Coffee puck removal device

US11980319B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Breville Pty Limited · AU

Inventors

• Duncan Bruce HELLMERS · Sydney, AU
• Stephen John McClean · Sydney, AU
• Pierce James Barnard · Bong Bong, AU
• Caroline Valentina Vasta · Sydney, AU
• Andrew Robert Morgan · Ryton, GB
• Andrew Domenic Gregorace · Sydney, AU
• Robert Grassia · Sydney, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 27, 2019
• Grant date: May 14, 2024
• Expiry date: May 22, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A47J31/44
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A coffee puck removal device (10) to remove a coffee puck (24) from a portafilter (20) is disclosed herein. The coffee puck removal device (10) has an open compartment (22) containing the coffee puck (24), the coffee puck (24) having an exposed major outer face (26) and a major inner face (28) when the coffee puck (24) is located in the open compartment (22). The device (10) includes: a body (12) having a rim (14) surrounding an aperture (16), with the rim (14) being configured to engage the portafilter (20), with the open compartment (22) facing the body (12) to inhibit air passing between the portafilter (20) and the rim (14); and a vacuum source (30) to remove air from the aperture (16) so that air pressure applied to the major inner face (28) is greater than air pressure applied to the exposed major outer face (26) so that the coffee puck (24) is removed from the portafilter (20).