Dispensing apparatus
US10314420B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J31/404
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A dispensing apparatus for controllably dispensing a selected beverage media into a reusable single serving filter cup. The dispensing apparatus includes a housing having a single serve filter cup receiving opening for receiving the single serve filter cup and a reservoir for holding a predetermined volume of the beverage media. The reservoir has an inlet opening for receiving the beverage media and an outlet opening for dispensing the beverage media into a dispensing receptacle that is rotatably carried by the housing for movement between a first position wherein the inlet opening of the dispensing receptacle opening is aligned with outlet opening of the reservoir and a second position wherein the outlet opening of the dispensing receptacle is aligned with the single serve filter cup. In operation, rotation of the dispensing receptacle energizes an agitating device that is attached to the reservoir and functions to controllably agitate the reservoir in a manner to inhibit clogging of the beverage media as it is dispensed into the single serve filter cup.
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