Portable container system for heating a beverage
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1. A portable container system for heating a beverage, the portable container system comprising:
- a container for containing a beverage to be heated, the container comprising a bottom and a side wall together defining an internal reservoir for containing the beverage to be heated, the container further comprising an elongate spout extending from the side wall and open to the internal reservoir for dispensing beverage from the container through the spout, the spout being constructed of multiple layers including a generally tubular inner barrier layer defining a conduit through which beverage from the container flows through the spout, a generally tubular outer barrier layer, and a thin film heating element disposed intermediate the inner barrier layer and the outer barrier layer.
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Abstract
In a portable container system for heating a beverage generally, the system includes a container for containing a beverage to be heated. The container generally has a bottom and a side wall together defining an internal reservoir containing the beverage to be heated. A base of the system is operable to heat the container at the bottom thereof. The base is constructed of multiple layers generally including at least a top barrier layer, an electrically non-conductive bottom barrier layer and a thin film heating element intermediate the top barrier layer and the bottom barrier layer.
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1. A portable container system for heating a beverage, the portable container system comprising:
a container for containing a beverage to be heated, the container comprising a bottom and a side wall together defining an internal reservoir for containing the beverage to be heated, the container further comprising an elongate spout extending from the side wall and open to the internal reservoir for dispensing beverage from the container through the spout, the spout being constructed of multiple layers including a generally tubular inner barrier layer defining a conduit through which beverage from the container flows through the spout, a generally tubular outer barrier layer, and a thin film heating element disposed intermediate the inner barrier layer and the outer barrier layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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