Patent ID: 7303100

Claim:
A kettle for heating a liquid, comprising: a container constructed and arranged to hold an amount of liquid, the container having a substantially flat bottom portion; a spout connected to the container, the spout having an opening and being constructed and arranged to allow liquid to be poured from the container through the opening; a lid connected to the container and movable relative to the opening about a first pivot that is stationary relative to the container, the lid being movable between a closed position to at least partially cover the opening and an open position to at least partially uncover the opening, the lid including a contact surface; a lid actuator connected to the container and movable relative to the opening about a second pivot that is stationary relative to the container, the lid actuator being movable between closed and open positions to cause the lid to move between the closed and open positions, respectively, the lid actuator including an engagement portion arranged, with the lid actuator in the open position, to engage with the contact surface of the lid and lock the lid in the open position; wherein a first perpendicular distance between the substantially flat bottom and the first pivot is greater than a second perpendicular distance between the substantially flat bottom and the second pivot.