Brewing appliance having a tower with a water reservoir and brewing basket and an adjacently positioned pitcher receptacle
US5964143A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J31/4407
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A beverage making appliance has a water reservoir, brewing basket and water heating and pumping device within a tower structure with the brewing basket in a top region of the tower. The brewing basket has a sloped floor and a drain hole positioned near an edge of the sloped floor, and positioned over a recess in the tower so that liquid drains from the brewing basket to the exterior of the tower. The recess in the tower is configured to receive a pitcher whereby a pitcher positioned within the recess receives liquid, in the form of a brewed beverage, from the brewing basket. A valve assembly in connection with the drain hole of the brewing basket is controllable from the exterior of the tower to regulate the flow rate of liquid from the brewing basket into the pitcher, thus altering the characteristics of the brewed beverage produced by the appliance.
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