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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 14, 1987
Charles G Hutter, III, Carson City, NV (US);
Raymond R Hill, Stagecoach, NV (US);
Physical Systems, Inc., Carson City, NV (US);
Abstract
A musical tea kettle is provided for playing a selected tune or the like when water within the kettle is heated to a boiling condition. The tea kettle includes a kettle body having an upper opening within which is mounted a steam driven whistle unit having a steam powered shuttle valve assembly for supplying steam to a plurality of steam whistles. When water within the kettle is boiled, the shuttle valve assembly drives a rotatable valve plate having valve ports therein for discharging steam to the plurality of steam whistles mounted on the shuttle valve assembly, wherein the valve ports are arranged in position and size to operate the steam whistles in a timed pattern to play the selected tune.