Foods and beverages: apparatus – Beverage – Infusors
Patent
1997-01-31
1998-07-07
Alexander, Reginald L.
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Beverage
Infusors
99300, 99323, A47J 3144, A47J 3114
Patent
active
057752044
ABSTRACT:
The invention is directed to a tea filter assembly (10) adapted to be fitted to a coffee maker (18) in place of a coffee filter in order to be able to make tea with the coffee maker (18). It is known in the art to provide such a tea filter assembly (10) with a first valve (36) for closing an outlet (44) from the tea filter assembly (10) while the tea is steeping. It is a disadvantage in such a type of tea filter assembly (10) that upon termination of the steeping time hot water continues to be discharged from the coffee maker (18), flowing over the tea leaves and extracting bitter principle in the process. To avoid this drawback, provision is made in the invention for a water conduit (14) through which hot water exiting the coffee maker flows straight into a carafe after the steeping time has ended, without coming into contact with tea leaves contained in a tea basket (16). During the steeping time, the water conduit (14) is closed by a second valve (42) which is actuatable jointly with the first valve (36), preferably by raising and lowering the tea basket (16) together with the water conduit (14).
REFERENCES:
patent: 5231918 (1993-08-01), Grzywna
patent: 5711207 (1998-01-01), Wu
Amsel Klaus
Birk Andreas
Link Karl
Schamberg Stefan
Weller Albrecht
Alexander Reginald L.
Braun Aktiengesellschaft
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