US3208369A
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Brewing mechanism
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-03-28
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Granted: 1965-09-28
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Expires: 1983-03-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John A Greenly
- 👤 Arnold I Ristimaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 11:17
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47J; A47J31/00; A47J31/40; A47J31/408; G; G07; G07F; G07F13/00; G07F13/06; G07F13/065
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
239 words
A COFFEE BREWING MECHANISM HAVING IN COMBINATION, A COFFEE FEEDING MEMBER COMPRISING A SUCCESSION OF POCKETS TO RECEIVE GROUND COFFEE, MEANS SUPPLYING GROUND COFFEE TO SAID POCKETS OF SAID COFFEE FEEDING MEMBER, A BREWING CHAMBER HAVING A WATER INLET AND ACCOMMODATING SAID POCKETS, SAID COFFEE FEEDING MEMBER BEING ARRANGED TO HAVE ONE OF SAID POCKETS IN REGISTER WITH SAID GROUND COFFEE SUPPLYING MEANS AND ANOTHER OF SAID POCKETS IN REGISTER WITH SAID WATER INLET, A HEATING ELEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH SAID BREWING CHASMBER, BREWED COFFEE DISPENSING MEANS IN CONNECTION WITH SAID BREWING CHAMBER, A BREWING WATER SUPPLY IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID INLET OF SAID BREWING CHAMBER, MEANS CONTROLLING PASSAGE OF SAID BREWING WATER TO SAID BREWING CHAMBER, MEANS IN CONNECTION WITH SAID BREWING CHAMBER TO MAINTAIN A CERTAIN LIQUID LEVEL THEREIN, SAID LAST MENTIONED MEANS BEING ACTUATED BY A LOWERING OF LIQUID IN SAID BREWING CHAMBER BELOW SAID LEVEL, MEANS SIMULTANEOUSLY ACTUATING SAID GROUND COFFEE SUPPLYING MEANS AND SAID BREWED COFFEE DISPENSING MEANS, SAID LAST MENTIONED MEANS ADVANCING SAID COFFEE FEEDING MEMBER WHEN SAID BREWED COFFEE HAS BEEN DISPENSED TO REGISTER SIMULTNAEOUSLY A CERTAIN OF SAID POCKETS THEREOF WITH SAID COFFEE SUPPLY MEANS AND A CERTAIN OTHER OF SAID POCKETS THEREOF WITH SAID WATER INLET OF SAID BREWING CHAMBER, AND MEANS RELATIVE TO SAID BREWED COFFEE DISPENSING MEANS PROVIDING FOR PASSAGE OF SAID BREWING WATER TO SAID INLET OF SAID BREWING CHAMBER WHEN SAID BREWED COFFEE HAS BEEN DISPENSED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
239 words
A COFFEE BREWING MECHANISM HAVING IN COMBINATION, A COFFEE FEEDING MEMBER COMPRISING A SUCCESSION OF POCKETS TO RECEIVE GROUND COFFEE, MEANS SUPPLYING GROUND COFFEE TO SAID POCKETS OF SAID COFFEE FEEDING MEMBER, A BREWING CHAMBER HAVING A WATER INLET AND ACCOMMODATING SAID POCKETS, SAID COFFEE FEEDING MEMBER BEING ARRANGED TO HAVE ONE OF SAID POCKETS IN REGISTER WITH SAID GROUND COFFEE SUPPLYING MEANS AND ANOTHER OF SAID POCKETS IN REGISTER WITH SAID WATER INLET, A HEATING ELEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH SAID BREWING CHASMBER, BREWED COFFEE DISPENSING MEANS IN CONNECTION WITH SAID BREWING CHAMBER, A BREWING WATER SUPPLY IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID INLET OF SAID BREWING CHAMBER, MEANS CONTROLLING PASSAGE OF SAID BREWING WATER TO SAID BREWING CHAMBER, MEANS IN CONNECTION WITH SAID BREWING CHAMBER TO MAINTAIN A CERTAIN LIQUID LEVEL THEREIN, SAID LAST MENTIONED MEANS BEING ACTUATED BY A LOWERING OF LIQUID IN SAID BREWING CHAMBER BELOW SAID LEVEL, MEANS SIMULTANEOUSLY ACTUATING SAID GROUND COFFEE SUPPLYING MEANS AND SAID BREWED COFFEE DISPENSING MEANS, SAID LAST MENTIONED MEANS ADVANCING SAID COFFEE FEEDING MEMBER WHEN SAID BREWED COFFEE HAS BEEN DISPENSED TO REGISTER SIMULTNAEOUSLY A CERTAIN OF SAID POCKETS THEREOF WITH SAID COFFEE SUPPLY MEANS AND A CERTAIN OTHER OF SAID POCKETS THEREOF WITH SAID WATER INLET OF SAID BREWING CHAMBER, AND MEANS RELATIVE TO SAID BREWED COFFEE DISPENSING MEANS PROVIDING FOR PASSAGE OF SAID BREWING WATER TO SAID INLET OF SAID BREWING CHAMBER WHEN SAID BREWED COFFEE HAS BEEN DISPENSED.
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