Patent · US Expired

Beverage dispensing apparatus having articulating basket holding arms for baskets having varying dimensions

US5555791A · kind A · utility

22Cited by
12References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 9, 1995
Grant dateSep 17, 1996
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Expiry dateMay 9, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47J31/4467
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention involves a grinder/brewer coffee beverage dispensing apparatus having a pair of basket support arms with front end portions adapted to grasp beverage baskets and a configuration essentially complimentary to the circular shapes of beverage baskets. The arms are pivotally mounted for simultaneous horizontal and vertical movement with respect to the frame of the beverage dispensing apparatus, permitting the arms to graps baskets having varying flange widths and diameters.

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