FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tea kettle according to the new design;
FIG. 2 is a left side view of the tea kettle shown in FIG. 1, the opposed right side view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front view of the tea kettle shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a top view of the tea kettle shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the tea kettle shown in FIG. 1; and,
FIG. 6 is a front view of the tea kettle shown in FIG. 1.
Features shown in broken lines in the drawings are not part of the claim.
The broken lines in the FIG. 5 drawing are included for the purpose of illustration and form no part of the claimed design.
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