Patent ID: 7615724

Claim:
Electrical apparatus for heating liquid comprising a housing ( 2 ) which defines a chamber adapted to contain a liquid, an upper opening ( 10 ) for filling the chamber, which is delimited by a rim ( 9 ), electrical means for heating the liquid, a spout ( 3 ) communicating with the chamber and extending adjacent the opening, a lid ( 12 ) adapted to close said opening, a tongue ( 14 ) movable relative to the lid between an extended position in which it closes the spout ( 3 ) and a pouring position in which it is at least partially retracted into the lid, and a pouring control ( 26 ) connected to the tongue by an actuating mechanism ( 30 , 40 ) which is adapted to place said tongue ( 14 ) either in extended position when the pouring control ( 26 ) is enacted, or in pouring position when the pouring control ( 26 ) is active, characterized in that the actuating mechanism ( 30 , 40 ) connecting the pouring control ( 26 ) to the tongue ( 14 ) comprises a first mechanism ( 30 ) arranged in the housing and having a first end ( 32 a ) connected to the pouring control ( 26 ) and a second end ( 33 b ) movable through a window ( 25 ) of the rim ( 9 ) of the opening, and a second mechanism ( 40 ) arranged in the lid ( 12 ) and having a first end ( 24 ) movable through a window ( 27 ) in said lid ( 12 ) and a second end ( 49 ) connected to the tongue, the window ( 25 ) of the rim ( 9 ) and the window ( 27 ) of the lid ( 12 ) being arranged to come into correspondence when the lid closes the opening, and a second end ( 33 b ) of the first mechanism ( 30 ) being adapted to coact with the first end ( 24 ) of the second mechanism ( 40 ) such that the actuation of the pouring control ( 26 ) will be transmitted to the tongue ( 14 ) via the first ( 30 ) and second ( 40 ) mechanisms, and wherein the second mechanism ( 40 ) is adapted to create an amplified movement of the tongue ( 14 ) relative to the movement of the first end ( 24 ).