Beverage brewer with spray distribution assembly and method

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2011-01-11

2011-01-11

Alexander, Reginald L (Department: 3742)

Foods and beverages: apparatus

Beverage

Infusors

C099S306000, C099S307000, C426S433000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07866255

ABSTRACT:
A hot beverage brewer (10) having a hot water dispense system (12), a brew basket assembly (18) for holding ingredient to be mixed with the hot water to make a freshly brewed hot beverage and a controller (16) for controlling the delivery of hot water from the hot water dispenser system to the brew basket (18) with a spray distribution assembly (14) having a spray head (20) having a generally vertical passageway (22) for receipt of hot water and a spray plate (38) with a an umbrella-like body (34) with a downwardly, outwardly tapered top with radiating, outwardly, downwardly directed, upwardly facing grooves and an upwardly standing central core (58) snuggly received within the passageway (22) joined to the top of the umbrella-like member (34) with a plurality of radially, outwardly facing grooves (68) extending from the top to the bottom to form a plurality of peripheral closed channels for passing hot water to upwardly facing grooves (74) of the umbrella-like body. The umbrella-like member (34) has a surrounding outer edge that varies in radial distance from the core around a periphery of the umbrella like body to form a plurality of radially extending pedals (80) separated by a plurality of slots (82). Tooless securing means (32, 60) permits relative rotation of the core within the passageway (22) scrape clean the core and passageway of residue.

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