Patent ID: 8951589
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: A23C,A23L,A23V,A47J,B65D

Abstract:
1. A heat exchange apparatus, comprising: an outer shell defining a heat exchange surface and having a first peripheral edge; a volume-occupying member disposed generally centrally within said outer shell and having a second peripheral edge, said outer shell and said volume-occupying member cooperating to define a fluid-receiving volume between an inner surface of said outer shell and an outer surface of said volume-occupying member; an opening in said outer shell defining a passageway for receiving a liquid to be heated therethrough; said opening including a fastener for removable attachment to an open top of a container containing a liquid to be heated, wherein the liquid to be heated will flow from the container into the fluid-receiving volume when the apparatus is inverted and the liquid will flow back into the container when the bottle is returned to the upright position; said volume-occupying member being of a sufficient size to divert the liquid to be heated to a thin region immediately adjacent the inner surface of said outer shell; a base member adjoining the outer shell to the volume-occupying member, the base member having a first annular groove removably receiving the first peripheral edge to provide a sealing engagement between the base member and the first peripheral edge.