US3187663A
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Coffee brewer
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-05-16
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Granted: 1965-06-08
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Expires: 1983-05-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Clarence M Mclean
- 👤 Alvis D Warren
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 14:42
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47J; A47J31/00; A47J31/10; A47J31/106
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
275 words
A COFFEE BREWING APPARATUS COMPRISING A BASE, A STANDARD SUPPORTED AT ITS LOWER END FROM SAID BASE, LOWER ELONGATED ARM MEANS, FIRST MOUNTING MENS MOUNTING ONE END OF SAID LOWER ARM MEANS ON SAID STANDARD WITH SAID LOWER ARM MEANS PROJECTING GENERALLY HORIZONTALLY OUTWARDLY FROM ONE SIDE OF SAID STANDARD AND SPACED ABOVE SAID BASE, AN OPEN TOP BREW POT SUPPORTED FROM THE FREE END OF SAID LOWER ARM MEANS AND INCLUDING AN OUTLET IN ITS LOWER END THROUGH WHICH BREWED COFFEE IS ADAPTED TO BE PASSED INTO A SUITABLE OPEN TOP CONTAINER DISPOSED BELOW SAID OUTLET, ELONGATED UPPER ARM MEANS, SECOND MOUNTING MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING ONE END OF SAID UPPER ARM MEANS TO A PORTION OF SAID STANDARD DISPOSED ABOVE SAID LOWER ARM MEANS FOR ROTATION ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID STANDARD AND SWINGING MOVEMENT OF THE FREE END OF SAID ARM MEANS THROUGH A PLANE BETWEEN A FIRST LOWERED AND OPERATIVE HORIZONTAL DISPOSED POSITION WITH THE OUTER END OF SAID UPPER ARM MEAND DISPOSED ABOVE SAID BREW POT AND A SECOND RAISED INOPERATIVE POSITION WITH THE OUTER END OF SAID UPPER ARM MEANS SWUNG UPWARDLY FROM SAID FIRST OPERATIVE POSITION, A HOT WATER TANK SUPPORTED FROM THE FREE END OF SAID UPPER ARM MEANS AND INCLUDING AN OUTLET IN ITS LOWER PORTION, THE UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS OF SAID BREW POT AND HOT WATER TANK, RESPECTIVELY, BEING FORMED SO AS TO ENABLE THE LOWER END PORTION OF SAID HOT WATER TANK TO BE SEATINGLY AND SEALINGLY ENGAGED WITH THE OPEN UPPER END OF SAID BREW POT WHEN SAID UPPER ARM MEANS IS SWUNG TO SAID FIRST HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED OPERATIVE POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
275 words
A COFFEE BREWING APPARATUS COMPRISING A BASE, A STANDARD SUPPORTED AT ITS LOWER END FROM SAID BASE, LOWER ELONGATED ARM MEANS, FIRST MOUNTING MENS MOUNTING ONE END OF SAID LOWER ARM MEANS ON SAID STANDARD WITH SAID LOWER ARM MEANS PROJECTING GENERALLY HORIZONTALLY OUTWARDLY FROM ONE SIDE OF SAID STANDARD AND SPACED ABOVE SAID BASE, AN OPEN TOP BREW POT SUPPORTED FROM THE FREE END OF SAID LOWER ARM MEANS AND INCLUDING AN OUTLET IN ITS LOWER END THROUGH WHICH BREWED COFFEE IS ADAPTED TO BE PASSED INTO A SUITABLE OPEN TOP CONTAINER DISPOSED BELOW SAID OUTLET, ELONGATED UPPER ARM MEANS, SECOND MOUNTING MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING ONE END OF SAID UPPER ARM MEANS TO A PORTION OF SAID STANDARD DISPOSED ABOVE SAID LOWER ARM MEANS FOR ROTATION ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID STANDARD AND SWINGING MOVEMENT OF THE FREE END OF SAID ARM MEANS THROUGH A PLANE BETWEEN A FIRST LOWERED AND OPERATIVE HORIZONTAL DISPOSED POSITION WITH THE OUTER END OF SAID UPPER ARM MEAND DISPOSED ABOVE SAID BREW POT AND A SECOND RAISED INOPERATIVE POSITION WITH THE OUTER END OF SAID UPPER ARM MEANS SWUNG UPWARDLY FROM SAID FIRST OPERATIVE POSITION, A HOT WATER TANK SUPPORTED FROM THE FREE END OF SAID UPPER ARM MEANS AND INCLUDING AN OUTLET IN ITS LOWER PORTION, THE UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS OF SAID BREW POT AND HOT WATER TANK, RESPECTIVELY, BEING FORMED SO AS TO ENABLE THE LOWER END PORTION OF SAID HOT WATER TANK TO BE SEATINGLY AND SEALINGLY ENGAGED WITH THE OPEN UPPER END OF SAID BREW POT WHEN SAID UPPER ARM MEANS IS SWUNG TO SAID FIRST HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED OPERATIVE POSITION.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-06-07 | 1968-12-07 | 1969-06-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-06-07 | 1972-12-07 | 1973-06-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-06-07 | 1976-12-07 | 1977-06-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |