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Vacuum coffee maker

US4793245A · kind A · utility

13Cited by
6References
5Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 3, 1988
Grant dateDec 27, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 3, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47J31/047
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A vacuum coffee maker including; a first container having a handle on the outer periphery and an opening on the top thereof, a second container in a funnel shape having a handle on the outer periphery thereof and engaging the opening of the first container in a sealed state by a gasket interposed therebetween, wherein the bottom is vertically provided with a pipe, an engagement retaining means, whereby the engagement of the first container with the second container is retained by the gasket being compressed and interposed therebetween, and a heating means having a heater and a heating plate whose outer dimension is greater than that of the bottom of the first container, whereby a liquid inside the first container which is to be mounted on the heating plate is heated, and a control valve which is provided inside the handle of the second container and opened or closed by a shape-memory alloy.

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