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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2023
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Daniel Carballo, Louisville, KY (US);
Steven Fox, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An indoor smoker includes a smoking chamber positioned within a cabinet, a smoke generating assembly configured for selectively smoldering combustible material to create a flow of smoke, wherein the combustible material is discharged through a discharge port, and a water extinguishing assembly. The water extinguishing assembly includes a container docking station positioned below the discharge port, a water container configured for receipt within the container docking station, and a spring-loaded trigger mounted to the container docking station, wherein the spring-loaded trigger is configured to be triggered when the water container is placed on the container docking station and has a weight that exceeds a predetermined weight threshold.