Beverage machine with a stabilizing foot
US11517136B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J31/4407
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A machine (1) has a unit for preparing and dispensing via an outlet (36) a beverage. The machine includes: an outside housing (30) with one or more outside faces (30a,30a′,30b,30c,30d); and at least one placement member (30e) for resting onto a generally flat external support surface (5) in a configuration such that the unit is in an orientation for preparing and dispensing the beverage via the beverage outlet (36) to a beverage dispensing surface (5,37). At least one placement member (30e) is movable and has: a deployed placement position providing a stability of the unit in this orientation on the external support surface (5); and a retracted rest position within the outside housing (30) or collapsed against the outside housing (30).
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