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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2004
Applicants:
Eric Chan, New York, NY (US);
Jeff Miller, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Eric Chan, New York, NY (US);
Jeff Miller, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Helen of Troy Limited, Bridgetown, BB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A teakettle has a vessel defining a storage chamber with a spout, a handle connected to the vessel and including a hollow portion communicating with the chamber, a closure member disposed within the spout and movable for opening and closing the spout, an actuator on the handle, and a linkage assembly extending through the hollow portion of the handle and coupling the actuator to the closure member for opening the closure member inwardly of the spout in response to actuation of the actuator.