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Machine of the piston type for dispensing coffee or other brewed beverages

US10881242B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 7, 2016
Grant dateJan 5, 2021
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Expiry dateApr 14, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47J31/38
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A machine (100) for espresso coffee (barley or other beverages) of the piston type is described. The machine comprises a cylinder (1), a piston (2) which is configured to perform a translation movement in said cylinder (1), a rod (4) having an end cooperating with said piston (2), an operating lever (5), a member (6) configured to cooperate with said rod (4) and to move said piston (2) from a first position to a second position by compressing a spring (3), and a mechanism (8, 10, 11, 12) which realizes the connection between said operating lever (5) and said member (6), wherein said mechanism is of the “hold-to-operate” type.

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