Drawer and latching mechanism for positioning and securing a pod below the brew head of a beverage brewer

US7131369B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Grindmaster Corporation · US

Inventors

• Timothy David Gantt · Goshen, US
• William A. Dahmen · Goshen, US
• William Alexander Reuss, Jr. · Louisville, US
• Kenton J. Graviss · Louisville, US
• David Waynescott · New Albany, US
• Robert L. Mallory · Portland, US
• Kwong Shing Wong · Tuen Mun, CN
• David Vergara · White Lake, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 24, 2005
• Grant date: Nov 7, 2006
• Expiry date: Jun 24, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A47J31/4471
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A drawer and latching mechanism for a beverage brewer, and preferably, a brewer that utilizes a pod of coffee grounds or another beverage component, has a housing of the brewer including a pivotable cover and a drawer for retaining a pod of a beverage component below the brew head. In an open position, the pivotable cover and brew head are pivoted away from the drawer to allow access to the pod, while in a closed position, the pivotable cover and brew head are pivoted toward and locked relative to the drawer to secure the pod below the brew head for brewing.