Foods and beverages: apparatus – Beverage – Infusors
Reexamination Certificate
2003-08-22
2004-09-07
Simone, Timothy P. (Department: 1761)
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Beverage
Infusors
C099S285000, C099S326000, C099S468000, C099S486000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06786133
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a coffee maker, more particularly to a coffee maker with a position adjustable control unit.
2. Description of the Related Art
Referring to
FIG. 1
, a conventional coffee maker is shown to include a base member
11
, a brewing unit
12
, and a control unit
14
. The base member
11
is adapted to be disposed on a supporting surface and is formed with a hot plate
13
. A filter basket
121
is disposed at an elevation above and is vertically aligned with the hot plate
13
. A water reservoir
122
extends upwardly from a rear side portion of the base member
11
, and is connected to and is in fluid communication with the filter basket
121
. The brewing unit
12
is mounted on the base member
11
, and is electrically connected to the hot plate
13
. The control unit
14
is mounted on the rear side portion of the base member
11
, and includes a plurality of control switches (not shown) electrically connected to the brewing unit
12
.
The conventional coffee maker is disadvantageous in that the position of the control unit
14
is not adjustable so that it is inconvenient to operate the control switches when the conventional coffee maker is disposed in a narrow space.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, the object of this invention is to provide a coffee maker with a position adjustable control unit so as to overcome the aforesaid disadvantage of the prior art.
According to the present invention, a coffee maker includes: a support unit including a base member adapted to be disposed on a supporting surface, having a side portion, and formed with a neck that extends inwardly from the side portion and that defines a bottom recess in the base member; a brewing unit mounted on the support unit; and a control unit mounted movably on the neck, extending into the bottom recess in the base member, and including a control seat projecting outwardly from the bottom recess and formed with a plurality of control switches electrically connected to the brewing unit.
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Simone Timothy P.
Trop Pruner & Hu P.C.
Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co. Ltd.
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