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Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013

Filed:

Apr. 07, 2010
Applicant:

Richard L. Geissler, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);

Inventor:

Richard L. Geissler, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);

Assignee:

National Presto Industries, Inc., Eau Claire, WI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/18 (2006.01); A47J 31/00 (2006.01); A47J 31/52 (2006.01); A47G 19/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A tea kettle and related methods for preparing an optimally flavored hot tea. The tea kettle is capable of heating water for steeping tea leaves and steeping the packaged or loose leaf tea leaves within the tea kettle. The tea kettle can include an integrated heating element for heating the water. The tea kettle includes an integrated thermometer and can include an integrated timer for tracking the water temperature and steep time respectively so as to insure that the tea leaves steep at the proper temperature and duration of time. The tea kettle can include a detachable mesh infuser that attaches to a lid of the tea kettle for holding tea leaves during steeping.


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