Foods and beverages: apparatus – Beverage – Infusors
Patent
1991-01-11
1992-07-28
Jenkins, Robert W.
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Beverage
Infusors
99299, A47J 3124
Patent
active
051332477
ABSTRACT:
An electric coffee maker comprised of a housing, having structure defining a carafe receiving position and support means disposed above the carafe receiving position. A filter/brew funnel dimensioned to be supported by the support means above the carafe receiving position is provided to receive brewing particulate and brewing water. The filter/brew funnel includes an outlet port and valve means operable to pen and close the outlet port. The valve means include a valve, a valve lever supporting the valve, which lever is movable between a first position wherein the valve closes the outlet port and a second position wherein the valve is disposed away from the outlet port, and biasing means for biasing the valve lever toward the first position. An elongated actuator is pivotally mounted about a generally horizontal axis to the housing. The actuator includes an upper arm dimensioned to engage the valve lever when the brew funnel is supported by the support means and a lower end dimensioned to engage the side of a carafe position within the carafe receiving position. The actuator is biased by the biasing means of the valve means toward a first position wherein the lower end of the actuator is disposed within the space normally occupied by a carafe in the carafe receiving position.
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Hochberg D. Peter
Jenkins Robert W.
Kusner Mark
Mr. Coffee Inc.
Weisz Louis J.
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