Patent ID: 7569797

Claim:
An electric 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 ); electric heating means for the liquid; a spout ( 3 ) communicating with said chamber and extending adjacent the opening; and a lid ( 12 ) adapted to close said opening, said lid comprising: a movable lock ( 24 ) comprising the lid which is adapted to come into engagement with a retaining element ( 25 ) of the housing; a locking control ( 18 ) comprising the lid connected to the lock and movable between a locked position in which the lock is in engagement with the retaining element when the lid is in place and an unlocked position in which the lock is inoperable; and a tongue ( 14 ) comprising the lid movable between a retracted position in which it is disposed in the lid and an extended position in which it closes the spout ( 3 ), the lock, the locking control and the tongue being housed or contained inside the lid of the apparatus, and the lock, the locking control and the tongue being an integral part of the lid, wherein the tongue ( 14 ) is connected to the locking control ( 18 ) by an actuating mechanism ( 40 ) adapted to place the tongue ( 14 ) either in extended position when the locking control ( 18 ) is in locked position, or in retracted position when the locking control ( 18 ) is in unlocked position, said unlocked position being stable.