Patent · US Expired

Coffee maker

US4703687A · kind A · utility

49Cited by
6References
1Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 5, 1986
Grant dateNov 3, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 5, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47J31/42
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A coffee maker comprising a main housing separated into a water reservoir and a water tube chamber having an extending portion for mounting a coffee pot thereon, an auxiliary housing integral with the main housing to mount a coffee bean container thereon, a coffee bean feeding means partially extending into the coffee bean container and being actuated by an electromagnetic element, a circular housing fastened onto the auxiliary housing and inserted within a brewing basket, a filter ring mounted within the brewing basket under the dripping ring, a stationary grinding element rigidly mounted within the brewing basket, a coffee bean grinding means being right under an socket and actuated by a motor, a water tube with a heating coil sleeved thereon in the water tube chamber, and a power supply.

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