Fluent material handling – with receiver or receiver coacting mea – Filling means with receiver or receiver coacting means – Supply means carried receiver flow control opening means
Reexamination Certificate
1999-03-02
2001-04-17
Jacyna, J. Casimer (Department: 3751)
Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting mea
Filling means with receiver or receiver coacting means
Supply means carried receiver flow control opening means
C141S021000, C222S470000, C222S472000, C222S475100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06216754
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an infusion apparatus of the type comprising a server for collecting infusion, adapted to be placed below the outlet opening of an infusion chamber, said server having a cover provided with an opening through which the infusion flows, and a closure for said opening particularly to maintain the collective infusion at an optimum temperature, actuating means for the opening being moreover provided to open automatically the opening under the action of an abutment secured to the apparatus, during emplacement of the server below said outlet opening.
A particular field of use of the invention is that of electric household coffee makers or tea makers.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In known infusion apparatus of the above type, the cover of the server is present in the form of a plug which can be screwed onto the edges of the central opening of the server. The plug comprises an opening, also centrally located, for the passage of the infusion from the infusion chamber toward the server. The closure of the central opening of the plug is constituted by a flap mounted movably in translation on the plug so as to bear against the opening of the edges from below the plug. When the server is emplaced on the apparatus, an abutment, generally in the form of the lower portion of the infusion chamber, bears against the actuating means of the flap so as to space, by a translatory movement, the flap from the opening, and to prevent the passage of the infusion into the server.
When the user desires to remove the collected infusion through the server, he must first unscrew the plug so as to leave a sufficient space between the plug and the edges of the server for the passage of the infusion.
A drawback of this type of apparatus is the complicated manipulation of the server.
Thus, the action of pouring the collected infusion into a cup or the like is often impaired, because the user must necessarily use his two hands, and must moreover take care not to unscrew the plug too much, lest he have too great a flow of infused liquid, or even the complete escape of the plug at the end of its path and all the mess this entails.
Moreover, the user must necessarily remember to screw back the plug if he wishes to keep the rest of the collected infusion at an optimum temperature, or again if he desires to replace the server on the machine.
On the other hand, in the case in which the server is of the insulated type, the glass lining is fragile and must not be subjected to any substantial axis force.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the present invention is to provide an infusion apparatus which will be simple to use.
More precisely, an infusion apparatus according to the invention is characterized in that the actuating means of the closure are adapted also to be controlled manually so as to open the opening and to permit the removal of the infusion collected in the server, through said opening.
Thus, for an infusion apparatus according to the invention, the infusion passage, either from the infusion chamber to the server, or from the server to a receptacle of the cup type, is always carried out through the same opening, and is rendered possible by acting either automatically or manually on the common actuating means of the closure.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4924922 (1990-05-01), Johnson
patent: 5265767 (1993-11-01), Gustafson
patent: 5779102 (1998-07-01), Smith
patent: 44 28 471 (1996-02-01), None
Geroult Marc
Jouatel Christian Bernard
Jacyna J. Casimer
Moulinex (S.A.)
Young & Thompson
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