Foods and beverages: apparatus – Beverage – Infusors
Patent
1995-01-11
1995-11-14
Jenkins, Robert W.
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Beverage
Infusors
99289R, 99290, A47J 3142
Patent
active
054656508
ABSTRACT:
A beverage brewing apparatus which includes a substance dispensing device and a brewing device. The brewing apparatus includes a receptacle for receiving a brewing substance from the substance dispensing device, a movable chute positioned between the substance dispensing device and the receptacle, and a water dispensing system operatively associated with the brewing device and selectively communicating with the receptacle for delivering water to a brewing substance retained therein. Additionally, a drive assembly is provided to operatively displace the water dispensing device relative to the receptacle. When the water dispensing device is positioned in communication with the receptacle, the chute is moved out of communication with the receptacle. When the water dispensing device is removed from communication with the receptacle, the chute is placed in communication with the receptacle. The present invention also includes a seal attached to the water dispensing device to seal the water dispensing device while dispensing water to prevent the escape of moisture from the water dispensing device. The apparatus includes a sensor for detecting when a funnel is not present for brewing a beverage or when the funnel has not been recharged and replaced after brewing a beverage and upon initiating a subsequent beverage brewing cycle.
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Friedrich Brent R.
Knepler John T.
Bunn-O-Matic Corporation
Jenkins Robert W.
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