
- said kettle housing having a handle bracket coupled to said kettle housing and
- a handle assembly pivotably attached to said handle bracket,
- said handle assembly comprising a proximal shield portion and a distal handle portion,
- and said distal handle portion has a set of concave wings;
- a music box assembly for producing music,
- said music box assembly comprises a housing, a pitch pipe array mounted to said housing,
- a song disc coupled to said pitch pipe array, and
- and a steam driven piston mechanism for actuating said song disc and pitch pipe array;
- and
- a steam diverting gasket having a circular body extending peripherally about said music box assembly housing.
A musical tea kettle assembly, having
- a unitary kettle body comprised of
- a kettle housing having
- a pour spout,
- said pour spout extending from a coupling ring joining said spout to said kettle body,
- said kettle housing having an irregular geometric shape whose proximal portion forms an opening and distal portion forms a symmetric geometric base, and
- a stabilizing baseplate;
- said kettle housing having a handle bracket coupled to said kettle housing and
- a handle assembly pivotably attached to said handle bracket,
- said handle assembly comprising a proximal shield portion and a distal handle portion having a pivot,
- and said distal handle portion has a set of concave wings;
- a music box assembly for producing music,
- said music box assembly comprises a housing, a pitch pipe array mounted to said housing,
- a song disc coupled to said pitch pipe array, and
- and a steam driven piston mechanism for actuating said song disc and pitch pipe array;
- and
- a steam diverting gasket having a circular body extending peripherally about said music box assembly housing;
- and
- wherein said pitch pipe array includes a set of pipes having ramped diverters formed thereon adjacent said steam discharge ports.
A singing tea kettle assembly for boiling liquids comprising
- a unitary kettle body having
- a rounded parabolic kettle housing, with a conical pour spout, and a stabilizing baseplate;
- a handle assembly pivotably attached to said kettle housing;
- a music box assembly comprising a housing, a fluid diverting sealing gasket having a circular body extending peripherally about said music box assembly housing;
- and
- a whistle pitch pipe array mounted to said housing for producing musical notes,
- and a steam driven piston mechanism for driving steam through said array;
- and wherein said tea kettle assembly comprises compounding steam diverting safety mechanisms for diverting boiling fluids away from a hand of a user;
- and wherein a first steam diverting mechanism comprises a handle assembly having a concave wing extending radially from said handle assembly, and
- wherein a second steam diverting mechanism includes said fluid diverting sealing gasket having a downward sloping beveled lip;
- wherein a third steam diverting mechanism comprises a set of ramped whistle pitch pipes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.