Foods and beverages: apparatus – Beverage – Infusors
Reexamination Certificate
2000-01-14
2001-02-13
Alexander, Reginald L. (Department: 1761)
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Beverage
Infusors
C099S287000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06186052
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to an infusion maker, particularly to an infusion maker comprising a body and a base that can be snap-combined for operation or separated for cleaning.
A conventional infusion maker is usually composed of a lid set, a body, and a base (frame), wherein the lid set further contains a centered rod having a knob at one end and a filter assembly movable up and down at the other; and a handle is disposed on the base for easy holding.
If the combination of the body and the base is overtight, a user is to risk fracture of the body when he is trying to separate the body from the base for washing and cleaning; or, on the contrary, if the combination is loose, he has to put his hand on the hot lid to refrain the body from swaying for moving the filter assembly smoothly when he is brewing with the infusion maker.
In view of the abovesaid imperfection, the inventor of this invention has consequently developed and proposed an improved mechanism pertaining to the subject matter.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The primary object of this invention is to provide an improved infusion maker with a preferred combination mechanism for easy mounting and dismounting its body on or from its base to thereby eliminate mentioned defect of improper tightness in the conventional. For realizing this object, this invention is to circularly dispose a snap-fastening portion at one end of the body of the infusion maker and a corresponding snap-retaining portion at the base, and further, an elastic element at the boundary between the body and the base to ensure a perfect joint thereof.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5570623 (1996-11-01), Lin
patent: 5635233 (1997-06-01), Levinson
patent: 6079316 (2000-06-01), Barden et al.
Alexander Reginald L.
Bacon & Thomas PLLC
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